What wouldn't you do for a living if living was the only way out? (1 Viewer)

[Black Swan]

What would'nt you do? for me war would be a terrible way to go...

 

[Bill Sikes]

aaaaahhhhhhh...It's hard to say! At the right/wrong circumstances, we are all capable of doing the most appalling things.

But interesting question and brings up the book I read no long ago: "No Heroes" by Chris Offut. About father-in-law's Holocaust survival, and what other people did to others, in order to survive.

 

[bogthing]

I shudder to think of the think of the things I might be driven to do in desperate circumstances.

That said, I'd rather not work on a pig farm, handle snakes, climb...uh, this could go awhile

 

[Bill Sikes]

Speaking of snakes. People love to kill snakes down here in Mississippi. My wife 'rescued' one beautiful Speckled King snake, in front of the Post Office from the terrified mob. I do daily 'work' of moving the snakes, and turtles from incominig traffic (pretty dumb huh?) Most, even cottonmouths are cooperative except Rat Snakes, they can be agressive.

 

[bogthing]

Jeez...I'm new in these parts. Back home (in New England) one did not have to concern themselves with Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Corals and whatnot. I've been hyper-vigilant since my arrival, but have only seen the aforementioned Kingsnake moving about the place. I understand they are immune to the pit-vipers toxin.

I've worked on chicken farms, don't want to do that again.

I've worked in a hospital morgue, don't want to do that again.

I've worked as a fisherman in North Atlantic winters, don't want to do that again.

That said, I'd still rather do those, than do the snake bit.

God Love ye Man!

 

[SouthernGentleman]

What would'nt you do? for me war would be a terrible way to go...

Work in a corporate office.

Work for the city.

Work for the government.

Work in a mortgage office.

Work as an accountant.

Work for a consulting firm

Overall, any job that the average college graduate seeks.

 

[Ninjerk]

Work in a gimmicky, trendy restaurant again. They seem to expect smiles all the time moreso than others of a more traditional variety (I wasn't a waiter by the way).

 

[Gerard K H Love]

I would not work on an assembly line doing the same thing day in and day out. Or fry dounuts- by the thousands.

 

[slimedog]

I would not consruct fake chicken penises to be used in ritual Santaria ceremonies presides over by dairy product delegates taking kickbacks from anonymous canary trainers.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

I needed the money. Leave me alone.

 

[slimedog]

I don't blame you, I understand, but I will not compromise artisically. Well, at least in the making of fake chicken penises I won't.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

that's ok. but at least it's better than the job I had counting the wrinkles on leper's scrotums. something to do with holistic healing. I dunno, I didn't ask questions. they paid in cash.

 

[roni]

I liked the scrotum-job. Was able to put some material aside and make lampshades. Payed extra money.

 

[Short Bus]

You Germans and your lampshades

 

[roni]

at least ONE thing, we know, how to do.
(we weren't as good in making 12 years look like a thousand, haha!)

[ps: I'm waiting for the First PC-guy to complain about all this! - it WILL come, I'm sure.]

 

[Bukfan]

I liked the scrotum-job. Was able to put some material aside and make lampshades. Payed extra money.

Ah, you may be the Ilse Koch of our times although you prefer scrotums instead of tattoo's...:D

 

[bospress.net]

at least ONE thing, we know, how to do.
(we weren't as good in making 12 years look like a thousand, haha!)

[ps: I'm waiting for the First PC-guy to complain about all this! - it WILL come, I'm sure.]

Roni,
I'm a PC guy and I'm not complaining. Sometimes funny is funny and true is true. 12 years is not 1000.

Rock on!

Bill