# Weekend Feud: Working for a Living by WormTheRed \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542 "2008-10-18T18:01:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/21 "2008-10-19T00:49:31Z")

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1. Professional sports player
2. Actor
3. Model
4. Accountant
5. Philanthropist
6. Firing my boss
7. Lawyers are evil liars
8. Working at a fast food restaurant
9. Five
10. 62

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/22 "2008-10-19T00:58:12Z")

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1. Spy
2. Firefighter
3. model
4. data entry
5. Broadway star
6. Telling obnoxious customers where to stick it
7. Cops like donuts
8. fast food slinger
9. 3
10. 75  
10 - because even though you may be able to retire at 65, I can count on one hand those who can afford to

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/23 "2008-10-19T01:00:48Z")

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1. Rock star
2. Rock star
3. Rock star
4. Transpondster
5. Rock star
6. Rock star
7. Rock stars fuck like rock stars.
8. Rhythm guitarist in a garage band
9. 5
10. at death

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/24 "2008-10-19T01:25:31Z")

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> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
>
> 1. Rock star
> 2. Rock star
> 3. Rock star
> 4. Transpondster
> 5. Rock star
> 6. Rock star
> 7. Rock stars fuck like rock stars.
> 8. Rhythm guitarist in a garage band
> 9. 5
> 10. at death

Check your PM’s, **Jack.**

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/25 "2008-10-19T01:31:21Z")

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1. Pilot
2. Fireman
3. Nurse
4. File clerk
5. Bike messanger
6. Firing my boss
7. Asshole boss
8. Fast-food cashier
9. 6
10. 65

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/26 "2008-10-19T01:36:49Z")

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1. rock star
2. fireman
3. nurse
4. accountant
5. book editor
6. quitting
7. construction workers are sexist pigs
8. fast food worker
9. 6
10. 65

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/27 "2008-10-19T01:47:00Z")

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1. Actor/Actress
2. Fireman
3. Librarian
4. Accountant
5. Industrial Lab Technician
6. That I’d meet a woman who’d found my job sexy.
7. Lawyers are heartless
8. Burger flipper
9. 6
10. 72
11. I was going to with what I’d guess most Dopers would come up with, and I couldn’t think of anything that I’d guess would have more than one other answer. Then I realize I had no clue there. So I just went with my dream job.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/28 "2008-10-19T03:30:48Z")

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1. Fireman
2. Rock star
3. Actress
4. Accounting
5. Baseball star
6. Telling a stupid boss to go bleep himself
7. Cops are always eating doughnuts
8. Fast-food restaurant employee
9. 5
10. 65

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/29 "2008-10-19T05:04:29Z")

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1. Fighter Pilot
2. Fireman
3. Dancer
4. Bookkeeper
5. Pilot
6. Quit in a huff
7. Secretaries are female
8. Pizza delivery
9. 4
10. 65

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**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/30 "2008-10-19T08:28:50Z")

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1. Athlete
2. Construction(?)
3. Model
4. accountant
5. Actor
6. No work- get paid lots
7. Policemen hang at donut joints\*
8. Fast food joint
9. 5
10. 65

\*Starbucks is the new Dunkin Donuts 🙂

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/31 "2008-10-19T11:29:20Z")

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1. Paratrooper
2. Firefighter
3. Stripper
4. Accountant
5. Judge
6. Beautiful, horny secretary
7. Anything appearing in _Dilbert_
8. Working the counter at McDonalds
9. Four
10. 70

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/32 "2008-10-19T11:33:36Z")

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> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
>
> 1. Rock star
> 2. Rock star
> 3. Rock star
> 4. Transpondster
> 5. Rock star
> 6. Rock star
> 7. Rock stars fuck like rock stars.
> 8. Rhythm guitarist in a garage band
> 9. 5
> 10. at death

1. So… will you choke to death on your own vomit, or someone else’s? :eek::D;)

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**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/33 "2008-10-19T12:37:54Z")

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1. rock star

2. astronaut

3. Victoria’s Secret model

4. sorting mail

5. bandleader

6. sex in space

7. software coders have poor social skills

8. lawn care

9. six

10. 65

11. writing T.P.S. reports

12. piano player in a whorehouse

13. orgy in space

14. all politicians are corrupt

15. union auto workers are all overpayed

16. dope runners

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/34 "2008-10-19T13:05:49Z")

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1. What’s the coolest job?
2. What’s the sexiest job for a man to do?
3. What’s the sexiest job for a woman to do?
4. What’s the most boring job?
5. What’s your dream job? (a real job name, please - not “king of the world…”)
6. Name a fantasy about a job. (sexual or non-sexual, 10 words or fewer!)
7. Name a stereotype about a job. (10 words or fewer)
8. Name a typical teenager-job.
9. How many jobs has the average 35 yr old had?
10. When do you get to stop working, permanently? (Name an age.)
11. Butcher
12. Private detective
13. stripper
14. accountant
15. athlete
16. winning lotto, singing Take this Job and Shove It
17. Carpenters showing about 3" of ass crack
18. fast food restaurant
19. 10
20. 65
21. Because Butchers work in a “cold” environment
22. Magnum, Rockford, etc.  
ETA…Thank you **REBO** for supplying the questions in your summary.

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/35 "2008-10-19T13:22:54Z")

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1. Astronaut
2. Athlete
3. Swimsuit/Lingerie model
4. Assembly line factory worker
5. Travel writer
6. I win a big lottery and quit it
7. Computer professionals can’t attract women
8. Newspaper delivery
9. 3
10. 75

For question # 9, I assume you mean “different occupations” and not necessarily changing of employers but same basic position. If I’m wrong about that, change my answer to 10.

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/36 "2008-10-19T13:50:43Z")

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1. Price is Right host
2. Construction
3. Stripper
4. Accountant
5. Wakeboard Instructor
6. Boss does the secretary
7. Cops are crooked
8. Mc Donalds
9. 10
10. 65

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/37 "2008-10-19T14:12:50Z")

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My responses weren’t really jokes. Couldn’t think of anything better.

Disqualify them if you must. I’m sure the bookies will be thrown in all sorts of disarray, but it’s no skin of my balls.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/38 "2008-10-19T14:30:28Z")

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> [@cmkeller](#):
>
> For question # 9, I assume you mean “different occupations” and not necessarily changing of employers but same basic position. If I’m wrong about that, change my answer to 10.

I meant your second interpretation; how many different employers/jobs.

How have others interpreted it?

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**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:** [October 19, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/39 "2008-10-19T20:15:24Z")

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1. Spy
2. Firefighter
3. Movie star
4. Data entry
5. Editor
6. Making millions for doing something you’d do for free
7. Doctors are all rich
8. Burger flipper
9. 5
10. Never

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-working-for-a-living-by-wormthered-closed/468542/40 "2008-10-19T23:27:10Z")

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I’m gonna have to score this tomorrow - the day got away from me.

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