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Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw this somewhere else and it was so fun and hilarious to read. I put it here instead of the game area, hoping more people would participate.

I will go first:

I am a stay at home mom. I wash the clothes, the floor and the things that are used to cook with and eat out of. I sure do wash a lot of things! I hate to clean the white round bowl, but it is a must! I help my kid with the work that is sent home and I pick up the stuff left by the one I wed. I still pick up socks! I play with the kid and he makes me laugh.

I used to work at the place where you pay for your house. If you did not pay when you should I would call you and ask where is it? Do you want to live in your car?? I like my job I have now much more.


Ok, as you can see, it's funny to read, sounds a bit like a 4 yr old. Give it a try, I imagine it would be more challenging for those out in the paying job world.

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I sit at a desk. On my desk is a box and a thing with a screen. I put stuff I get in the box on my desk. At times, this can be fun but most of the time it is not. It makes me yawn a lot.

When I am bad and sneak where I should not (like now), I can have fun! I hope they do not catch me!

Then, there are times when I get sheets of pulp that must be put in a file. That part of my job blows big time. I have to pick up the phone when it rings, too.

I keep my eyes on the clock so I know when I can go home.

It is not time yet. :-(

This was fun and quite a test. Time to post!


Kimmo
Member

05-02-2003

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I sit at a desk. I make forms and books (or things like books, but small)look nice. I post forms and "books" to the web, too. I like that part.

I send lots of prints of forms to a big place where forms get sent out to those who need them. Well, there is more than one place. There are two. The forms are for the state health plan. I keep up lists of those who want to get mail from us. Yawn.

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sometimes I get a phone call at 6:00 am. When I do, it means I am working that day. When I do, I get a folder and a key and find the room I will be working in for that day. Sometimes I don't stay in the same room all day. My job changes drastically from day to day. Sometimes I hand out pieces of paper and explain what to do with it. Sometimes I show a video. Sometimes I do other things. What I do it determined by a piece of paper I read as soon as I get to the room I'm working in. I talk to kids. Sometimes they're as young as 11. Sometimes they're as old as 18. Now and then I get to stand in a cafeteria and watch kids eat. That's usually pretty boring.

At my night job, I move next day air boxes and envelopes that have who knows what items in them. I read the labels and determine where to sort them to. I look at them too see if they are hazardous. If they are being sent out of the country, I make sure they have little green stickers on them. When I'm done doing that, I fill out paperwork.

Then I take break.

After my break I stand in front of a large "pan" that boxes and envelopes slide into and put the packages on a belt. Depending on where they are going, I either put them on the far side or the near side of that belt. If they are staying in Wisconsin, I put them in a tote. When there are no more boxes to put on the belt, I go home.

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My day belongs to me.
Many days I walk on a belt that moves.
Many days I read a lot of small books with no pictures in them.
Everyday I post notes on a screen that sits on my desk.
Somedays I brave the big bad outdoors to go to buildings where they have lots of things I can buy.
Somedays I go visiting other people like me.
No days do I dust and mop and clean. YUCK. I pay someone else to do that :-)

I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!

Abbynormal
Member

08-04-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK Kaili and Jan. Ya'll aren't getting off that easy. It's supposed to be one syllable descriptions. I sure hope you don't think I actually talk the way my post read!! LOL

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I talk to people all day. Sometimes the people are upset. Sometimes they are happy. They come to my office mostly when they are upset and we talk about why they are upset.

I also stand in front of a group and talk. They come to hear me tell them things they did not know before. Sometimes I actually do that. Sometimes not. They still come because they pay a lot of money.

I also help people with how they help people. They bring me videos of their meetings with those people and I review them and talk about what they did good in that meeting and what they did not do good. Sometimes I even watch them do a meeting live.

In between, I go to a different kind of meeting with boring people to discuss things I don't really care about. They make decisions, I nod as if I care, and then I go back to my office and wait on more people to talk to.



Faerygdds
Member

08-29-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm....

I sit at my desk and talk on the phone. The phone rings. I pick it up. I page calls, open mail, stamp mail to say it got here, smile and greet.

When I am done I come and play here!!!


That is HARD!!!


