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A writing job with security!

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Diabeetus, Jun 18, 2008.

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  1. Frank_Ridgeway

    Frank_Ridgeway Well-Known Member

    How about a gun without bullets? [/barney fife]
     
    Frank_Ridgeway, Jun 19, 2008
    #13
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Same here. And a bullet, dammit.
     
    Ace, Jun 19, 2008
    #14
  3. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    I'm surprised McClatchy hasn't thought of this.
     
    PeteyPirate, Jun 19, 2008
    #15
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Think the Plain-Dealer would go for a writer/window washer?
     
    Ace, Jun 19, 2008
    #16
  5. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    That has to be the strangest hiring manager in the world to combine posts like that.
     
    mustangj17, Jun 19, 2008
    #17
  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Not to make (too much) light, but bad things do happen at universities sometimes. How thrilling to see they think so highly of the security position: "Practically the entire shift you will be able to focus on writing copy – you’ll just happen to be wearing a uniform." Yeah, tell that to the real cops when someone gets attacked on your watch.
     
    playthrough, Jun 19, 2008
    #18
  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Become a police officer -- practically the whole time you'll be eating doughnuts, except when the doughnut shop is being robbed.
     
    Ace, Jun 19, 2008
    #19
  8. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Practically . . . yeah . .. 3:55 of ennui, interspersed with five minutes of sheer
    terror.

    Riiiiiiiight.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Jun 19, 2008
    #20
  9. In Exile

    In Exile Member

    I had a job like that once at Harvard Medical School. Instead of protecting the rich young doctors, on my minimum wage salary I waved everyone past me while I did crossword puzzles, read extensively, and worked on my craft, writing for myself.

    Except for the clip on tie, polyester shirt and cop hat, it was the best writing job I ever had.
     
    In Exile, Jun 19, 2008
    #21
  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Dear student:

    We're sorry to see you withdrew and would like you to reconsider. Completing your studies and obtaining a degree is the best thing you can do for your future. The alternative? Talk to that security dude writing jingles.
     
    playthrough, Jun 19, 2008
    #22
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