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2009 Archive: The “Shovel-Ready” Jobs

Why was that phrase so popular? Because it turns out that in 2009, the only thing “Ready” was the shovel, not the actual job.

Part of the 34 Presidential Jokes: The 2009 “Inaugurations & Incentives” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@StreetFighter_Ken03/07/1996 05:11Hadouken of a joke! Boom!
@RoboCop_9005/23/2012 05:56Dead or alive, you’re laughing with me.
@Ruby_Rhod_Green06/04/2011 15:06Super green! Hilarious!
@CatDog_Alone05/30/2009 19:30One fine day with a woof and a purr... we laughed!
@Slashdot_Effect03/31/2003 00:43We’re crashing the server with all these laughs!
@Futurama_Fry_M09/24/2009 15:28Not sure if joke is funny... or just very funny.
@I_See_What_You02/07/2014 15:54I see what you did there. Clever!

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