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I stay at home. My ears hear kids mad and glad. I do wash. I clean the place where we eat and make meals. My car runs mad and glad kids to their life cause mom has none! LOL I play at a desk that has a thing where I type and looks like a TV. I go to sites where there are no mad and glad kids and wash and meals and cars!

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
and the prize goes to Texannie!!!!! all 4 letter words. Well done :-)

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ahhh...I was wondering about the one syllable thing! I thought we were just explaining what we do in simple terms. Haha.

Day Job:

I go to school for a job. Just some days since I am a sub. Kids (big or small) sit and watch what I do. Or they watch a tape (if the day's plan says so). Some days they write. Lots of the time they talk. Too much. I have to make them stop. Or at least do it in a low voice....if and when the time is right. They like to work in groups. I like to let them when I can. My days at school are fun and fast most of the time.

Night job:

One box at a time. I sort them by their zip code and send them where they go. Some weigh a lot and that is not much fun. I get help to lift those. When I get a small box, the job is not so bad. I scan the box and put it in a bag with the rest of the small ones. I sort the next day air stuff and load it into a truck. When we get done with those, I take my break.

After my break, I go back to the "small sort". Here, each small box gets put on a belt and sent to a bin to be put in a bag. The bags get sent to trucks. This part of my night is very dull. Plus there is a guy in that area that I am not too fond of. He is very...hmmmm. How to put this. He likes to brag. A lot. I try to walk off and close my ears but it is very hard to do. Grrrr. I get out of there as soon as I can and go home. Most of the time that would be at half past eight.

(How was that? Better? :-))

Zules
Member

08-21-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have two jobs. One I do not like. It is the one where I sit at a desk. I keep the books in check and make sure it's all right. I do not err, I do not want to go jail.

My other job is great! I get to make grown ups feel good. I rub them with oil. I rub their arms and legs and back and neck. They lay down while I do it. Some go to sleep, some do not. But they all like it very much. I do too.

(Ha, it sounds so bad - it is NOT!)

Glenn
Member

07-05-2003

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am an old kid. I act like I am the sheriff and have a posse. I get to play outside all day. I can play in the dirt and get muddy. I make things with boards and nails. I play with trucks and tractors and bulldozers. I mix sand, water, rocks and a magic powder together and watch it turn into a great big hard chunk that other big kids come and play on. It is always boys playing these games but I like playing with the girls also. But that is another story.



Hippyt
Member

09-10-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am a mom. I wash things too. I wash kids and dogs. I wash shirts and pants. I wash floors and doors. I wash lots. I do not like to wash. I cook food too. I push swings and read books. When kids scream,I hide. Or yell.I try not to yell.
I once had a job at a place that made food. It was fun. I am too old for that job now.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Jan!! I am good with simple thoughts, that's why I don't go to News & View! LOL

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
just wondering why the full time moms are having NO problems talking in one syllable words!??? LOL

Not1worry
Member

07-30-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wake up when the kids or the man of the house wake me up. I feed them all and tell the small ones to do their chores. I tell the man I love to have a nice day at work. He gives me a kiss. Then I teach the kids. We do math first since we don't like it much. We take a break and have a snack. Once school is done we have lunch. Then I clean the house, do the wash, read a book or play on the Dell, and the kids play. Now and then we get in the van and go to the store. They don't like that. I try not to shout at them or talk in the "mean mom" voice. As the sun sets, I fix more food. The man I love comes home and gives me a kiss. Then I clean the kids and the house some more. The man I love was gone a long time and I was sad. He is home and we are all quite glad.

Abbynormal
Member

08-04-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
To those that want to play, I realize I never really explained in my first post. The object is to describe your job in ONLY one syllable words. Sorry about that!

Texannie, omgosh you're right! I laughed at yours, because it sounded just like my life. We sahm's sure do alot of washing. yikes!

