26
Aug
Posted in Lifestyles of the Unemployed | 1 Comment »

photo credit: Todd Mecklem
Hey guys!
Remember that old Unemployment Quiz, the one that I begged and pleaded with you to answer? Yeah, it was a while ago. At any rate, two of you have seen fit to respond, and I hate to punish two good test-takers just because the rest of you are out on the Vineyard or strung out on Quaker Chewy Bars or just too “busy” or whatever.
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Tags: acceptance, cheeto girl, full disclosure, layoffs and firings, media, quaker chewy bars, unemployment assessment, voices of unemployment
16
Jul
Posted in Armchair Psychologist | 4 Comments »

photo credit: Dan Dickinson
If you are like YUD, you may have wondered at some point in the last, oh, 8 and a half weeks: Am I really unemployed?
Well glory be, here’s a little test that can resolve that conundrum—as well as some of the other burning questions OTE (of this economy). And unlike that bizotch who may or may not have canned your ass, The Unemployment Quiz does not discriminate against brunettes, redheads, or those who eschew jaunty little leather jackets.
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Tags: bartelby the scrivener, cheeto girl, cowboys and indians, french inhaler, lemondrop, michael jackson, POTUS, sears, tom ascheim, unemployment quiz, van halen, warren zevon