# One-Syllable Challenge: What Do You Do For A Living? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610 "2004-03-26T18:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/21 "2004-03-26T20:30:21Z")
I work for the state of CA. Do all things for dumb bills. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/22 "2004-03-26T20:33:56Z")
> [@kung fu lola](#): > > Did not. 's is not and never will be a “syllable”. nyah. > [@](#): > > My boss is **very** fun and gay. Busted. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/23 "2004-03-26T20:34:54Z")
I have two jobs. Job one: I wait for the phone to ring or for one of those in class who can’t hear or see or things like that. Then I help them to fix what is wrong. This job pays for me to go to school. Job two: I wait at the desk for those who want to find stuff in the place with the books that you can take home for free. And I help them find stuff that is not in the place with the books, but that they can see through the box on the flat area that has keys on a board with it. And I fill the box that spews large flat sheets of pressed wood pulp so that more can spew out when they tell it to. Then I put books back on the shelf. aside: That was tough to write. It’s much easier to say things with bigger words /aside ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/24 "2004-03-26T20:35:38Z")
Since this is basically a poll, I’ll move it to [**In My Humble Opinion**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=12) for you. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/25 "2004-03-26T20:36:47Z")
Dammit! And I read it through three times before posting it, and then two times after your post. If you excuse me, I have to drink another big bottle of Stupid. The one I had this morning only worked a _little_ bit. I mean, come on, what’s the point if you’re only HALF stupid? There’s no fun in **that**! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/26 "2004-03-26T20:37:49Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > I **also** write the rules … **Nametag** cheats too. (of course, I’m sure I left one somewhere in my description, despite trying not to. This is just a guarantee that someone will point it out.) ---
**Author:** ![pestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/27 "2004-03-26T20:48:08Z")
I’m a geek. I hack code for the web all day. I put stuff on disks in “rows,” too. And I pull sets of rows out and show them on the web, all nice like. And I post on the Straight Dope when I should work, too, but why not? Heh… This is near as much fun as three line, five / seven / five prose. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/28 "2004-03-26T20:49:55Z")
I make ads for stuff you don’t need. I don’t shoot them or write them. I just cut them. I work in “post”. If you see an ad for a car, I could have made it. If you _get_ this I’ll go :eek: . ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/29 "2004-03-26T20:51:24Z")
Oh, I get it. It’s a game. And the rule is that you can’t have words with more than one word part. Well, let’s see. What I do is write code that’s used by lots of folks on the web. It’s not wild, but it’s not dull. And I do get to take long breaks. I work when I feel like it, for the most part. But there are times when I have to work late at night or in the wee hours. I get paid a lot. At least it looks that way to those who are paid less, I guess. So, that’s it. Next? ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/30 "2004-03-26T20:55:31Z")
I talk on the phone. A lot. I write things down. I file. I fax. I plan. I meet. I tell my boss when to go and and where to go. I fix things for the dumb guys, since I’m nice. I browse the Net, like most of you do too. ---
**Author:** ![jeevwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jeevwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/31 "2004-03-26T20:56:29Z")
I do what my boss tells me to do, as I am his right hand girl. I make calls, put his dates in his plan, find cash for grants (I look on the 'net), plan new grants, fix his stuff and work on the cash flow. ---
**Author:** ![Draknek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@Draknek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draknek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/32 "2004-03-26T20:58:57Z")
I work at a place that shows films. I sell sweets, and when a bloke tries to go in the screen, I tear his pass. From time to time, I give the guy who starts the films a hand with a large reel. When the last film has gone in, we count the stock and do maths to check how much cash we should have made. Once a week, I put words on the small boards to show what films we have that week. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/33 "2004-03-26T21:02:31Z")
> [@Libertarian](#): > > …I have to work late at night or in the wee **hours** … Depending on pronunciation, I say that word with 2 syllables. [Mirriam-Webster](http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hours&x=15&y=17) Main Entry: hour Pronunciation: 'au(-&)r Can we get a ruling? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/34 "2004-03-26T21:05:46Z")
> [@Libertarian](#): > > you can’t have words with more than one word part. No offence but I have to ask. Didn’t you know what a syllable was until now? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/35 "2004-03-26T21:20:44Z")
I’d guess that he does, but he did not want to break the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/36 "2004-03-26T21:26:33Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > **Nametag** cheats too. > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by Nametag > > I **also** write the rules … Dammit! I wasn’t even going to WRITE “also” … I mean, “Damn it, I had planned not to write that word, but I wrote it none the less.” ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/37 "2004-03-26T21:29:12Z")
I write code ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/38 "2004-03-26T21:35:22Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > No offence but I have to ask. Didn’t you know what a syllable was until now? I think he used “word part” because syllable has more than one syllable! He was trying to get into the spirit of the game! And now mine: I teach six year old kids in first grade. It is fun! We have much fun all day long! This was not too hard for me! I just wrote like a first grade kid. I like school! We love it! It is fun! I will stop now. Don’t hit me. 😛 FaerieBeth ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/39 "2004-03-26T21:39:11Z")
> [@little\*bit](#): > > Can we get a ruling? 😃 Ah. The metrical poet’s friend: Words that can be pronounced with either one or two syllables–sometimes different ways within the same poem! Also see “fire.” I think he’s safe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thinks2Much](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610/40 "2004-03-26T21:42:06Z")
I work for a place that sells stuff to help new moms who nurse. We help them feed the new kid when they can’t be with them. I make sure we make the stuff as fast and cheap as we can as well as help keep track of how well we do to keep costs down. I love my job! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/236610.md?page=3)