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Ken Stiggers

Mo’tel Williams: “This is your super producer, announcement, entrepreneur and part-time Herbal Viagra salesperson here to promote my new dating service for the jobless called ‘Unemployed Singles.’ It’s an opportunity for that special unemployed male to connect and look for a job with that special unemployed female. It’s a great time to have someone to help you practice your job interview skills and critique your resume and cover letter. It’s a chance to find a job and fall in love or vice versa. Just don’t end up like my client, the unemployed emcee.”

Unemployed Emcee: “Man, I thought my silky smooth rap would convince this beautiful woman, who works at a thriving marketing firm, to go out on a date with me. She answered my request by singing lyrics by Gwen Guthrie: ‘Bill collectors at my door; what can you do for me? You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me. Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent.’

“Thanks to Mo’tel Williams’ ‘Unemployed Singles’ dating service, I made a rebound after a working woman turned me down. Tomorrow, I have a date with Claire, an unemployed single woman, at Brother Hustle’s Mobile Wi-Fi and Juicy Juice on Ice Café.”

Mo’tel Williams: “Although men make up 70 percent of those who have lost their jobs since the recession began, it is ‘Unemployed Singles’ duty to help the unemployed get a job and make a love connection during this dreaded recession at loveandjoblessness.org or 1-800-Job-Date.”