It's rainy/ snowy here in Boston. The week's been long. This morning? Longer. Time to stop being so freaking serious. Let us serve you up a few slices of "they're even funnier because they're true" stories from the web. All geared towards recruitment, of course - and generally suitable for children. If you want them to grow up with a jaundiced view of humanity. Your call there.

From Yelp Washington DC:

• "We had someone turn in an application that was completed in crayon."
• My funniest interview was with a certain D.C.-area talk show host... It was an intense line of questioning like, "So the GPA you put on your resume ... I know that is a lie. It seems very high," and "Why would you ever get married??!! Why??" and my favorite "Have you ever READ a newspaper?!? No one under 30 ever has! Please stop lying to me!"

From my word!:

• Job ad they stumbled across: The Assistant Secretary is extremely busy and will require someone who is flexible in the role. For example, the role will require someone who is comfortable getting the Assistant Secretary's lunch, otherwise, they probably would not have anything to eat. If you would be comfortable with this then please read on.

One from me (true story):

• One of my cousins had been living in Ireland, and had a background in social work. He was interviewing for jobs to work with disadvantaged children (he's kind of a saint). The interviewer - like a lot of people in Ireland - tended to drop verbal bombs pretty frequently.  My cousin (let's call him Jimmy) decided to mirror the language:
  • Interviewer: "So, why the f&*k do you want to work in Ireland?
  • Jimmy: "I love it here - the people, the scenery... it's beautiful. That beautiful photo you have hanging on the wall, of the seaside, it's why I love it here so much."
  • Interviewer: "That's the bloody south of France. Maybe you should f*&cking move there."
  • Jimmy: ...
  • Interviewer: "Alright, so why do you want this job?"
  • Jimmy: (deciding to rescue things by joining in on the salty language): "Oh, it's because I love f&*cking kids."

I have no idea if Jimmy got the job. He did live there for awhile, so somebody was paying him.