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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:30 PM
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Some jobs just shouldn't have a "Take your kid to work" day.
Air traffic controllers
Demolition experts
Secret Service Agents

others?
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:32 PM
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1. Mortician...
Surgeon

Sewer worker
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 03:53 AM
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33. A lot of funeral homes are family businesses

Friend of mine used to have stiffs in the basement, just below the kitchen.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 02:32 PM
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39. My dad went to HS with the local town mortician...
And I went to HS with his son. Between us we have some killer stiff stories... bodies that move between the time to lay them out and come back, smiles that won't stay sewn down, etc. After hearing about embalming in blow by blow accounts, I think I want to be thrown in a pine box raw and let the worms do their thing.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:32 PM
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2. President?
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:09 PM
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18. DUzy!!!!!!
:rofl:
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AnnieBW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:27 PM
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21. Malia would make a better President than Dubya!
He couldn't even beat Sasha on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader"!
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dmr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 12:48 AM
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30. At least she'd be sober!
:thumbsup:
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footinmouth Donating Member (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:32 PM
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3. Proctologists
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we can do it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:34 PM
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4. Firefighters, Surgeons, ER Nurses-Doctors,
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Hansel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:40 PM
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5. The hub bub over this is a little over-the-top.
The child's on a training phone and the father is right there to yank control away from him. It's not like he left the child in charge and went out to lunch.

Was it stupid, yeah? Is it worth all of the overblown hysteria? No.

Why do Americans have to get hysterical over absolutely everything?
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:43 PM
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7. They suspended the controller involved.... case closed IMO
But, it certainly should send a lesson to others.
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Hansel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:57 PM
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14. Yes it will.
But I'm pretty sure if the tape hadn't have gotten out to the public that nothing would have been done. I don't think anyone was ever in any danger. The tone of the pilots voices tells me they weren't concerned at all.

I think that it was still a stupid thing to do, but I don't think it's a news story.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:58 PM
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26. Had it not become a news story, you agree that nothing would be done
So, it is thus fortunate that it became news.
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:51 PM
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12. It shows how stupid this dad was. That is the scary thing!
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:11 PM
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19. Is it worth all the overblown hysteria of people who say those concerned about it
are guilty of overblown hysteria? I say not.

Why do Americans have to get hysterical accusing other Americans of getting too hysterical?
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 03:55 AM
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34. Calm down, pal /nt
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:33 PM
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22. Agree. The kid was permitted to say "ready for take off." nt
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slutticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:43 PM
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25. It's pretty embarrassing.
I think people just like to freak out.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 07:47 AM
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36. I can't believe THIS was the lead story on NBC when there was just a 6.4 Mag Earthquake in
Taiwan?!?

I loathe the M$M who are beyond condescending to the Working Classes of America. :puke:
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:42 PM
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6. Police and fire, EMTs, Surgeons, BIohazard Lab Level 4 techs
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:44 PM
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8. Heavy-equipment operators
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jljamison Donating Member (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:48 PM
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9. this whole thing is blown out of proportion

The controller is the one who made the decision that led to the communication. Instead of saying it himself he told a kid to say it.

The controller was still in charge.
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:50 PM
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10. Still dumb as can be. Really dumb.
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CBR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:54 PM
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13. I agree. nt
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:34 PM
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23. That's right. Not the Big Deal people are making of it. nt
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:51 PM
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11. Starbucks
Edited on Wed Mar-03-10 08:53 PM by Skittles
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 08:59 PM
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15. 911 Operators!
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 11:02 AM
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37. 911 Conspirators!
Edited on Thu Mar-04-10 11:03 AM by Moochy
:tinfoilhat:
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:01 PM
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16. 911 dispatches
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:01 PM
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17. Strippers

TlalocW
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handmade34 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:17 PM
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20. what I do
and what I used to do
Corrections officer
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 09:37 PM
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24. Abbatoire Janitor
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Withywindle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 11:59 PM
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27. Porn actor
Tiger trainer.
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 12:39 AM
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28. Secret Service Agents are fine, but just don't take them out on assignment
Bring them to the White House, show them the office, etc.
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Puzzler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 12:46 AM
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29. Didn't the Simpson's have "take your kid to the bar day"?
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superduperfarleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-10 04:13 PM
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43. Krusty's Chinese sweatshop had a "Force Your Daughter to Work Day." n/t
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Eric Condon Donating Member (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 01:24 AM
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31. Prostitutes?
nt
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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 02:34 AM
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32. Anatomical Pathology Technician
Duties include:

• removing and weighing internal organs
• taking and recording samples for analysis
• reconstructing the body for viewing
• conducting viewings in the mortuary quiet room
• ensuring the mortuary is safe and hygienic
• making accurate identification records
• dealing with enquiries and providing information
• helping to train other healthcare staff
• clerical and administrative work.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 07:40 AM
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35. Agreed - just having the kids in the booth would be distracting...
Like having them in surgery.
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 01:33 PM
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38. Bridge painters.
Underwater welders and fitters.

Antenna riggers/steeplejacks.

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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-04-10 02:43 PM
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40. Pyschologists?
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-10 02:45 AM
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41. All of them
They should ban the entire idea. No spawn in the workplace.
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superduperfarleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-10 04:14 PM
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44. This.
If I can't bring my cats to work, you can't bring your kids. Sounds fair to me.
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imnKOgnito Donating Member (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-10 03:05 AM
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42. Mine
Not because of the line of work, but my boss's bratty kid ruined my prized, most unique in the whole world tiny slinky by grabbing it off my desk and running down the hall with it dragging behind on the carpet. Some things are irreplaceable, dammit!
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