A Cajun Story
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Published
04/12/2009
When Oris Fontenot’s boy TeeNot returned to Lafayette he needed a job him. His PaPa told him he heard da post office was hiring dem. Tee-Not him goes to da post office and applys for a job. Alex Boudreaux da interviewer axe him, “Are you allergic to anyting?”
Tee-Not replied, ‘I’m allergic to caffeine me.”
“Have you ever been in da military?” Mr. Broudreaux axe.
“I was in Iraq for two years me,” Tee-Not answer.
“Dat’s good,” said interviewer Boudreaux. “Dat will give20you five extra points towards employment.” Den he asked, “Are you disabled in any way?”
Tee-Not answer, “I sho am, an IED exploded by me and I lost boat my testicles.”
Boudreaux grimaced and den he say, “OK, you got enough of dem points for me to hire you rat now, our normal hours dem are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can start tomorrow at 10 am and plan on starting at 10 am everyday.”
Tee-Not him, is puzzled and says, “Mais, if da hours are from 8 am to 4 pm why don’t you want me here until 10 am, hanh?”
“Well dis is a government job,” the interviewer said, “For da first two hours we jus stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. Dir’es no point in you coming in for dat.”
Tee-Not replied, ‘I’m allergic to caffeine me.”
“Have you ever been in da military?” Mr. Broudreaux axe.
“I was in Iraq for two years me,” Tee-Not answer.
“Dat’s good,” said interviewer Boudreaux. “Dat will give20you five extra points towards employment.” Den he asked, “Are you disabled in any way?”
Tee-Not answer, “I sho am, an IED exploded by me and I lost boat my testicles.”
Boudreaux grimaced and den he say, “OK, you got enough of dem points for me to hire you rat now, our normal hours dem are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can start tomorrow at 10 am and plan on starting at 10 am everyday.”
Tee-Not him, is puzzled and says, “Mais, if da hours are from 8 am to 4 pm why don’t you want me here until 10 am, hanh?”
“Well dis is a government job,” the interviewer said, “For da first two hours we jus stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. Dir’es no point in you coming in for dat.”
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