# A guessing game: What does Skald the Rhymer do for a living? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082 "2006-12-06T16:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/41 "2006-12-06T19:17:25Z")
[QUOTE=Frosted Glass] Does your job require a college degree? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![JackaRoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@JackaRoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackaRoe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/42 "2006-12-06T19:22:04Z")
Are you a Technical Writer? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/43 "2006-12-06T19:25:18Z")
[QUOTE=JackaRoe] Are you a Technical Writer? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![Trillionaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/44 "2006-12-06T19:39:37Z")
Do any staff directly report to you? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/45 "2006-12-06T19:47:35Z")
[QUOTE=Trillionaire] Do any staff directly report to you? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/46 "2006-12-06T19:48:23Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] Basically we’re playing 20 Questions. [/QUOTE] Aww crap. We’ve hit the twenty question milestone, and I still haven’t a clue. May we play 30 questions? 😃 Does your job involve writing as per your SDMB profile? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/47 "2006-12-06T19:51:06Z")
[QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] Aww crap. We’ve hit the twenty question milestone, and I still haven’t a clue. May we play 30 questions? 😃 Does your job involve writing as per your SDMB profile? [/QUOTE] I didn’t think we could get it any anything near to 20 questions, so sure…let’s go to, say, 40. And I’m going to cheat and say that your post doesn’t count, since, I meant to say (and certainly implied) the answer in the OP: no, m job involves no writing as such. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/48 "2006-12-06T19:52:29Z")
[The Bobs]What would you say ya do hear, exactly?[/TB] ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/49 "2006-12-06T19:52:42Z")
:smack: [QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] Does your job involve writing as per your SDMB profile? [/QUOTE] I meant dealing with the writing of other individuals? ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/50 "2006-12-06T19:54:05Z")
Are you a telemarketer? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/51 "2006-12-06T19:56:33Z")
[QUOTE=Caricci] Are you a telemarketer? [/QUOTE] I killed a man in Vegas for calling me that once. Okay, it was Reno, and it was just to watch him die, but the point’s the same. And no, I am not a telemarketer. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/52 "2006-12-06T19:57:33Z")
Does your job require special licensing or certification? ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/53 "2006-12-06T19:58:25Z")
Do you place temps? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/54 "2006-12-06T19:59:03Z")
[QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] :smack: I meant dealing with the writing of other individuals? [/QUOTE] You will have to rephrase that question before I can answer it in a way that is not misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/55 "2006-12-06T19:59:52Z")
Are you an exotic cage dancer? ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/56 "2006-12-06T20:03:12Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] One exception: I’d rather not discuss pay, except to say up front that it’s less than $50 K. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Antinor01] If the answer isn’t Evil Overlord or something to that effect, then my image of our beloved **Skald** is forever shattered. [/QUOTE] I was under the impression that Evil Overlords make considerably more the $50K per year. Correct me if I am wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/57 "2006-12-06T20:03:20Z")
[QUOTE=Frosted Glass] Does your job require special licensing or certification? [/QUOTE] I need you to rephrase the question so I can answer it without ambiguity. [QUOTE=Caricci] Do you place temps? [/QUOTE] No. [QUOTE=Corner Case] Are you an exotic cage dancer? [/QUOTE] Only if I say Shazam first. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/58 "2006-12-06T20:04:45Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > I meant dealing with the writing of other individuals? > [QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] > You will have to rephrase that question before I can answer it in a way that is not misleading. [/quote] Do you write obituaries? ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/59 "2006-12-06T20:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] You will have to rephrase that question before I can answer it in a way that is not misleading. [/QUOTE] Agreed. It was poorly poorly phrased. Do you deal with editing other peoples’ written essays/articles/submissions, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082/60 "2006-12-06T20:13:58Z")
[QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] Agreed. It was poorly poorly phrased. Do you deal with editing other peoples’ written essays/articles/submissions, etc.? [/QUOTE] No. [QUOTE=Corner Case] Do you write obituaries? [/QUOTE] No. [QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] I was under the impression that Evil Overlords make considerably more the $50K per year. Correct me if I am wrong. [/QUOTE] Sllly rabbit. Evil Overlords don’t draw a salary at all, as all moneys in the realms they have conquered is theirs by right of conquest; if anything, an Evil Overlord’s income is equivalent to his/her nation’s GDP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guessing-game-what-does-skald-the-rhymer-do-for-a-living/383082.md?page=4)