I'd rather have a job...

[ixthrock]

I was on welfare a bit. I still feel some degree of guilt and shame because I was traveling this great country, and seeing its sights. I went to the GA office in San Francisco and stood in line for two days to get certified to recieve $170 bi-weekly. This lasted a few months. Many people on welfare are in a prison of their own design. And sometimes the Norns are unkind. And sometimes it's tough all over.

 

[Paws]

Being on social welfare I didn't feel offended, but I didn't laugh either as the punchline was lame (and it took me some time to get it).

Honestly, I think it's nice I get money to survive (and Internet as my only luxury), but I'd rather have a well-paid job so I can save to get my teeth fixed and plastic surgery for other things on my body

 

[cocktales]

Hey!

It was a "test" to see if the guy really, really meant that he wanted a job vs welfare!

Now, I'm NOT sure if he passed of NOT, 'cause when he said........BS, was he saying, I can't believe it; or NO? lol

Hey, I'd take it, wouldn't you?

 

[2243]

Eh... It was about as funny as it was offensive.

 

[greaves]

Witty post K.

Slightly off topic, but relevant, are these sort of reports, published locally and nationally almost every day here in the UK:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7292002.stm

And here's another:

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-benefit-fraud-brothers-jailed.3836806.jp

 

[Eternaldarkness]

hehehe, pretty darn funny.

I kinda knew it all along though... its too good to be true. LOL.

 

[frankfrank]

I've seen the joke before, so I didn't really react to it this time. However, when I saw it the first time I definitely LMAO'ed.

Just because I may actually also realize right away that a joke is possibly a stereotype (as this one is), or "incorrect"/unfair in some other way, does NOT stop me from laughing if the joke is indeed truly funny.

I fully "got" the joke right away, and laughed because the punch line is SO much a surprise.