# Cynicism. Pass It On **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 10, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265 "2012-09-10T02:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265/21 "2012-09-11T11:11:52Z")
Thank you, **Quercus** , for reminding me of this site. You have my vote. > [@Quercus](#): > > Can we start a campaign to get some of these up on public billboards? > > [Demotivation - Despair, Inc.](http://www.despair.com/demotivation.html) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265/22 "2012-09-11T18:07:52Z")
I love [Despair.com](http://Despair.com). So did my mentor. However, the Regional Director and head of our office absolutely forbid those posters and calendars. He was all for Successories posters though. Blech! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265/23 "2012-09-11T18:15:08Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Am I the only one who is unable to take those[Values.com motivational billboards](http://www.values.com/inspirational-sayings-billboards) at face value? The sentiment they express really can’t be argued with, yet they’ve always made me uneasy- especially after seeing one yesterday extolling the virtues of Henry Ford, of all people. I usually roll my eyes at these because I’m a cranky old fart who hates kittens, but [this one](http://www.values.com/inspirational-sayings-billboards/63-Literacy) about the old man learning to read at age 70 made my cobweb-filled heart go “Aww.” Edit: I’ve only had Despair calendars at work, because there’s no place where cynicism and humor better serve you than in a soul-crushing office. My boss and my friends were fans, but my boss’s boss was a jackass, and one day came into my office, flipped through my calendar, murmured a disappointed, middle management style “Ah hmm,” and then left. She’s the same lady who made me change the labels I had on my files that read “Crap I Will Definitely Need” and “Crap I Might Need” because they offended her. “Crap” was the worst word ever, apparently. I mean honestly now… crap??! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265/24 "2012-09-12T00:10:01Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I usually roll my eyes at these because I’m a cranky old fart who hates kittens, but [this one](http://www.values.com/inspirational-sayings-billboards/63-Literacy) about the old man learning to read at age 70 made my cobweb-filled heart go “Aww.” Did you read his story? Dammit, now I’ve got something in my eye. Must be a speck of sentiment. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265/25 "2012-09-12T03:03:56Z")
I did! I can’t even imagine the way the world opened up for him. So freaking awesome. Too bad, thought, it took him so long to realize his name is misspelled. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynicism-pass-it-on/634265.md?page=1)