JOKES OF COMPARISON

PRISON v WORK

Instructions:  Compare the following pairs of statements and place them under the most suitable heading

• you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.

• you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.

•  you get three meals a day.

•  you only get a break for one meal and you pay for it.

•  you get time off for good behavior.

•  you get more work for good behavior.

•  you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself.

•  the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.

• you can watch TV and play games.

• you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

• you get your own toilet.

• you have to share a toilet with some idiot who pees on the seat.

• you can't even speak to your family.

• they allow your family and friends to visit.

• you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

• all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required.

• you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.

• you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.

• they are called managers.

• you must deal with sadistic wardens.

AT WORK

IN PRISON

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2. ...............................................

3. ...............................................

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10. ...............................................

1. ...............................................

2. ...............................................

3. ...............................................

4. ...............................................

5. ...............................................

6. ...............................................

7. ...............................................

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9. ...............................................

10. ...............................................

THE ANSWER KEY

IN PRISON

AT WORK

1. you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
2. you get three meals a day.
3. you get time off for good behavior.
4. the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
5. you can watch TV and play games.
6. you get your own toilet.
7. they allow your family and friends to visit.
8. all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required.
9. you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
10. you must deal with sadistic wardens. 

1. you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.
2. you only get a break for one meal and you pay for it.
3. you get more work for good behavior.
4. you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself.
5. you get fired for watching TV and playing games.
6. you have to share with some idiot who pees on the seat.
7. you can't even speak to your family.
8. you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.
9. you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.
10. they are called managers.

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