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Blog Guy, I’m enlisting in the Army. They say they will guarantee I’ll become a “tank-puller.” You’re the expert on careers. Does that sound like a good deal?
No, it does not. Do the guys in this photo seem to have a dream job? And it can get a lot worse – sometimes tanks have to go up steep hills.
I never thought of it that way! I’m gonna insist on just being a downhill puller!
Hang on. If you are very clever, you may be able to figure out why pulling a big honking tank DOWNHILL might pose hazards, as well.
Oh, I’m so confused! What do I want to be, then?
You want to be the guy INSIDE the tank, sitting at the loudspeaker making rumbling and shooting sounds. Tell the recruiter I said so.
More bad Army jobs: Holler if you see a flame! and “Give ‘er another thump!”
Belarus strongmen Kirill Shimko (L) and Pavel Soroka pull a T-34 tank at the “Stalin’s line” World War II memorial 20 miles from Minsk, May 18, 2008. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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If that doesn’t cure your constipation, I don’t know what will.
I’m glad we tried this on the ground. My parachute sucks!
Too bad we couldn’t get that Swiss jet wing guy to come out and play kite with us. Tokarev the Tank Guy is nowhere near as fun.
Next week, two very short Belarus strongmen pull a deuce and a half.
“If the stupid b*stard lets it run out of fuel again he can pull his bloody self”