Saturday, October 25, 2008

Sharkskin Sweatshop Closed Due to Poor Work Conditions

AP News Feed: Authorities report that the chief seamstress at the Monkey Ranch Sweatshop has closed her shop due to poor work conditions and possible shark sightings. It is not known at this time what made the operator of the one-woman sweatshop throw up her hands in victory and yell "DONE!", but speculations abound. Perhaps it was the disastrous condition of her working environment, as evidenced by the piles of laundry, legos, blocks, Thomas the Train parts and roving dinosaurs scattered throughout the operator's shop. It is also presumed that when the bags of recently-sorted items destined for Goodwill were discovered and dismantled by the two minors employed as reluctant costume models, the operator may have issued some obscenities and considered closing her shop at that time. In addition to unusually late work hours, authorities are also concerned about the hygiene of the work space. Dishes in the sink may have been there for quite some time and it is believed that the seamstress may not have received a hot meal in days. When asked why she would attempt to operate under such conditions and without adequate supervision or assistance, the Sweatshop Owner had only this to say, "Trick or Treat!"



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What talent you have! I immediately noticed the seamstress expertise, and my husband giggled at the shark and then quickly noticed that it must still be warm there, as evidenced by M's bare feet (the silent thought, "guys are pobably still golfing," hung in the air).

Anonymous said...

what a great costume!! You win mom of the year for sure :)

Leah said...

oooh, look at you being all fancy and sewing! GREAT JOB!

(Can I make you slightly miserable by saying we have a shark costume in our possession we would have glad loaned you???)