# Signs I do have up in my office **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125 "2004-10-14T00:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/21 "2004-10-14T05:03:07Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Inspired by this thread ([Signs you’d like to post in your office](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280582)), I just wanted to share some of the inspirational pictures I put up in my office. Remember, it’s a medical office in the center of a maximum-security prison. These are seen by patients (inmates) and staff alike. The basic decor is _not_ really designed to please the eye! > > The first 3 are from [despair.com](http://www.despair.com/demotivators/indem.html). > > 1. [Ambition](http://www.despair.com/ambition.html). For both my staff and my patients. > > 2. [Get to Work](http://www.despair.com/demotivators/gettowork.html). For my staff. > > 3. [Mistakes](http://www.despair.com/mis24x30prin.html). Which I do keep hidden from view, as it could be a bit overwhelming for some of my patients. > > 4. [Nekobasu, or catbus](http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~iwasa503/nekobasu1.jpg). > > Oh, also a “Get Fuzzy” Calendar. > > So, would you want _me_ as your doctor, given my office decor? 😃 Oh, your office decor is great, but why in the world would I need a doctor?! 😃 My “office” pictures [South wall](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/picunurse/Art%20work/storm.jpg) [East wall](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/picunurse/Art%20work/polsbo.jpg) [North wall](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/picunurse/Art%20work/morning-1.jpg)[West wall](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/picunurse/Art%20work/jamaca7mile.jpg) [West wall](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/picunurse/Art%20work/grandpatree.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/22 "2004-10-14T05:38:34Z")
Conan, what is Best In Life? Crushing your water bottles before throwing them in the trash, Emptying them before you, Hearing the lamentation of the women. That’s all we got in public. The devs have drawings all over the walls in their rooms and windows, but no actual signs, motivational or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/23 "2004-10-14T05:41:36Z")
Dad, I didn’t know you bought the [despair.com](http://despair.com) posters! When did you get them? Has anyone recognized catbus? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/24 "2004-10-14T06:33:37Z")
The shop I work in has [this one](http://givemetoys.zoovy.com/product/RU_657_F_TS_PD2THINK) hanging under the clock. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/25 "2004-10-14T07:39:55Z")
The head mechanic at a construction company I used to work for had a sign with a hand-drawn guy holding his head in despair. The caption: > [@some poor schmoe](#): > > Oh shit! You did it just like I told you… ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/26 "2004-10-14T10:46:35Z")
For some wallpapers for your desktop, try these (shameless plug, but no money involved). [http://www.caughtatwork.net/demotivations/](http://www.caughtatwork.net/demotivations/) ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/27 "2004-10-14T11:15:49Z")
At the radio station, we’ve got a large cutout of Snoop Dogg with a sign taped to him that says “Keep the station clean”. Doesn’t work; the joint is a pigsty, but we apparently like it that way. When I campaign for general manager, I’m doing it on a “chore chart” platform: Staff members will be **ASSIGNED** a day to clean. Other than that, we have nothing. I’ve been asking for a map of Pennsylvania, but so far nothing. Robin ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/28 "2004-10-14T12:49:52Z")
I had one that said something to the effect of (it’s been awhile!): “If you’re surly, irritating, or just plain rude, pay $10 before beginning to speak”. As I worked in insurance, it fit. And some clients actually paid it up front. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/29 "2004-10-14T13:46:40Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > At the radio station, we’ve got a large cutout of Snoop Dogg with a sign taped to him that says “Keep the station clean”. Doesn’t work; the joint is a pigsty, but we apparently like it that way. When I campaign for general manager, I’m doing it on a “chore chart” platform: Staff members will be **ASSIGNED** a day to clean. > > Other than that, we have nothing. I’ve been asking for a map of Pennsylvania, but so far nothing. > > Robin My campus radio station back in the mists of time had ‘Just Say NO! Or at least LATER! to drugs.’ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/30 "2004-10-14T14:04:49Z")
