Pierre and Boudreaux found themselves out of a job when the underwear factory in Port Barre shut down. But their boss said they could go to the Louisiana State Unemployment Office -- so that Pierre and Boudreaux could get some money from the State while out of a job.
So Pierre and Boudreaux went to the Louisiana State Unemployment office.
As Pierre waited, Boudreaux sat down at a desk and was interviewed by the lady there.
"And what was your former occupation?" she asked.
"Me, I was a crotch stitcher. I specialized in ladies underpants." Boudreaux proudly replied.
So the lady looks it up in her big book and says, "OK, you're eligible for $50 a week."
"You mean I don't gotta do nothin' and I kin get $50 a week. Man, dats betta den crawfishin'!" Boudreaux shouted.
Then Pierre sat down and the lady asked him the same question.
Pierre looked her straight in the eye and said, "I was one a dem diesel fitters."
She looked up in her big book again and said "Very good then, you're eligible for $200 a week in unemployment benefits."
"Wait a minute!" Boudreaux shouted. "Mais, how come Pierre gets $200 a week, and me, I only get $50. I tole you I used to be a crotch stitcher; you know you gotta be real good to do dat kind of work so de seams are all nice an straight an smooth so nutting scratches de lady. An Pierre here, he's only a diesel fitter. And he's gonna make at least twice more dan me?!"
"Oh," the lady replied, "but he's a skilled laborer with an education. Diesel fitters are in high demand especially by oil fields and heavy equipment users. There's not many diesel specialists around."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, lady," Boudreaux continued, "you got dat all wrong. Yeah, Pierre's a diesel fitter, all right. But what dat means is dat after I do all de fine work on de lady drawers, he picks dem up, looks 'em over and stretches dem dis way and dat, and den says, 'Yep, dese'll fit her!'"
So Pierre and Boudreaux went to the Louisiana State Unemployment office.
As Pierre waited, Boudreaux sat down at a desk and was interviewed by the lady there.
"And what was your former occupation?" she asked.
"Me, I was a crotch stitcher. I specialized in ladies underpants." Boudreaux proudly replied.
So the lady looks it up in her big book and says, "OK, you're eligible for $50 a week."
"You mean I don't gotta do nothin' and I kin get $50 a week. Man, dats betta den crawfishin'!" Boudreaux shouted.
Then Pierre sat down and the lady asked him the same question.
Pierre looked her straight in the eye and said, "I was one a dem diesel fitters."
She looked up in her big book again and said "Very good then, you're eligible for $200 a week in unemployment benefits."
"Wait a minute!" Boudreaux shouted. "Mais, how come Pierre gets $200 a week, and me, I only get $50. I tole you I used to be a crotch stitcher; you know you gotta be real good to do dat kind of work so de seams are all nice an straight an smooth so nutting scratches de lady. An Pierre here, he's only a diesel fitter. And he's gonna make at least twice more dan me?!"
"Oh," the lady replied, "but he's a skilled laborer with an education. Diesel fitters are in high demand especially by oil fields and heavy equipment users. There's not many diesel specialists around."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, lady," Boudreaux continued, "you got dat all wrong. Yeah, Pierre's a diesel fitter, all right. But what dat means is dat after I do all de fine work on de lady drawers, he picks dem up, looks 'em over and stretches dem dis way and dat, and den says, 'Yep, dese'll fit her!'"
I always enjoy a Boudreaux joke!
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