Stress is a modern epidemic: according to the American Institute of Stress, 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems. Now, overwhelmed employees, harried homemakers, and just about everyone else can relieve their stress with Slam-A-Gavel. The patent-pending Slam-A-Gavel comes with a gavel, nine blocks with different stressors printed on each side, and a storage box with a square hole in the lid. The user selects a block, inserts it into the center of the storage box with the current stressor face-up, and closes the lid. Then, in a cathartic moment of release, the user slams the gavel down on the chosen block, producing a resounding, and satisfying, “whack.” The nine wooden blocks display a total of 54 different stressors. Personal stressors are well-represented, from families (including the ever-popular mother-in-law and ex-husband) to bills, taxes, neighbors, roommates and landlords. Users can release work-related stress by slamming employees, co-workers, management, deadlines and “The Idiot Boss!” (although simply slamming “I Hate This Job!” might be a more efficient approach). Liberals can slam conservatives and vice versa, and libertarians can slam the government. Those whose personal demons are not among the 52 identified stressors will find the “______________Fill in the Blank” and “Paste Ugly Photo Here!!!” blocks extremely useful. Frazzled shoppers can even slam the holiday season!