Asked his occupation, the first guy said "Panty stitcher.

I sew the elastic onto cotton panties."

The clerk looked up panty stitcher.

Finding it classed as unskilled labor, she gave him $300, a week's unemployment pay.

The second guy was asked his occupation.

"Diesel fitter" he replied.

Since diesel fitters was a skilled job the clerk gave the second guy $600. a week.

When the first guy found out he was furious.

He stormed back in to findout why his friend and co-worker was collecting double his pay.

The clerk explained: panty stitchers were unskilled and diesel fitters were skilled labor.

"What skill?" yelled the panty stitcher.

"I sew the elastic on. He pulls on it and says, "Yep, diesel fitter".