I’m not going to prolong it. The Worst Job in the World title came down to a number of factors - danger, grossness, fecalocitude, etc.
In the end, I had to choose the worst job I happen to have a photo of, and that brings us to the exciting field of elephant proctology.
Astoundingly, one person guessed it right in a comment on my Oddly Enough Facebook blog wall. They left no name, which I guess means they’re currently wanted by the law for something or other.
For those of you wondering what the doctor is saying here:
- “Damn Verizon! I’m getting no reception in here at all!”
- “Feels like he had egg salad and guacamole for dinner.”
- “Bring me the tree trimmers! He’s got hemorrhoids the size of a schnauzer!”
- “I found my lunchbox, Lonnie! Is it noon yet?”
Here is the job in real life, so you college grads looking at glossy brochures, pay attention! Got a degree in creative writing? The interview line starts you-know-where.
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A doctor cleans the rectum of Jamilah, a 29-year-old female elephant, before conducting a four-dimensional ultrasound exam, in a 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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- Posted by The worst outfit in the history of earth? | iSawNEWS.comThat is an awesome post. It looks like the doctor is wearing a full body condom.
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- Posted by April bests: why are you smiling? | iSawNEWS.comThank you Steve B.
- Posted by BillHey! Is that Harrison Ford?
- Posted by Steve BI have to think that the ELEPHANT has the worse job in the world. Not only is he/she locked up in a zoo and not in his/her natural habitat, but some white dude has his entire arm up his/her backside. On top of all that, the poor pachyderm is being examined not in the privacy of a nice, white clinic room, but out in the open with at least four other people watching. You know he/she isn’t going to live that down with the other elephants, especially after they see the webshots. The doctor gets to rip off his plasticwear and go on with his day, but the recently violated elephant has to behave like a happy mammal for the paying tourists. Talk about a job that sucks.
- Posted by LibrarianMr Bob,
I think the correct term would be ‘fecallacio.’
I could be wrong, also.
- Posted by tim