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Sweetsee
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lol!
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basiltherat
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What's the most amount of money you ever got,
for the least amount of work? |
won a good sum of money on the uk lottery.
best
basil
PS am considering putting on 25 quid for a colchester united win over chelsea / everton which might mean getting a lot more but im not holding my breath. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| Stranger things have happened Basil. |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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What's the most amount of money you ever got,
for the least amount of work?
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Some days as a living statue, in the big "fiesta mayor" of various Spanish cities, I raked it in pretty well. Standing on a pedestal all day and half the night is actually a lot of work, but it's not like regular work...
And on one gig as an interpreter in Spain, a large piece of industrial equipment didn't arrive on time. (I was supposed to interpret for the guy who was there to supervise its installation.) But without the equipment, there I was, making 35 euros an hour to sit on my ass. Nice way to spend a couple of weeks, and the coffee was good.
Regards,
Justin |
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Sweetsee
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Hiya Basil,
How about a ballpark figure on that lottery, like are we talking villa in Spain?
Enjoy,
s |
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 651
Location: In the Kak, Japan
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| Horse sh..t shoveller |
Now that literally is a 'crap' job and one I've done too. I really didn't mind it, I figure it's just recycled grass. Worst would have to be working for Burger King, like someone else commented about the fast food industry I spent about two years smelling like a french fry several times a week. Most cushy job, scrutineer's assistant (watching people vote) one day's work for several day's pay.
| guangho wrote: |
| a pawn and a king |
But never a pawn king?  
PT |
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afowles
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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In order:
Paperboy
Dishwasher
Detassler (corn field work)
Front kitchen (making sandwiches at the speed of light)
Cafeteria in the dorm
Telefund caller (begging alumni for money)
Painting houses
And these are only the bad jobs. At my tender young age... |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Where you from, Afowles?
Nobody else had any idea what detassling was...
Justin
(Iowa boy) |
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Ben Round de Bloc
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Justin Trullinger wrote: |
| Nobody else had any idea what detassling was... |
I know what detassling is, too. |
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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Posts: 1022
Location: Northern Italy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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The year after that I decided to go tobacco picking so didn't do the franchise, my brother took it over. Tobacco picking, now that was tough, but great fun living on a farm, awar from home. The Quebecois bikers that we worked with were always willing to buy me and my buddy beer...
What's the Stompin' Tom song?
"Tillsonbourg, my back hurts every time I hear that word" |
Tilsonburg - that's where I was. Never heard the song, but very, very true! |
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guangho
Joined: 16 Oct 2004
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Location: in transit
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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I do miss my glorious acting days.
All three of them. |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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I also know what detassling is. 
I was going to say its what high schoolers do in the summer in states where there aren't enough Mexicans!
How about walking beans? Anyone ever have a job walking beans? |
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mondrian
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 658
Location: "was that beautiful coastal city in the NE of China"
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My two worst jobs (never to be forgotten!)
Strawberry field picker (I am over 6 feet tall) and strawberry plants are 6 inches high! All the strawberries you could eat of course. Now hardly ever touch them.
Beer bottle washer handler. Everything in a beer bottle plant is automated - EXCEPT for the transfer of the bottles from the crates to the machines. My finger callouses took 4 months to cure. Pay was very good though, and the only plant rule was that you could (physically) see to clock out after your shift. All the free beer you could drink. And then some of the older guys after work went across to the local pub to drink all night (and pay for it)
My friend worked in a chocolate factory. Never touches the stuff now - even after 20 years! |
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Not St Louis
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Posts: 38
Location: Asia
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: |
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In order:
Paperboy
Circus Circus Midway Operator
Barn Attendant
Burger King janitor
Computer Lab Operator
Soil Tester
Guest Room Attendant
Telemarketing long-lige lightbulbs
Wal-Mart Clerk
Then I joined the Army.... |
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