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Unemployment Claims Crash State Web Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the sell-your-computer dept.

1sockchuck writes "A sign of the times: a surge in filings for unemployment benefits has crashed online application systems in four states this week. Web sites in Ohio, New York, Kentucky and North Carolina have been knocked offline by unusually high volumes of jobless claims. Phone applications systems appearing to be faring even worse in many states. The thin silver lining: states are hiring workers for phone banks and buying new servers to prop up their web sites."

6 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. Stand-up philospher by SoundGuyNoise · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unemployment Clerk (Bea Arthur): "Did you bullshit this week?"
    Comicus (Mel Brooks): "No."
    Clerk: "Did you try to bullshit this week?"
    Comicus: "Yes!"

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  2. Slashdotted by dmomo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, when it's back up, someone make sure it gets on the front page of Slashdot.

  3. Re:Also Connecticut by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Connecticut's site has been very slow to non-responsive since the week before Christmas.

    The reason should be pretty obvious -- it's winter. Connecticut is cold. The tubes are freezing up. The electrons are having a hard time getting though. You all need to unplug your routers and pour some hot water down the pipes. If everybody pitches in, things out to free up pretty soon. Otherwise you'll have to wait for spring.

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  4. Re:HUH?? by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, applaud your grandparents for having the fortitude to be able to live without the Internet during the Great Depression. Truly, their sacrifices knew no bounds.

  5. Re:HUH?? by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...could have come out of the deep fry along with the burger I was giving them...

    You guys deep-fried your burgers!?! Tell me the name and location of your former restaurant immediately!!

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  6. Re:HUH?? by HungWeiLo · · Score: 4, Funny

    when I have kids

    Here's a piece of advice. No woman will mate with you or live with you at your current thermostat setting. At the very least, turn it up to about 70 for about half an hour during the deed.

    Some women can be pretty downright frugal, but I know none in modern times who will live with a 45-degree thermostat setting. FFS, not even poor peasants in rural China will tolerate that.

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