Monday, December 10, 2018

If People Talked to Other Professionals the Way They Talk to Teachers

“Ah, a zookeeper. So, you just babysit the animals all day?”
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“My colon never acts this way at home. Are you sure you’re reading the colonoscopy results correctly? Did you ever think that maybe you just don’t like my colon?”
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“I’d love to just play with actuary statistics all day. That would be so fun! I bet you don’t even feel like you’re at work!”
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“You’re a sanitation worker, huh? I hated my garbage collectors when I was growing up. One of them once yelled at me when I stood directly in front of their truck and kept it from completing its appointed rounds, and ever since then I’ve just loathed all of them, everywhere.”
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“So you run a ski lodge? Do you just, like, chill during the summer? Must be nice.”
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“Since my singer-songwriter thing isn’t taking off yet, I’ve been thinking about going into lawyer-ing. I mean, how hard can it be? I know criminals like me, or at least the two that I see once a year at Thanksgiving do.”
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“I bet that’s the best part of being a banker — all the free money!”
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“Do you even read your patients’ charts, or do you just assign them a random dosage based on how nice they’ve been to you?”
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“Before you give me a ticket, Officer, I just wanted to mention: My taxes pay your salary.”

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