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2013/08/13 12:03:08
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Executing Exarch
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I work on a computer doing logistics things.
We move big things around and put them where people don't want them.
Its exactly as interesting as it sounds.
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 Blacksails wrote:
Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
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2013/08/13 13:01:41
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.
Whaaaat? Machines you say?
You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?
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How do you promote your Hobby? - Legoburner "I run some crappy wargaming website " |
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2013/08/13 13:04:13
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Blood-Raging Khorne Berserker
I don't even KNOW anymore.
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<-------- Man of Leisure.
(Pronounced LEH-sure)
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2013/08/13 13:29:25
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Terminator with Assault Cannon
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 notprop wrote: Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.
Whaaaat? Machines you say?
You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?
Thems aint legal here abouts.
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Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
:Nilla Marines: 2500
:Marine "Scouts": 2500 (Systemically Quarantined, Unsupported, Abhuman, Truncated Soldiers)
"On one side of me stand my Homeworld, Stronghold and Brotherhood; On the other, my ancestors. I cannot behave otherwise than honorably."
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2013/08/13 13:38:03
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Huge Bone Giant
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 helgrenze wrote: notprop wrote:Whaaaat? Machines you say?
You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?
Thems aint legal here abouts.
Cuban women, stoogies, or machines?
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"It is not the bullet with your name on it that should worry you, it's the one labeled "To whom it may concern. . ."
DQ:70S++G+++MB+I+Pwhfb06+D++A+++/aWD-R++++T(D)DM+ |
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2013/08/13 13:38:19
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
The Great State of New Jersey
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Construction Project Manager and Estimator... I'm severely underpaid for what I do, and I probably kill an acre of rainforest every day with the amount of paperwork I have to push, but it pays the bills. Planning to go AF or MC officer in a couple years, just trying to enjoy life a bit first and pay down my student loan debt.
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2013/08/13 13:39:47
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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Yes but here in civilisation we have certain expectations....
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How do you promote your Hobby? - Legoburner "I run some crappy wargaming website " |
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2013/08/13 13:45:54
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Shas'ui with Bonding Knife
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I'm an HR Analyst for the leading payroll provider in NA.
I was very lucky in that I graduated from University 2 years ago and landed a temp job in the company. Worked hard, got noticed and made was full-time perm.
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2013/08/13 17:43:49
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Nah you can have all them. It's the lusty ones that are forbidden.
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. 
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2013/08/13 17:51:42
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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....but their the best ones!
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How do you promote your Hobby? - Legoburner "I run some crappy wargaming website " |
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2013/08/13 17:57:09
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.
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2013/08/13 18:23:08
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Sword-Bearing Inquisitorial Crusader
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Theatre lighting, and work for an electrician in between shows.
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2013/08/13 19:17:34
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Laminator/Composites Technician here, basically I make stuff out of carbon fibre on a daily basis. Mostly high end car parts or motorsport stuff with occasional military, aircraft, spacecraft or communication system parts to keep things interesting.
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2013/08/13 19:28:33
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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I'm an RJE Operator for a pretty big company that makes farming equipment. Essentially I monitor batch server jobs and fix them when they break, or contact someone else to do so, or ignore them, depending on what job broke and when. Sometimes it's very quiet, other times it's 5 frying pans and 4 burners. It's not super hard but you also need to be a little proficient in an obscure, archaic scripting language.
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 lord_blackfang wrote:Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.
 Flinty wrote:The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
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2013/08/13 19:37:44
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Foofus wrote:I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.
Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2013/08/13 19:54:02
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Stabbin' Skarboy
WHEREVA DA FIGHTIN IZ BEST
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I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help
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2013/08/13 20:13:53
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
Ephrata, PA
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notprop wrote: Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:I make cigars. More specifically, I'm the guy who keeps the materials stocked on the machines for people who actually make cigars, and troubleshoots the machines.
Whaaaat? Machines you say?
You mean stoogies aren't all rolled on the thighs of lusty Cuban women?
Alas, I don't make stoogies 
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2013/08/13 20:27:04
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
St. Louis, Missouri
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 zman111 wrote:I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help
That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...
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2013/08/13 20:47:59
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Monstrous Master Moulder
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I am a QA tech for a software company, a team lead for a team that pulls data early in the mornings, and a full time student (IT Major).
