Mood Elevator Prints

"Snap out of it, Demos! You think you're the only one who's ever had waiter's block?"

'Keep me informed of the herds' mood.'

'I can't force jocose if I'm not feeling it.'

'Senior management wanted me to raise morale so I made Lionel from accounts 'office jester'!'

"You're new here ... it's customary on dismal Monday mornings to be miserable."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

How Optimism Works

Back to school.

'Do you want to reschedule? Normally he has a magnetic personality, but today he seems to have reversed polarity.'

'Why am I such a grouch?'

"It doesn't do you any good being depressed about your job, because you're stuck doing it for the rest of your life."

'. . . it's not everyone has their own micro-climate Bernard.'

"My parent's think I'm apathetic, but I don't care."

'Watch your step, counselor; I can go from zero to bitch in 3.2 seconds.'

'Sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed.'

"Is there a humorist in the house?"

Hot Cross Bun

"For the sake of morale, Duffy, could you at least try to look stressed?"

'Hello dear - I've had a very depressing day.'

"Since the operation, the slightest thing sets him off."

"Often, it's sullen and withdrawn, and then, suddenly, it becomes hostile and vengeful."

Alf and Misery Guts

"This next song is about those times when you don't feel really happy or really sad, but just feel okay."

"What's it all about?"

'Every time he lectures about serotonin, he puts me to sleep.'

"Changing room, my foot! You're still a grump."

'She vacillates between PBS and PMS.'

"All drinks are half-priced during happy hour. . . but only if you can prove you're happy."

Anger Management Class: Gone berserk, back in one hour.

'I'm sorry, but 'irrational exuberance' is now officially considered a mood disorder.'

Human mood