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Take this cartoon...

... and translate that conversation to a work environment. That's how my last three days have gone.

And yours?
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Update:

Q. Is it me or are there just more people acting nuts in the workplace?

A. Yes, when the going gets tough, more people act nuts. This is also when the tough learn every interpersonal strategy to deal with nuts.

Someone in my workplace flipped the crazy switch into the upright and locked position at 11:00 a.m. last Friday. We have yet to figure out how to turn it back to the "off" position...

Rubber-Necking

This guy thinks he's a candidate for visitation with his child:

To muzzle his alleged tendency to spit on officers and anyone who passes by, jailed murder defendant Regional Potts was given a "mouth guard" Friday to prevent him from showering his anger on others during a court appearance.

Potts chewed through three of the guards either on his way to court or during a hearing at the downtown Daley Center on a matter unrelated to his pending murder trial: whether he'll have a chance to visit his child, sources said.

Even more charming?

He also chewed through the leather hand coverings that would have kept him from pulling out the mouth guard, the sheriff's staff said.

Yup. That oughta impress the judge.

Sounds to me like they needed one of these:

... and one of these:

Zoiks!