I wish I could make something like this up, but this is 100% true. I guess the owners of Foxy Lady wanted some free publicity, and they got it--all the way to CNN and other national outlets.

Pole position: RI strip club to host job fair
Here's a job opportunity you won't need to buy a new wardrobe for. Hoping to take advantage of Rhode Island's floundering economy, owners of the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence plan to hold a job fair on Saturday.

They say they're looking to fill around 30 positions, from strippers and waitresses to disc jockeys and bartenders, at that club and two others in Massachusetts. "I need more managers, I need more competent staff, and I need more attractive waitresses to go along with the ones I have right now," said co-owner Tom Tsoumas.

The naked truth is that Rhode Island's economy is among the worst in the nation, with an unemployment rate of 10.3 percent in January.

The Providence club isn't immune from the recession but is still drawing customers willing to drink and pay for lap dances, said manager Bob Travisono.

"It's taken a hit," he said. "It's not as bad as restaurants and stuff like that. In times like this, they seem to drink their sorrows away."

Tsoumas said he hopes some who might shun strip clubs when the economy is good might consider shedding their clothes now -- or at least working as a floor host or bartender.

The Foxy Lady chain is among the best-known strip club venues in southern New England, drawing the occasional professional athlete or rock musician stopping through town and hosting a popular Friday breakfast buffet known as "Legs and Eggs."