unemployed

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/14/2012 01:16 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>I don't recall if this came up in earlier discussions of business
>euphemisms, but I just came across "unempolyed" == "in a transitional
>period".

What did Helen Hayes call it when she stood in the unemployment
insurance line -- "between roles"?

(P.S.  I'm unable to document this with the resources available to me
from home, and my mother has passed away.)

Joel

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