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I know a lot of you young readers come here for tips on jobs, and I have just become aware of a new career path which I simply cannot recommend.
It turns out, wildlife managers are seeing if they can keep crocodiles from returning to residential neighborhoods by taping magnets to their heads to disrupt their “homing” ability. I am not making this up.
Kids, if you’re at work and you find yourself sticking a magnet to the head of a toothy reptile with packing tape, maybe you should redo your résumé.
The grads I know who have tried this job say there are serious drawbacks. If you don’t believe me, just contact “Stumpy,” “Lefty,” “Hopalong,” “Elbow Willy” and “Scalpless Sutton.”
Of course, as always, if you majored in Creative Writing or Film Studies, you should ignore this advice. Croc-taping could be just what you’ve been looking for.
Eat your lima beans and join the Oddly Enough blog network!
Actual crocodile magnet photos courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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This crocodile’s sense of direction is not affected by the magnet, he’s too embarassed to go home.
Can this magnet be adapted for use on humans ? (perhaps my wife)
Perhaps we could tape your wife to a crocodile?
Good idea, Bill. And then as she disappears into the swamp, Married Man could say, “See you later, alligator!” Or, you know, something like that.
i hear, Married Man’s wife holler, “In a while, crocodile!” at him.
You know…I graduated with a BFA in Creative Writing. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not necessarily a dead-end major. I have been quite successful, finding a job in my field within a few months of graduating and outlasting several of my peers through layoffs.
I seem to always pick the jobs people make fun of…during school when we had people talk to us about resumes and cover letters, they would always say “Now, if you are a manager at Dairy Queen, you should probably not put that on your resume.” And I was a manager at DQ for all 4 years of college!
BTW, I’m not complaining…..just saying…
Thanks for that information, Creative Writing Graduate. Relativity to crocodile thread?
Also, ‘I seem always to pick…” would not split your infinitive.
Bill, obviously Creative Writer is just writing creatively. ;-p
I am a Film Studies major… Where can I get an application?
Hey stupid it’s an alligator not a crocodile
“Mummy, mummy, can WE go to Stupidville?”
Bill,
Creative Writing major was mentioned in the article, I thought I would defend the major.
Oh…and no one cares about split infinitives, unless they are speaking Latin. Way to be pedantic.
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
I promise to never again split an infinitive.
Et tu Brute?
Hey even engineers know how to write!
BTW – if magnets work so well, why the tape? You’d think a tranq dart would do the trick, from a LONG way away. But hey, I’m sure there’s a good reason. The film guys probably had a roll of gaffe tape in their pocket.
“Hey even engineers know how to write!”
Not really. (English Major)