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2013/08/13 21:03:15
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
Texas
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I'm a HSEQ Manager. Didn't set out in life to do either HSE or Quality, but fell into it and enjoy it. It can be a tricky job since if someone comes looking for you, something bad has happened, and whenever someone sees me coming they think something bad has happened.
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2013/08/13 21:07:16
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Focused Fire Warrior
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Communicator In the Royal Canadian Navy,
Currently transferring to a Tech trade in the Royal Canadian Air Force...
Boring as gak... but here in Canada the military pays very well
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2013/08/14 00:56:30
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Stabbin' Skarboy
WHEREVA DA FIGHTIN IZ BEST
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 mega_bassist wrote: zman111 wrote:I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help
That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...
no im saying I can
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2013/08/14 01:16:53
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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zman111 wrote: mega_bassist wrote: zman111 wrote:I work part time at Taco Hell/Bell on weekends AND STILL make enough to pay my god-dammed bills without help
That doesn't surprise me. Most people can't afford their bills on part-time minimum wage jobs...
no im saying I can
Then your bills must fall far, far below what is average, or you are splitting them with roommates.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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2013/08/14 02:08:27
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Colonel
This Is Where the Fish Lives
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I'm a union steamfitter. I worked for the largest mechanical contractor in the DC area for 12 years, starting as an apprentice and working my way to a foreman. In May I left that company to work on the mechanical team in a large data center here in Northern Virginia. It's a sweet gig, 12 hour days switching between nights and days every week 4 days on, 4 days off.
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 d-usa wrote:"When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
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2013/08/14 02:16:15
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Regular Dakkanaut
Washington State, US
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I currently get paid to do my homework.
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2013/08/14 18:33:48
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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 loki old fart wrote:Foofus wrote:I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.
Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.
Central Warwickshire. Beef and crops, although i've got a small livery yard too. My wife has hordes of chickens... Anglesey is a nice spot .
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2013/08/14 19:16:25
Subject: What do you do for a living?
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Civil War Re-enactor
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I finance music and film.
That means I buy records and Blurays for my welfare money.
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Shotgun wrote:I don't think I will ever understand the mentality of people that feel the need to record and post their butthurt on the interwebs.
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2013/08/14 19:50:05
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Foofus wrote: loki old fart wrote:Foofus wrote:I play rugby for a living, and i'm building up a farming empire very slowly.
Where about ?
We have a farm on anglesey, just horses and chickens ATM.
Central Warwickshire. Beef and crops, although i've got a small livery yard too. My wife has hordes of chickens... Anglesey is a nice spot .
My dad lives on the farm. wants me to live there. But I'm a mechanic, nothing to do out there.
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2013/08/14 20:00:38
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Ultramarine Terminator with Assault Cannon
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sub-zero wrote:Wow, this is the most personally depressing thread that I have ever come across. I see all of these professionals, doing their professional jobs and I'm a 39 year old lawn tech for a nationwide chain. In other words I'm the guy that sprays your lawn with fertilizer once a month. Did I mention that I'm doing this in Florida...in August...for $11/ hr. What really bothers me is that I have a high school diploma (graduated 1 year early with a 3.5 GPA), have 2 years of college study, and a 2 year certificate in motorcycle mechanics. Having all of that I spray lawns...in Florida...in August...for $11/ hr. 
It's not like I haven't tried to find a "better" job, I've looked and there really isn't any in central Florida. Kudos to all you guys out there that made it, I mean that, I just wish I was one of you...
Don't be too quick to think that the grass is greener on the other side (no pun intended). More money = more stress. I'm betting some "professionals" envy you and your job.
As for what I do... I'm a man of many hats, but put plainly... When you drink a glass of water, when you fill a pot to cook, when you shower; I'm the guy that helps to keep that water clean and safe for you to use.
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2013/08/14 20:17:29
Subject: Re:What do you do for a living?
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Dakka Veteran
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I work graveyard shift at a psychiatric facility. The floors here are very cushy, and the free jacket they give you is quite warm!
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or he will find you and eat you in your sleep! 
3100+
And if you're drinkin' well, you know that you're my friend and I say "I think I'll have myself a beer" 
