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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:33 PM Original message |
A job that no American will do, not even for $50 an hour |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. What like Sarah Palin's Fluffer |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. That I would turn down, even at $50 per hour |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. A million a year? Am I allowed to wear full body condom when doing it |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. I'd do that. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Now I must beat you for planting that image in my brain. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Context? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Ever hear the phrase "jobs Americans won't do"? I'd say the context is self-evident. eom |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Fifty dollars an hour? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. John McCain told a bunch of union guys they wouldn't pick produce for $50 an hour. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. John McCain's a dumbass. Got it |
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Michigan-Arizona (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. The stupid jerk told that to the UAW worker's in Michigan |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Aren't these cryptic posts annoying? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Yes, very. nt |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. This makes sense. Are you thinking of any job in particular? -nt |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. Is there such a job? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Nuclear power rod taster. n/t |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I hear it tastes just like steroid infused chicken. n/t |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I thought Homer Simpson had that job.. |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
45. Scuba Diver For City Sewer Systems. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. I suppose you are talking about immigrants. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Mike Rowe would do it. n/t |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. Is this the McCain lettuce-picker thing? 'Cause I would certainly pick lettuce for $50/hr. |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I picked fruit... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So the pay should be decent and the safety of the workers prioritized, right? eom |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. They could always cut farm subsidies.... |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hell CEO's make more than that! |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. Steeplejack |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I'm a vampire so I really try to stay away from crosses too! |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. $100,000 a year to pick lettuce, people would jump at that job |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh but it's too hard for Americans, at any price. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. You mean like Limbaugh's personal "wiper"? |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Ok, I didn't think there was a job I wouldn't do for $50 an hour |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Well? Think about it. He certainly can't reach back there. |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Ok, that is sick sick sick sick |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Well, I suppose I could consider it an accomplishment - a "lifetime achievement" as it were. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Dude uses a bidet. Don't tell anyone... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:06 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. He'd need a damn FIRE HOSE for that job! |
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Blue Meany (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't think they do exist. American's may not want to pick |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. So breathtakingly obvious, isn't it? eom |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Shit, I'd do tomatoes for $15 an hour |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Would you do it for $5? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. The income has to come first for the employer though |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
33. A poster here turned down a job with the census. Reportedly |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Being concerned about how a temporary job will affect your UI is perfectly reasonable |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
34. What about jobs that no American's will do for $7 an hour? |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dick Cheney's heart attack preventer? |
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rationalcalgarian (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
39. High-rise window washer |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
46. Scuba Diver For City Sewer Systems. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
50. there are a number of jobs i would not do for any money.... nt |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. What people are failing to understand on this thread is that it's not about what YOU will do. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. ah. gotcha. nt |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
52. There is very, very, very little I wouldn't do for $50 an hour. |
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