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Old 01-24-09, 06:25 PM
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What's your occupation?

Hey BF-ers out there!

Having been reading BF for a while...I was just curious and I thought it would be interesting to see what type of occupation (or none) people out there are holding? I've seen lawyers...grad students...etc. on BF. I know someone tried doing this a few years back, but a lot things happen and change within a few years. You can be as specific or as vague as you want!

As for me, I'm just a 2nd year undergrad...

EDIT: Hoping to become a Nurse Practitioner

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1st year undergrad. Hopefully lawyer someday.

Good to see the young ones here.
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Originally Posted by paxz
I've seen lawyers...grad students...ect. on BF.
How did you manage to pass English, creative writing, composition, etc. ?

As for me, I'm a hit man. Retiring soon to be an amateur gynecologist.
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Originally Posted by dysFTP
How did you manage to pass English, creative writing, composition, etc. ?

As for me, I'm a hit man. Retiring soon to be an amateur gynecologist.
Oh, dear me. Good catch
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Originally Posted by dysFTP
How did you manage to pass English, creative writing, composition, etc. ?

As for me, I'm a hit man. Retiring soon to be an amateur
gynecologist.
I can't imagine a worse job.
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Originally Posted by kwrides
I can't imagine a worse job.
Oh, contrare. An amateur gets to choose his patients.
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Well, I have a loong list of things I've done so far, here are a few.

Various retail jobs
customer service
logger
framer
technical support for Adobe
groundskeeper
Photographer
General Construction Foreman
Bicycle Mechanic

Life is too short to have ONE career. There are too many fun jobs out there to ever settle on one.
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Originally Posted by Nachoman
I'm my wife's boy toy.
Oh man, that sounds kinky
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Originally Posted by Nachoman
I'm my wife's second string boy toy.
Fixed ^
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