Nobody Works At All
Stephen Douglas (11)

EVERY YEAR HAS365 days

IF YOU SLEEP 8 HOURS A DAY122 days
THIS LEAVES243 days

IF YOU REST 8 HOURS A DAY122 days
THIS LEAVES121 days

YOU CERTAINLY DON’T WORK ON SUNDAYS52 days
THIS LEAVES69 days

AND EVERYONE TAKES OFF HALF a DAY ON SATURDAY26 days
THIS LEAVES43 days

IF YOU TAKE 1½ HOURS FOR LUNCH28 days
THIS LEAVES15 days

EVERYBODY MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS’ VACATION14 days
THIS LEAVES1 day

THIS DAY IS A HOLIDAY WHEN SIMPLY NOBODY WORKS1 day

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE LEFT FOR WORK0 DAYS

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