Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: career, doctor, employee, eyes, funny, hilarious, job, jokes, nurse
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I started as a fishmonger but the work made me selfish.
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My next job was in an orange juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn’t concentrate.
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Then I worked as a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the axe.
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After that, I tried to be a tailor, but I wasn’t suited for it – it was a sew-sew job.
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Next, I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was too exhausting.
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I attempted to work in a deli, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the mustard.
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I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn’t have any patience.
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Next, was a job in a shoe shop. I felt so down at heel that I became depressed and soulful.
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Then I became a fisherman. But I discovered that I couldn’t live on my net income.
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I managed to get a job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.
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Mar 20 2010
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: academics, achievement, Africa, America, aspirations, blacks, brilliance, Britain, British, career, competition, computer, dream, education, environment, examination, excellence, family, friends, genius, government, happiness, history, immigration, inspiration, joy, laughter, London, Mathematics, Nigeria, nurturing, overachievers, parent, peers, pride, prime minister, prodigies, scholarship, school, student, success, talent, teacher, twins, university
. . . . Black and Has 9-Year-Old
High School-Bound Twins
Paula and Peter Imafidon are just like any other 9-year-olds. They love laughing, playing on the computer and fighting with each other. What sets these twins apart from their peers, though, is that they are, hands down, prodigies who are about to enter high school and make British history as the youngest to do so.
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The precocious London-based tykes, known as the “Wonder Twins,” floored academics a year ago when they aced University of Cambridge’s advanced mathematics exam. They are the youngest students to ever pass the test.
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The future little scholars’ father, Chris, and mother, Ann, immigrated to Britain from
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: airline, attendant, belief, career, children, courage, creativity, customer, flight, fun, happiness, heart, imagination, inspiration, job, joy, life, occupation, passenger, pilot, plane, salesman, security, service, smiles, spouse, success, voice, wife
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Plato said that work should be play. Some airline employees are
taking him seriously. After landing, one flight attendant announced,
“Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed
giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
(I like the honest approach.)
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As a plane touched down and was slowing to a stop in Washington, a
lone voice came over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella. WHOA!” (Who
says you can’t have fun with your job?)
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One pilot made this weather announcement: “Weather at our
destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they’ll try
to have them fixed before we arrive.”
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“As you exit the plane,” a flight attendant said, “please make sure
to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be
distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave
children or spouses.”
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And passengers reported that they heard this from the crew just as
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Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: 'King of Pop', Apollo, awards, career, categories, celebrity, dancer, dedication, encouragement, family, fans, figure, grammy, happiness, Harlem, icon, Los Angeles, memorial, Michael Jackson, museum, music, New York, Paris, photos, plans, pop star, smiles, summer, theater, thoughts, tribute, video, wax
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 1984 file photo, Michael Jackson is seen backstage at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories.
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Michael Jackson at Apollo — 40 years after his $1,000 gig
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Jun 27, 2009 4:19 pm PDT
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The Harlem theater that helped launch Michael Jackson’s career plans star-studded tributes to him this summer.
The Apollo Theater will stage a public memorial Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eulogies will be delivered under the marquee by its president and others.
Jackson and his brothers once did 31 shows in one week at the Apollo for $1,000.
Inside, DJs will spin Jackson’s music accompanied by video tributes.
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Jun 27 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, American, belief, cab, career, challenge, comedian, creativity, discipline, effort, idea, New York, opportunity, performance, persistence, practice, preparation, quotes, referee, secret, skills, stadium, strength, talent, taxi, Yankee stadium
A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to
the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs
and crashed to the ground.After a while he slowly climbed the tree again. And again he jumped.
This time he flapped all four of his limbs, but still plummeted to the
hard ground.The persistent turtle tried again and again with the same results. A
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Jun 13 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: ability, actress, America, appearances, awards, beauty, career, catwalk, celebrity, competition, contestants, experience, fashion, judges, life, magazine, model, music, Oscar, performance, photos, prize, runway, season, show, smiles, star, style, success, supermodel, talent, winner
Where Are They Now?
Where are Tyra’s models now?
Kimora Lee Simmons, Judge: Cycle 1
Originally, Kimora sat with Janice Dickinson and Tyra Banks as “Model’s” oh-so-gorgeous judges. But tensions ran high between Kimora and Janice, and the former left the show at the end of the first season. The move didn’t harm Simmons’ fashion career any. She continues to run the Baby Phat clothing label with her ex-husband
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May 22 2009
