World’s Weirdest Jobs: From Hard Boilers to Gum Busters
by Ever wondered what happens to the golf balls you hit to the bottom of the lake? Or to the piece of Wrigley you stuck under the bench?! If you think your job’s boring, try getting hired for one of these!
Fecal archaeologist
Karl Reinhard would rather call himself a pathoecologist. Its serious business when Karl tells you that such a study helps in establishing the relationships between human behavior and environment and the diseases they had.
Golf Ball Diver
Searches the depths of golf course bodies of water to find lost golf balls to refinish and resell. Brett Parker says it’s not the same as diving into a swimming pool and he’s had close encounters with everything from water moccasins to gators!
Fortune writer
Lisa Yang is probably America’s most widely read writers (and one of the most anonymous). She composes 100 pearls of wisdom a month for her father’s company in San Francisco which is taken by 90% of fortune cookie manufacturers over the country!
Gum Buster
Remove gum stuck to sidewalks, street benches and other unwanted areas by de-sticking the gum through a steaming process. You won’t believe how successful the gum-removing business has been for Mr. Duane Cummins! He has also not officially endorsed a gum-brand as of now.
Mermaids
Performance artists who don their mermaid tails and dive in fin first into 10,000 gallons of saltwater aquariums as watchers ogle away! Julie Atlas Muz who works at Coral Room, a nightclub in NYC says mingling with puffers and angelfish was never so much fun!
Hard Boiler
Sounds like a hard core action movie eh? Well not exactly close, Mike Rowe makes a decent living out of boiling various kinds of animal hair until it curls for later use. A whiff of that stuff would make you shudder for a couple of weeks!
There you go, this opens up a whole new frontier; who wouldn’t want to dive for balls or poke and prod brown goo? Well they’re jobs; someone’s got to do ‘em!
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Post Commentshaun simpson
On November 27, 2008 at 11:10 am
some cool jobs
joystick7
On November 27, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Good post!
Inna Tysoe
On November 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Thanks for that. I never thought of the people in those jobs–and you pointed them out to me!
Regards,
Inna
Blue Buttefly
On November 27, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Cool article. Fantastic!
Lauren Axelrod
On November 27, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Ok, I love Archeology but that is gross!
Joie Schmidt
On November 27, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Love the article – unique, fun stuff!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Chris Stonecipher
On November 28, 2008 at 12:49 am
Amit,
I enjoyed reading your article. I decided to stumble it.
Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.
Chris
ur guide
On November 28, 2008 at 1:12 am
great weird jobs……loved it……..keep it up
Kelly
On November 28, 2008 at 1:29 am
mike rowe is awesome! i love watching dirty jobs!
eddiego65
On November 28, 2008 at 5:03 am
Very weird jobs but someone has to do them! Entertaining article.
K Kristie
On November 28, 2008 at 5:26 am
A cool article.
Enzo Silvestri
On November 28, 2008 at 6:50 pm
What about a pineapple ring tray stacker, with its daily bath in sticky juices.
Bren Parks
On December 4, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Loved it, very amusing and informative.
Jessica Smith
On December 10, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I Have Applied For Most Of These Jobs And They All SUCK!
j
On December 11, 2008 at 4:45 am
haha cool :p
zack
On December 16, 2008 at 2:40 am
Mike Rowe is a television actor.. his job has nothing to do with boiling animal fur.
thestickman
On December 28, 2008 at 9:50 am
Amazing!
(And we love “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe, and “History’s Dirtiest Jobs” with that whatshisname, from ‘Monty Python’… even BETTER!)
-thestickman
Write Easy
On February 15, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Its a unusual article…nice!
lucia anna
On December 8, 2010 at 12:43 pm
yes, nice
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