COMMUNITY BUILDING 156. Customize Humor Awards Allow people to create “Custom Humor Awards” for your next award ceremony. They come up with the name of the award, the “criteria,” and the winner. Here are some example awards that have been “won”: • The Not in My House Award. For: Someone not afraid of saying no to scope creep. • The Most Likely to Answer a Question with a Story Award. For: Someone who always uses stories to answer questions. • The Can’t Turn Off Work Award. For: Someone who leverages corporate buzzwords when dialoguing with friends and family. • The Booty Call Award. For: Someone who has, on more than one occasion, accidentally butt–dialed a coworker. • The He Thinks He’s Punny Award. 1 For: Someone who uses puns in their emails. 1 I may have been the recipient of this award... 87

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