When I was young, I wanted to work at Meineke (Not funny or interesting, I just haven't posted anything for a while) (450 hits)
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Submitted by Manic Velocity (View user info) at 2005-09-12 14:51:37 EDT
Most people when they're young, aspire to become dancers, firefighters, superheroes, and the ever popular astronaut. When we're young, we see dancers, firefighters, superheroes and astronauts, and naturally want to emulate them. It's what kids do. They mimic the actions of people they admire.
When I was young, I wanted to work at Meineke.
I had no idea how to say "Meineke", nor did I even understand what it is a Meineke employee does. I just wanted to wear one of those blue jumpsuits. Those things kicked ass! They reminded me of my pajamas. Just one big peice of clothing that only required a long pull of the zipper. If I worked at Meineke, it would be like wearing my pajamas all day long and getting paid for it!
My grandpa had one of those jumpsuits and he wore it all the time. That, and a bright orange trucker's hat. He was one of the happiest men I have ever met.
Now that I'm older, and much more educated and sensible, I've come to realize just how naive I was. I wanted to be a grease monkey? What the fuck was I thinking? I desperately want to hop into my delorean and travel back in time so as to smack my younger self upside the head.
Now I work a desk job for a pretty cool company. I crunch numbers all day, with a bottle of soda and a pack of Starbursts at my side. I can come into work wearing torn jeans, dirty sneakers, a shirt that hasn't been washed in 6 days, and not get a second look from my co-workers or management. I could probably wear a jumpsuit if I wanted, but I don't own one.
I hope my kids aren't as dumb as I was.
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Submitted by Davros (user info) at 2005-09-13 08:21:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2005-09-13 03:11:35 (#)
Ranking: 1
"Most people when they're young, aspire to become dancers, firefighters, superheroes, and the ever popular astronaut. "
Well, growing up in England that phrase would be changed to more along the lines of:
"Most British people when they're young, would love to be dancers, firefighters, superheroes, and the ever popular astronaut. Unfortunately they're British so settle for Macdonalds employee, librarian, politician or dole scum."
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Got to love the British humour.
-Dave
Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2005-09-13 03:11:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
"Most people when they're young, aspire to become dancers, firefighters, superheroes, and the ever popular astronaut. "
Well, growing up in England that phrase would be changed to more along the lines of:
"Most British people when they're young, would love to be dancers, firefighters, superheroes, and the ever popular astronaut. Unfortunately they're British so settle for Macdonalds employee, librarian, politician or dole scum."
Submitted by Magic_Monkey (user info) at 2005-09-13 02:48:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
So many hits ... so little reviews
Submitted by userpete86 (user info) at 2005-09-12 18:49:29 EDT (#)
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Back to the Future!!!!
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-09-12 16:50:56 EDT (#)
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I always said that I never wanted to work in an office when I was a kid. Now I'd love to work in a nice quiet office sometimes.
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2005-09-12 15:25:55 EDT (#)
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+2 for an "oh, hey, just so you know, I'm still alive" post. I felt that need today too.
And Johnny's got a point, mechanics can make BANK these days. So can plumbers, if my cousin is any indication of the profits to me made in that area. I think there is a lot more money in the "trades" these days than many of us "white collar" types realize.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-09-12 15:13:20 EDT (#)
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Automobile repair is one the fastest growing segments in today's job market - everybody wants to work in a cube farm, instead of underneath the hood of a car.
Did you know that a fully certified ASE Master Mechanic can bring 6 figures a year?
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2005-09-12 15:07:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
"Not funny or interesting, I just haven't posted anything for a while."
+2 for refreshing honesty.