Here are some "punch" lines for you!

There are those situations that seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times, where you can either laugh or cry. To help you through those moments of truth, we recommend having a funny comment at the tip of your tongue, to induce laughter within yourself (privately) or to induce it amongst the people who are witnesses to your situation.

You can make up some of your own, or use these classic punchlines, taken from "The Healing Power of Humor" by Allen Klein (1989):

• "Oh, what an opportunity for growth and learning"
• "It could be worse. I could be pregnant."
• "If it's not one thing, it's another."
• "Take it back. It's not what I ordered."
• "I'd rather be ---- (dancing, skiing, jogging, etc)."
• "Don't ask me, I only work here."
• "Here we go again."
• "I have no time for a crisis, my schedule is full."
• "I refuse to be intimidated by reality."
• "Beam me up, Scotty."
• "you know it's going to be a bad day when…"