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03 December 2005

Interview questions. I was asked in a recent interview what my favorite joke is.[More:]

This was a little tricky because, while it was pretty informal, I didn't feel comfortable swearing in an interview so I came out with the following:

Q: What do you play with a wombat?
A: Wom.

Pretty weak but it's about the only clean, inoffensive joke I know. My favorite joke is:

Q: What do you call a rabbit with a twisted cock?
A: Fucks Funny

When telling some female friends this joke they looked rather distressed, one even went as far as to exclaim "poor bunny!"

Anyway, as I left the interview it suddenly struck me what the perfect joke for the situation would've been. I should explain that the interview was for a job at an online womens magazine hence:

Q: Why do women wear make-up and perfume?
A: Because they're ugly and they stink.

I thank you.
Lol. So when do you hear about the job.

Also: A woman went into a cocktail bar and asked for a "double-entendre". So the barman gave her one.
posted by urbanwhaleshark 03 December | 11:40
Oh boy, that is classic. I'm inscribing that in my memory banks for good.
posted by Edible Energy 03 December | 11:40
Damn! The things you have to bone up for when interviewing with a women's magazine!

:)

posted by taz 03 December | 11:46
Unfortunately they turned me down. I guess someone else must've had a better joke.

* shakes fist at stupid wombat joke *
posted by dodgygeezer 03 December | 11:49
"What did one interviewer say to the applicant when he ran out of useful questions to ask?"

"Tell me your favourite joke."

See, you use that one, and you can't fail.
posted by cmonkey 03 December | 11:51
Damn right taz. I did all sorts of studying too: the difference between blusher and foundation, why some feminine hygiene products have "wings", and the correct answer to the question "does my arse look big in this?"
posted by dodgygeezer 03 December | 11:54
: >

(altho i can't imagine a hr person asking that here---i would have gone with a very slightly "naughty" one that showed daring--prob with a celebrity in it)
posted by amberglow 03 December | 12:30
this one would have been hysterical to use (but only if you really didn't want the job): “I wear this St. Christopher medal sometimes because—I’m Jewish, but my boyfriend is Catholic—it was cute the way he gave it to me. He said if it doesn’t burn through my skin it will protect me.” -- Sarah Silverman
posted by amberglow 03 December | 12:44
What is the correct answer to "do my arse look big in this?", dodgy? Do you want it to look big?
posted by flopsy 03 December | 15:04
They're distinguishing applicants with jokes? Must be an employer's market.
posted by stilicho 03 December | 18:32
How are everone's weekend going? || Ugh. Black-face Jesus is so nineteen-ninety-never.

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