During the depth of the great Depression....


	During the depth of the great Depression....

dakotayii

3-25-2008 1:21 AM

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dakotayii says:

The beauty of outsourcing jobs.....
I was feeling a bit depressed the other day, so I called the Depression Help Hotline. I was put through to a call center in Pakistan. I explained that I was feeling suicidal. They were very excited at this news and wanted to know if I could drive a truck or fly an airplane....

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3-25-2008 2:44 AM

willhelm

LOL, dakotayii. I guess they want us to do the jobs terrorists no longer want to do.

I thought everyone inherited a vast fortune.. Go figure.

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