Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The odd job men do

May Day, that celeberation of the working man and homage to his chosen profession, is here. Frustated that you don't have any job or your job is not so interesting. Now, most people would take on the odd job to make ends meet. But what are the odds that you'd take up these jobs?

Odor Tester
Odor judges smell nasty morning breath or breath "insulted" with strong scents, like garlic or coffee. They rate the breath on a scale from one to nine, one being the worst. To test odor-reducing products like gum or mouthwash, they smell the breath again and assign it a new rating.
Loves: Axe Perfumes, children
Hates:Nanga Sadhus


Groom of the stool
Yes, the other stool. The son of a nobleman, the groom of the stool of the stool presided over the office of royal excretion, with exclusive access to royal posterior. He wiped the king's botton after his highness took a dump. It must have seemed a crap job on hindsight.
Loves: Toilet paper and health faucets.
Hates: Wind Instruments


Knocker-Up
Back when alarm clocks weren't invented and roosters weren't all that reliable, you paid the knocker-up a few cents a week to knock on your door and keep knocking until you woke up. If you lived on a higher floor, he used bamboo poles to rap windows. But be warned! The flipside is that helping your clients rise tends to get a rise out of them and the incessant knocking could get you knocked down.
Loves: Extended siestas
Hates: 'knock-knock' jokes

Bird Sexer
This job is a lot sexier than the title promises. Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to separate male chicks from female ones. You get to toss fluffy chicken into giant vats and listen to chirping all day. However, if you're the sort who often wonders the gender of the person in front of you, this job isn't for you.
Loves: Soft toys and down pillows
Hates: Tweety bird cartoons


Crime scene cleaner
Yours would be the show after CSI. Collect debris, fix broken furniture, mend shredded upholstery and mop up bits of victim. Necessary skills are muted sense of smell, obsessive scrubbing and keeping the contents of your stomach down. For advanced courses, contact mummy of 'behind toilet bowl' and 'kitchen stove' classes
Loves: Steel wool and super-strong detergent
Hates: Ketchup


Paint drying watcher
Now this job involves a stop watch, so it must be exciting, right? Decidedly so, if your idea of a nail biting adventure is to sit in one place and well, watch paint dry. Touching is traditionally used as a test, but testers have been known to sit on paint, just to mix things up. It can seem dull but look at the bright side - you get to see some color on the job and even your toughest assignment lasts you till lunch-time.
Loves: To watch the whole IPL atches in ultra slow motion
Hates: Wallpapers




Odd job journalist
Well it's a job too. Someone ought to look for odd jobs and make a list of them, don't you think? Although admittedly, it is suspicious when a journalist does it. He is either looking for alternatibe career options or attempting to find a prifession that is weirder than his. Good luck with that.
Loves: Solitaire and Pac-Man
Hates: Employment


src> The Hindu newspaper


 

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