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04 Dec 2006, 8:03 am

*and become wealthier in the end.


Exactly the same as the title.


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04 Dec 2006, 9:09 am

Well, to recap from the other thread... and mind you, the only of these that was mine is the second one.

Lawyers
Hollwood Producers
President of the United States
Playing for any one of New York City's fine sports teams
Doctor
Psychologist/psychiatrist

I think that's all of them, and I will add "Person of Interest," meaning those useless people that get hold of a slice of fame and ride it for all that it's worth. Kato Kaelin, for example.


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04 Dec 2006, 9:25 am

sigholdaccountlost wrote:
*and become wealthier in the end.


Exactly the same as the title.


Government consultants and contractors? Anything relating to big-style government, really.



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04 Dec 2006, 10:00 am

Yeah, we can probably just wrap that whole category into one to keep this thread from being too political.


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04 Dec 2006, 10:38 am

Baseball players can fail seven out of ten times and still be considered great.

Also, suicide helpline operator. Sure, the person may jump, but you still get paid.


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04 Dec 2006, 10:54 am

Real Estate agent. The do little work and get a check.



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04 Dec 2006, 11:00 am

Stock Broker



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04 Dec 2006, 11:05 am

CockneyRebel wrote:
Stock Broker


Oh no Werbert's "stock broker" is his bookie Joel Cinderblockhead Gambino.



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04 Dec 2006, 11:09 am

werbert wrote:
Also, suicide helpline operator. Sure, the person may jump, but you still get paid.


lol.



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04 Dec 2006, 1:14 pm

Teacher------Leave those kids alone!! !! !!



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04 Dec 2006, 1:16 pm

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Teacher------Leave those kids alone!! !! !!


All in all your just a--nother brick in the wall.
All in all your just a--nother brick in the wall.



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04 Dec 2006, 1:19 pm

Alternative wrote:
TheMachine1 wrote:
Teacher------Leave those kids alone!! !! !!


All in all your just a--nother brick in the wall.
All in all your just a--nother brick in the wall.


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04 Dec 2006, 1:34 pm

TheMachine1 wrote:
Real Estate agent. The do little work and get a check.


Depends on the market, laddy. Some do tons o' work, and don't get a cheque to show for it.
Point of fact, yew can't fail as an RE agent, and make money, unless you write some motivational book, and go on tour...


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04 Dec 2006, 1:42 pm

Prof_Pretorius wrote:
TheMachine1 wrote:
Real Estate agent. The do little work and get a check.


Depends on the market, laddy. Some do tons o' work, and don't get a cheque to show for it.
Point of fact, yew can't fail as an RE agent, and make money, unless you write some motivational book, and go on tour...


I had to listen to my dad for years tell me how Real Estate agent is the easiest job in the world. So I needed time to deprogram.



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04 Dec 2006, 1:48 pm

Rock star.

You can live off the royalties from one good album ferever.


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04 Dec 2006, 2:21 pm

How about an almost-failed student of an ivy league university who goes on to become CEO of failed Texas oil company, and owner of a failed professional sports team? You can then go on to failing at being the President of the United States.