This is the weekend of freedom and fireworks! July 4th is hands-down my favorite non-religious holiday, and I couldn’t be more excited to be celebrating 250 years of this country I love! So, we’re gonna jump to the chase and get you feeling good going into Uncle Sam’s big day!
Don’t Ever Get Caught Unprepared
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Entire Staff Secretly Hoping Someone Else Volunteers to Clean Grill
Maple Ridge, Indiana — As the annual Fourth of July staff cookout came to a close Thursday afternoon, employees at Henderson Family Funeral Home reportedly entered the familiar, unspoken phase of the event in which everyone quietly hoped someone else would volunteer to clean the grill.
Witnesses say the atmosphere shifted immediately after the last hot dog was served.
Conversations became noticeably longer. Several employees suddenly remembered phone calls they “needed to make.” One funeral assistant was seen studying an empty bag of charcoal with what coworkers described as “genuine academic interest.”
“It happens every year,” said office manager Linda Porter. “Everybody loves the cookout. Nobody loves the part where the grill has to become clean again.”
Owner Bill Henderson attempted to break the silence by asking, “So… who’s feeling ambitious?”
According to those present, the question was followed by nearly 14 uninterrupted seconds of patriotic silence.
Employees reportedly became fascinated with folding lawn chairs, organizing condiment bottles, and discussing whether the fireworks would start at 9:00 or 9:15.
One staff member even offered to take the trash to the dumpster “real quick,” a task witnesses say conveniently lasted the better part of twenty minutes.
Sources say the standoff finally ended when the funeral home’s newest employee cheerfully volunteered, believing grill duty rotated fairly among the staff.
Veteran employees immediately thanked him for “taking one for the team” before quietly loading their cars and leaving the parking lot.
At press time, management had announced the cookout was another tremendous success and encouraged everyone to “bring the same team spirit” to next year’s celebration.
ASK THE FUNERAL DUDE!
Hey Funeral Dude, if someone says, “Let’s get a group photo,” am I allowed to suddenly remember I left something inside? – Mr. Out of Frame
Mr. Out of Frame,
There are only three acceptable ways to miss the staff photo:
- Volunteer to take it.
- Be actively carrying a tray of hot dogs.
- Be the person who suddenly remembers the ketchup is still in the fridge.
Anything else is suspicious.
Just remember: if you successfully avoid the photo three years in a row, new employees will assume you don’t actually work there.
GIF OF THE WEEK