I thought this was fun because you really don't realize how hard it is to decribe your day in cave man talk. lol

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i wake up. i try to wake up child. child no wake up. i go wash face. i try to wake up child once more. child no wake up. i yell. child wake up. child get clothes on. i get clothes on. i make food. child eat food. child and i go out door to car. get in car. drive. drop child off at school. drive some more. stop car at work. get out of car and go to place where desk is. sit at desk. open mail. answer phone. answer mail i see on screen on desk. type on keys on desk. watch screen fill up. new screen. fill up again. leave place where desk is. get in car. close door. drive. pick up child at school. take child to pool. push child out of car. drive fast. back to place where desk is. answer more phones. type more keys. turn off lights. lock door. back in car. drive. pick up child at pool. go to store. buy food. back in car AGAIN. drive home. park car. get mail. open mail. listen to phone calls. cook food. eat food. watch loud box with moving faces on it. wash face. brush teeth. put child in bed. kiss child. kiss husband. go to bed. sleep.

Wargod
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cuz we spend all day with our kids!

My whole day is go fast up and run, or stop and wait. I am a bank, nurse, cook, and maid. I show the kids how to do things, I hug, love, and laugh. I wipe the red stuff that comes from cuts, give ice for bumps and black and blue spots. I read and give baths, cook, and dust, wipe, pick up and throw out stuff. I need to go to a place where there are no kids and no things to dust, wipe, or pick up for a few days!

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My job is to get folks to come to where I live. I get to work at home. I am so glad. It's like I cheer "Rah Rah" for where I live all day long. I get to have a lot of fun while I earn dough. I work when I want. If I wake up at one in the night, I start to work and then take a nap when I am tired. I love my job!

Reiki
Member

08-12-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I go out of my house. I look both ways to cross the street. I go to the bus stop. I say hi to my friend. We wait for the bus. If the bus is on time we are glad. If the bus is late we are sad. The bus takes us to our work. My friend gets off first. "Bye friend. Have a nice day." Next is my turn. I pull the string to tell the man who drives the bus to stop. I tell him "Thank you" when I get off. If we are late I do not say "Thank you".

I walk through the park to my work. I look at the trees and birds. At my work I go to sit at my big desk. My desk has a big box on it and when I push on a small flat box on my desk I can see the words on the big box. There are lots of stuff on my desk. You might think my desk it is a mess, but I know how to find things when I need to. Most of the day I push on a small flat box to make words on the big box. In my box I keep words that help me tell the ones who teach small kids, moms and dads how to help kids who have a hard time in school. I tell them when to come to my work to meet my boss. I send them mail to let them know.

I also talk on the phone. I pick it up if it rings. It rings all the time. I try to help the who is on the phone. If I can't help I write what they said on a piece of paper to give to one who can help.

When it is time to meet the ones who teach and the moms and dads, I take a small box I push on and take it to the next room. I sit at a big flat desk. My boss, the people who teach, the moms and dads sit and talk about a plan for a school to help the child learn. My boss talks for a long time. I sit and hear them talk and I push on my small box so that I can tell them what they said.

At lunch time my boss and I go down the hill. We like it there. They are nice. They make good food. I like to eat a green leaves with other things on top of it. Not all the time. I like meat on bread too.

At four I can walk through the park to the bus stop. On some days a friend of mine drives me in his car to my house. On some days my boss drives me in her car to my house. When I get to my house I am very glad. All day I push on the small box and look at the words on the big box. Now that I am home what do you think I do? I rush to my own small box and push on it so I can see my friends. And here you are!

Hippyt
Member

09-10-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL,that's great Reiki!

Reiki
Member

08-12-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That was hard! A few multi-syllabic words slipped through and I had the hardest time trying to think of how to describe a salad in one syllable words.

Lobster
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I work in a store. In my store we sell beer and wine and schnapps and gin and rum and more things like that.

I take the stuff the guys and gals buy and I run it by a bright light. The box to the left of me tells me what I just ran in front of the bright light and the price. I make sure it is right. Then I take their cash and give them change. Most times they give me a card.

Most of the time I stand in front of the box that makes bets. Guys and gals come in and give me bet slips. I put them in the box that makes bets and then they give me cash. No cards.

At times I put nips on the shelf or butts in the rack. I dump the trash. I take stuff out of a box and put it on a shelf. I dust the shelf. I do not sweep the floor. Not my job, mon.

At five on the nose, I go home.

The End