Once again, we have to be thankful for the smart and funny folks at The Onion for providing much needed comic relief:

August 6, 2010 CHICAGO—With the airline industry continuing to suffer under the ongoing recession, the Boeing Company was forced Monday to lay off Al Freedman, the only guy left at the corporation who knows how to keep wings from falling off planes. "We used to have a whole team of engineers who knew how to make the wings stay on, but those days are long gone," Boeing CEO James McNerney, Jr. said. "We'll make it work, though. The wings are not necessarily the most important part of the plane, anyway." McNerney added that at least they were able to save the job of the guy who knows how to prevent jet engines from exploding.

People Keep Blowing Their Job Interviews  LOL! Thanks to The Onion for letting us see some humor in joblessness suffering:

WASHINGTON—With unemployment at its highest level in decades, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report Tuesday suggesting the crisis is primarily the result of millions of Americans just completely blowing their job interviews.

According to the findings, seven out of 10 Americans could have landed their dream job last month if they had known where they see themselves in five years, and the number of unemployed could be reduced from 14.6 million to 5 million if everyone simply greeted potential employers with firmer handshakes, maintained eye contact, and stopped fiddling with their hair and face so much. Read full article

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The Onion:

Senate Approves Jobless Benefits Extension

July 22, 2010 | ISSUE 46•29

Following an appointment to fill the seat of the recently deceased Robert Byrd, Senate Democrats have staved off a Republican filibuster and are set to extend unemployment benefits. What do you think?

• 
  J.J. Reininger Sales Planner

  "Honestly, if people are still unemployed, they really should just talk to their friends' dads. Friends' dads always have some sort of job for you."

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  Matt Brown Purchasing Specialist

  "Awesome! I've been saving up my unemployment for this kick-ass 1962 Les Paul ever since I got laid off in early ’08."

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  Carrie Tong Cash Accountant

  "I can think of no more fitting tribute to the late senator than this, a vicious party-line vote."

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June 29, 2010

More and more companies are requiring job applicants to already have a job. What do you think?

• 
  Colin Wierzbowski Restaurateur

  "Makes sense to me. At my all-you-can-eat restaurant, we require you to show up full."

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  Wendy Van Leuwen CEO

  "As the head of a company myself, yes, I'd prefer that applicants already have jobs. Either that, or no work experience, an Ivy League diploma, and an entitled, overly confident attitude."

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  Rufus Lydecker Unemployed

  "And here I thought the trouble was me being a disabled, sixty-year-old black man."