Encore: Occupations

[Katya]

author
baker
builder
bus driver
businessman
candyman
chef
cop
cowboy
DJ
doctor
farmer
fireman
fishmonger
florist
forester
gambler
general
hangman
hooker
king
knight
lawyer (abogado)
librarian
manager
merchant
miner
nurse
operator
photographer
poet
postman
preacher
priest
prophet
queen
ranger
roller derby queen
sailor
sheriff
singer
[black]smith
stock car boy
supermodel
swimmer
tailor
teacher
waitress
wizard
wrestlers
writer

[Marduk]

"Tried to find me an executive position but no matter how smooth I talked"

-Jim Croce, "Workin' at the Carwash Blues"

[Marduk]

Here's my criterium: if you can ask someone the question, "what do you do for a living?" and they can legitimately answer "I'm an 'X'," then it ought to count. But that's just my two cents.

[Katya]

Here's my criterium: if you can ask someone the question, "what do you do for a living?" and they can legitimately answer "I'm an 'X'," then it ought to count. But that's just my two cents.

I'm curious to know how President Monson would answer that question.

[Marduk]

Only one way to find out.

[C is for]

Only one way to find out.

Ask the Board!

[bobtheenchantedone]

"... a cabinet maker's son. But his hands were made for different work, and his heart was known to none."

The Leader of the Band (I think that's the name...)

[Dead Cat]

"To the nurse of the yodeling veterinarian of the Alps."

--"Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps," Veggie Tales

[C is for]

"To the nurse of the yodeling veterinarian of the Alps."

--"Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps," Veggie Tales

Darn it darn it darn it. I had that in mind when I first thought of occupations but I forgot it when I actually suggested occupations!

Ah well. I'm probably going to bow out this round unless I get really inspired.

[Marduk]

"I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand, another serenader, in another long-haired band"

-Billy Joel, "The Entertainer"

[Dead Cat]

DAY 6

In:
Uffish
Digit
Katya
Defy V
yayfulness
Marduk
Bob

Out:
C4
Unit

[UffishThought]

If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal. I can call you Betty, and Betty when you call me, you can call me Al.

[Katya]

"When constabulary duty's to be done (to be done), a policeman's lot is not a happy one (happy one)."

-The Pirates of Penzance. "When a felon's not engaged in his employment"

[Digit]

But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.
-Send in the Clowns

[Defy V]

"Now Norman's a billionaire scientist, who never had time for his son . . ."

-"Ode to a Superhero"

[yayfulness]

"And the county judge that held a grudge will search forevermore."

Paul McCartney, "Band on the Run"

[Dead Cat]

"I ain't gonna waste my summer taking beatings from my drummer! Put a mic in front of me and I'll shout, 'give me a grade!'"

--"Give Me a Grade," Phineas and Ferb

[Marduk]

"senator let's be sincere, as much as you can"

-Tori Amos, "The Wrong Band"

[Marduk]

Also, one for tomorrow, as we'll be on the road and who knows if I'll be home in time to post:

"She said she'd married her an architect, kept her warm and safe and dry. She would've liked to say she loved the man, but she didn't like to lie"

-Dan Fogelberg, "Same Auld Lang Syne"

[bobtheenchantedone]

For the 25th:

"Bring away the merchant who made his money in France, and the crafty banker too."

The Shaking of the Sheets