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Bankrupt Federal Government Looking To Hire Cartoonists For “Humor In The Workplace” Program
Say Anything — Sure.  Why not.  It’s not like we’ve got a dismal budget deficit problem and an exploding national debt or anything. This is a sources sought notice and not a request for quotations. The purpose of this announcement is to seek qualified contractors with the capability to provide presentations for The Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Management Meeting with experience in meeting the objectives as described herein. The Contractor shall conduct two, 3-hour, Humor in the Workplace programs that will discuss the power of humor in the workplace, the close relationship between humor and stress, and why humor is one of the most ...

Job Opening: Governmental Humor Coach/Cartoonist
Dean's World — If Chris Muir can’t raise the private funds to maintain his chosen lifestyle (and I  hope he can), he can always take the fallback path of the day, and sell his soul to the government.

Al Franken Is No Longer Available
Patterico's Pontifications — [Guest post by DRJ] FedBizOpps.gov, the website for Federal Business Opportunities, is putting your tax money to use: “The purpose of this announcement is to seek qualified contractors with the capability to provide presentations for The Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Management Meeting with experience in meeting the objectives as described herein. The Contractor shall conduct two, 3-hour, Humor in the Workplace programs that will discuss the power of humor in the workplace, the close relationship between humor and stress, and why humor is one of the most important ways that we communicate in business ...

Totally ripping off a comment here
doubleplusundead — Totally ripping off a comment here Veeshir posted in comments: I was hoping someone had posted the link here, but it's not, so I"m going OT (yeah, I should get my own freaking blog). I'm sure you've all seen how they're looking for a "humor in the workplace" expert at Treasury. ...

Looks Like Joe Biden Will Be Expanding His Role
JustOneMinute — Looks Like Joe Biden Will Be Expanding His Role These two headlines from Drudge were meant to be together:" HELP WANTED : Dept of Treasury seeks contractors for 'power of humor' ". and: Joe Biden : ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’ We'll be laughing all the way to the bankruptcy. Posted by Tom Maguire on July 17, 2009 | Permalink

Jillian Bandes: Pointless Government Program #219384
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Federal Solicitation RFI-BPD-09-0028 , issued by The Department Of The Treasury, solicits applications from contractors to provide jokes. I'm not joking. The solicitation, titled "Humor in the Workplace," allows federal employees to achieve the following: • Understand the importance and power of humor in the workplace in a responsible manner • How to use talents in a creative way that adds humor to everyday experiences • Alleviate stress in home and the office • Know how and why humor is important to communication • Improve work-place relationships • Prevent burn-out I'd like to offer Townhall's editorial team up for this task. We're more than qualified to educate others on how to instill humor in your ...

Calling All Clowns
Moonbattery — ... At least when Obama's through destroying the private sector, there will still be a few government jobs — like this one, from the Treasury Department's FedBizOpps.gov: ...

Just Send Joe Biden
JammieWearingFool — Apparently working for tax cheat Timmy Geithner and presiding over the destruction of our economy has resulted in some long faces over at the Treasury Department . The Contractor shall conduct two, 3-hour, Humor in the Workplace programs that will discuss the power of humor in the workplace, the close relationship between humor and stress, and why humor is one of the most important ways that we communicate in business and office life. Participants shall experience demonstrations of cartoons being created on the spot . The contractor shall have the ability to create cartoons ...

Filed In Triplicate
iowahawk — [Ed. note: many thanks to Charles Glasser for alerting me to this incredible business opportunity] -------------------------- THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF JOLLITY AND HUMOR ADMINISTRATION EVERETT DIRKSEN FEDERAL MERRIMENT CENTER 3000 JAMES EARL CARTER PARKWAY SOUTH WASHINGTON, DC ...