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Below - Genuine occupational titles from the 1881 Census of Great Britain
(Note: the occupations given here were in answer to the question 'rank, profession or occupation').
52 Years an Imbecile
Beef Twister
Bottie Washer
Boy for General Purposes
Can Make Nothing of the Paper
Colourist of Artificial Fish
Count as Female
Cow Banger (Ag Lab)
Curer of Smokey Chimneys
Dead
Decayed Publisher (No Occ)
Describes Himself as Leaving No Trace
Disinfector of Railway (Oths)
Dog Performer
Egg Breaker
Egg Cracker
Electric Bath Attendant
Emasculator
Employed with Head Off
Examiner of Underclothing
Fatuous Pauper
Feeding Boy to Printing Machine
Ferret Weaver
Fish Bender
Floater
Follows Wifely Occupations
Formerly Fat
Grape Dryer
Gymnast to House Painter
Hand in Hartleys Jam
Head of Female
Invalid Kings Evil
Invisible Net Maker
Keeps Own House at Home
Knocker Up of Workpeople
Maker of Sand Views
Negro Comedian White Eyed Musical Kaffir
Pensioner in Charge of the Magnet
Prime Minister (No Occ)
Proprietor of Midgets
Ripper Coalmine (Blows Roof Down)
Runs Abt Selling Fish (Hawker)
Rust Attendant at a Lavatory
Sampler of Drugs
Seperated from Head
Sick Maker
Supposed to be a Lady
Teacher of Wax Flowers
Tender of Charge of Cubes
Tool Maker (Screws) Wife
Travels With an Entire Horse
Unsettled Through Recent Death
Very Feeble
Watchmaker Master (No Hands)
I suggest these title are use in lieu of the 'super poster' etc. appellations.Last edited by bogeyman; 15 April 2008, 14:12.
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostSAP always pays for itself within 6 months of implementationComment
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Director of Operations at BA (Terminal 5) opening there, can't screw up more than the previous guy.Comment
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I predict there'll be an oppurtunity as leader of the Labour Party.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by minsky1 View PostBailiff?
I'll have to check if he's changing back (currently a bouncer) to a bailiff. It's a similar observation as restaurants are busy in an upturn and takeaways busier in a downturn.Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
Feist - I Feel It All
Feist - The Bad In Each Other (Later With Jools Holland)Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI think you mean "toot toot"
I guess you're right - but that would fall under my BI category I think.
maaaaaan, you are really getting deep into this management bulltulip...
tut tut - a la francais ...I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Originally posted by Francko View Post
SAP !=BI
...Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostWrong as usual. What's your definition of BI?Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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