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Subject:Re: Resumes with a sense of humour From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:57:55 -0500
L R wrote:
> One note on this thread -- If you decide to include
> humor in a cover letter or resume, at least be sure
> that it's actually YOUR humor.
>
> Some of the items that have been thrown around on this
> topic are actually hanging on my wall now as humorous
> clippings.
>
> Jokes are funny... plagiarism less so.
So now it's plagiarism to tell an old joke? I better go tell my Uncle Jim
:-)
