July 14th, 2004



The Top 9 Ways to
Liven Up the Company Picnic


9> Tell management the wrong date and time.

8> Everyone come dressed as the Web site you visit most often while on the clock.

7> Fill the pinata with photos taken from the office security cameras.

6> Scavenger hunt items? Johnson’s expense report, Smith’s secret cookie stash and videotapes of actual work being done.

5> Replace the water pistols with bourbon pistols.

4> Let the children play “Avoid the Rabid Schnauzer” in a big corral while their parents watch.

3> Three-legged race among aging executives on Viagra.

2> Oh, look, the placemats are enlarged photos of the boss in a tryst with his secretary. How did *that* happen?

and the Number 1 Way to Liven Up the Company Picnic…

1> When the CEO pretends to know an employee, do a shot.




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Credits:

Selected from 14 submissions from 5 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Richard W. Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 1 (Employee of the week!)
Janis Spidle, Kansas City, MO — 2, 9
William Wickart, Hillsboro, OR — 3, 8
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 4
Mark Sweatt, Marietta, GA — 5, 6, 7 (Hat trick!)
K.W. Wyckham, Youngstown, Ohio — Topic, Banner Tag
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — President & CEO