[Leica] Amateur Leica Photographers...

[Bill <m6rf@yahoo.com>]

> 
> Lars and Ole who worked together and were both
amateur
Leica photographers, were both laid off, so
> off they went to
> the unemployment office.  When asked his occupation,
> Lars looked the
> lady in the eye and said "Panty stitcher.  I sew the
> elastic onto cotton
> panties."  The clerk looked up panty stitcher. 
> Finding it classed as
> unskilled labor, she gave him $300 a week
unemployment
> pay.  Ole goes in
> and sits down with the lady.  She asked Ole his
> occupation.  "Diesel
> fitter" he replied.  Since diesel fitters was a
> skilled job the clerk
> gave Ole $600 a week.  When Lars found out he was
> furious.  He stormed
> back in to find out why his friend and co-worker,
Ole,
> was collecting
> double his unemployment pay.  The clerk explained:
> when I looked it up,
> panty stitchers were unskilled laborers and diesel
> fitters were skilled
> laborers. "What skill?" yelled Lars.  "I sew the
> elastic on.  He pulls
> on it and says, "Yep, diesel fitter."

I know it's racist, sexist, and discriminatory...but I
thought it was funny.

Bill

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