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Look closely at this page of the Gazette Virginian and you will find a little article entitled "Flunked Out Immediately".
Talk about a job interview horror story...
14 Jul 1964
Where: Benton, KY
A man in Benton Kentucky was aplying for a job at the Kentucky Dam. All applicants were given a test to find the best workman. The article goes on to reveal one man's plight:
"One applicant was thrown for a loss by the very first question: 'What does hydrodynamics mean?'
"The man thought for awhile then wrote this answer: 'It means I don't get no job.'"
Updated 07 Jun 2007 (Created 02 Mar 2007)
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