Guess my job - Page 2

infinite monkey · 11-15-2011, 01:58 PM

You're the one who changes the things on railroad tracks that make the train curve off onto another track.

Or a train engineer, or caboose guy?

Sundae · 11-15-2011, 02:00 PM

Caboose sounds like something to do with booty...?
I'm sure a caboose guy is not a job description in Britain.
At least not one that is paid.

infinite monkey · 11-15-2011, 02:04 PM

You don't see a caboose much anymore;technology has made them obsolete.

You might know them as brake vans (according to wiki).

When I was a kid we always waved to the train driver and the caboose guy. The drivers will, most often, still wave back.

I'd love to convert an old caboose into a guest room or something.

Trilby · 11-15-2011, 02:30 PM

He's a hit man for the mob.

sooooooooo obvious.

or he sells vicodin online.

Sundae · 11-15-2011, 02:40 PM

Tiger and I read a book today that ended in the family having their holiday (vacation) in a double decker bus. He was SO taken with the idea that I suggested to Mum he might want to watch Summer Holiday with (dad's favourite) Sir Cliff Richard.

It was my childhood dream to tour Europe in a converted double decker bus. As per the above film.

infinite monkey · 11-15-2011, 02:51 PM

She's just a devil woman, with evil on her mind. Beware the devil woman, she's gonna GETCHA!

Sundae · 11-15-2011, 02:57 PM

Well after all, Carrie doesn't live here any more
And from what I remember, she had the room on the second floor.
There's a reasonable chanche she was abducted and killed.

But what can you do, eh?

glatt · 11-15-2011, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

It was my childhood dream to tour Europe in a converted double decker bus. As per the above film.

We camped one site over from a converted red double decker bus when my family was camping across Europe. I think it was outside Rome. Anyway, it seemed so incredibly cool! It was a decent sized group, like maybe ten or fifteen people, but they had so much room! I wanted to ditch my family and jump on that bus.

Spexxvet · 11-15-2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

You don't see a caboose much anymore;technology has made them obsolete.

You might know them as brake vans (according to wiki).

When I was a kid we always waved to the train driver and the caboose guy. The drivers will, most often, still wave back.

I'd love to convert an old caboose into a guest room or something.

My friend's father did that way back in the 60s or 70s, in the Poconos. Had the caboose moved there and set on a length of track. My friend's brother lives there now.

There was not much privacy.

infinite monkey · 11-15-2011, 04:42 PM

I picture one behind my house (my new log home) set back into the woods a bit, where guests could stay if they wanted. My nieces would love it.

I'm dreamy today.

Clodfobble · 11-15-2011, 06:14 PM

A guess for Cotillion... if you have to "run some checks" in the evening, I'm thinking system backups. Some form of sysadmin/IT support like UT said.

Edit: an earlier post made by Cotillion before the job-guessing game started:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cotillion

"Mindlessly forwarding on pseudo-poignant statements" is, however. And you'll find it is the same people who used to send email forwards, back in the day (the day before we built a ceremonial bonfire and then threw all the forwaders we could find on top of it, like Odin demanded).

Oh yeah. Definitely a computer guy.

GunMaster357 · 11-16-2011, 04:56 AM

Tester for a waterbed manufacturer?

Trilby · 11-16-2011, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I picture one behind my house (my new log home) set back into the woods a bit, where guests could stay if they wanted. My nieces would love it.

I'm dreamy today.

Box Car Children!!!!

My favorite!

glatt · 11-16-2011, 08:24 AM

Kids' favorites always seem to involve absent parents or dead parents. Especially popular when the parents come back at the end and praise the kids for being so independent and resourceful.

infinite monkey · 11-16-2011, 08:41 AM

I must have had a Boxcar Children book or two, because I remember them, vaguely.

Remember when the Bobbsey Twins got their Own Little Railroad? I was fascinated. This might be the reason for my love of trains now.

Anyway, yeah, I still want to guess Cotillion's job! I'm just passing the time, waiting on some yays or nays on the previous guesses.

11-15-2011, 02:00 PM	#17
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Caboose sounds like something to do with booty...? I'm sure a caboose guy is not a job description in Britain. At least not one that is paid. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-15-2011, 02:04 PM	#18
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You don't see a caboose much anymore;technology has made them obsolete. You might know them as brake vans (according to wiki). When I was a kid we always waved to the train driver and the caboose guy. The drivers will, most often, still wave back. I'd love to convert an old caboose into a guest room or something. Attached Images

11-15-2011, 02:30 PM	#19
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	He's a hit man for the mob. sooooooooo obvious. or he sells vicodin online. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-15-2011, 02:40 PM	#20
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Tiger and I read a book today that ended in the family having their holiday (vacation) in a double decker bus. He was SO taken with the idea that I suggested to Mum he might want to watch Summer Holiday with (dad's favourite) Sir Cliff Richard. It was my childhood dream to tour Europe in a converted double decker bus. As per the above film. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-15-2011, 02:57 PM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Well after all, Carrie doesn't live here any more And from what I remember, she had the room on the second floor. There's a reasonable chanche she was abducted and killed. But what can you do, eh? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-15-2011, 01:58 PM	#16
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You're the one who changes the things on railroad tracks that make the train curve off onto another track. Or a train engineer, or caboose guy?

11-15-2011, 02:51 PM	#21
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	She's just a devil woman, with evil on her mind. Beware the devil woman, she's gonna GETCHA!

11-15-2011, 04:42 PM	#25
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I picture one behind my house (my new log home) set back into the woods a bit, where guests could stay if they wanted. My nieces would love it. I'm dreamy today.

11-16-2011, 04:56 AM	#27
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Tester for a waterbed manufacturer? __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

11-16-2011, 08:24 AM	#29
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Kids' favorites always seem to involve absent parents or dead parents. Especially popular when the parents come back at the end and praise the kids for being so independent and resourceful.

11-16-2011, 08:41 AM	#30
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I must have had a Boxcar Children book or two, because I remember them, vaguely. Remember when the Bobbsey Twins got their Own Little Railroad? I was fascinated. This might be the reason for my love of trains now. Anyway, yeah, I still want to guess Cotillion's job! I'm just passing the time, waiting on some yays or nays on the previous guesses.

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