Two things on the bulletin board: > [@](#): > > This life is a test. It is only a test. If this had been a real life, you would have received further instructions as to where to go and what to do. and > [@](#): > > What to do in case of an emergency: > > 1. Pick up your coat > 2. Grab your hat > 3. Leave your worries on the doorstep > 4. Direct your feet to the sunny side of the street There’s also a New Yorker cartoon in one of those roach-clip picture holders on top of my monitor, with a guy sitting at a desk, talking on the phone, saying “I like things to be done my own particular way by someone other than me.” ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/31 "2004-10-14T14:11:33Z")
“I’m not shy … I’m just examining my prey.” “Coffee - is the planet shaking or is it just me?” “Freak” on my monitor (from a co-worker) The Dispair [Change](http://www.despair.com/demotivators/changewinds.html) poster and the [Motivation](http://www.despair.com/demotivators/motivation.html) desktopper. Also: [ul] [li]Dick and the King magnet (Nixon and Elvis)[/li][li]Moe about to hit Curley with a meat cleaver magnet[/li][li]A Jesus Action Figure (“with posable arms and gliding action!”)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/32 "2004-10-14T14:11:37Z")
I have [this](http://shawnfrench.homeip.net:8080/_shawns_favorites/funnyPictures/A_Nice_Cup_of_What.jpg) stuck on the wall of my cube. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/33 "2004-10-14T14:21:26Z")
My whiteboard says “Today is Anti-Procrastination Day!” But “Today” is crossed off, and “Tomorrow” is written below it. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/34 "2004-10-14T14:38:29Z")
Cool signs and I love Get Fuzzy! Bucky Cat is on my daily reading list. 🙂 My first sign is for my customers because of the unusual amount of crap they give me over their late fees: > [@](#): > > Creditors have better memories than debtors - Ben Fanklin My second sign is for me because of the unusual amount of crap I get from my customers: > [@](#): > > Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy - Ben Fanklin 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/35 "2004-10-14T15:26:13Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > Cool signs and I love Get Fuzzy! > Bucky Cat is on my daily reading list. 🙂 > > My first sign is for my customers because of the unusual amount of crap they give me over their late fees: > > My second sign is for me because of the unusual amount of crap I get from my customers: > > 😃 Hmmm. Is Ben Fanklin someone I should know about? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/36 "2004-10-14T15:28:19Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Hmmm. Is Ben Fanklin someone I should know about? 🙂 Yes, he’s a vey, vey wise man. 😉 Coffee time! ---
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/37 "2004-10-14T15:33:54Z")
On the wall people see as they come toward my desk: "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, O Foolish Mortal… For thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup." And of course a sign designating ME as the local dragon. 😃 In my cubicle I have several signs, many of which are Dilbert cartoons, but I also have one that says: THE FLOGGINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES. I took it as an ominous sign when the HR manager came down and asked if she could have a copy of it. :eek: I used to have one that they made me take down because I now work in a customer-visible area. It said something to the effect of OSHA regulations state that I can only have 6 people on my ass at any given time, so until I get handrails installed GET OFF MY ASS. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/38 "2004-10-14T15:43:10Z")
**There were things against which we were powerless** - Johnny Cash ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/39 "2004-10-14T16:03:28Z")
I’ve got this one up, though it’s mainly obscured by my monitor: [Mediocrity](http://www.despair.com/demotivators/med24x30prin.html) … and also my [Word Police Academy](http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/wordpolice/) certificate. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125/40 "2004-10-14T16:03:44Z")
Some favorites I have seen: > [@](#): > > If you came in here to complain you’ve just wasted 98% of your time. I suggest you use the other 2% to find the door. > [@](#): > > Please be patient. I have only two speeds, and if you don’t like this one you sure won’t like the other one! > [@](#): > > (Cartoon of three guys laughing hard) > You want it WHEN?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-i-do-have-up-in-my-office/269125.md?page=3)