I had a friend who was an
unemployed puppeteer. Here in the UK they make you do the dreaded
Restart Interview every 6 months or so, or they stop your
giros.
You go and get interviewed by some sadistic idiot who makes you try and prove that you've been looking for work.
Only my friend, the puppeteer, would take his puppets along and only talk through them. He would straight refuse to answer questions himself. Got him through the interview though.