<DIV>Lighten up and laugh your way through the 9-to-5 grind with this mix of hilarious wisecracks, uproarious one-liners, full-color cartoons, and quotations from famous (and not-so-famous) wits. The hundreds of jokes and quips in <i>Laughter the Best Medicine @ Work</i> have been collected from more than eight decades' worth of <i>Reader's Digest </i>magazines and are guaranteed to brighten up your workday. You'll find everything from outrageous resumes to creative excuses for calling in sick. So whether you suffer from an e-mail gone wrong, an irritating coworker, or a dreadful boss, you'll see that laughter is the best medicine for all your work woes.</div><DIV> </div><DIV>A survey sent out to our contractors posed the question, “What motivates you to come to work every day?” One guy answered, “Probation officer.”</div><DIV>—E. Hewitt</div><DIV> </div><DIV>One of the less difficult blanks to fill in on our job-agency application is "Position Wanted." One job seeker wrote "Sitting."</div><DIV>—Flo Traywick, Lynchburg, Virginia</div><DIV> </div><DIV>What do you call twin policemen? Copies.</div><DIV>—Tyler Meason</div><DIV> </div><DIV>My sister Angela was impressed by a job applicant's confidence. "How will you gain your coworkers' respect?" she asked. The reply: "Mainly through my misdemeanor."</div><DIV>—Gretchen Duff, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania</div><DIV> </div><DIV>My laptop was driving me crazy. “The A, E, and I keys always stick,” I complained to a friend.</div><DIV>She quickly diagnosed the problem. “Your computer is suffering from irritable vowel syndrome.”</div><DIV>—Angie Bulakites</div><DIV> </div><DIV> My coworker at the hotel was miserable at his job and was desperately searching for a new one.</div><DIV>"Why don't you work for your mother?" I suggested.</div><DIV> </div><DIV>He shook his head. "I can't," he said. "Her company has a very strict policy against hiring relatives."</div><DIV> </div><DIV>"Who made up that ridiculous rule?"</div><DIV> </div><DIV>"My mother."</div><DIV>—Doug Barilla, Milwaukee, Wisconsin</div>