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Confidence and Success => Business/Work => Topic started by: Tyler on December 02, 2006, 02:05:06 AM
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Complete the sentence. What do you wish you could make money doing? Notice I didn't ask "what is your dream job?" Because, no one wants a job! So, what do you want to do everyday to make a living, earn money, build a fortune or take over the world?
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...playing the drums full time. It's the thing I'm the best at. Got my first drum when I was 12 (1974). Started playing on my friends drum kit at 14. Got my own drum kit at 16. Got into the L.A. rock scene at 20 (1982). Made a decent mark during the big-hair rock scene in a band called Letchen Grey...selling about 80,000 records world wide.Â
Go to Google and with quotation marks search "Letchen Grey" and we're all over the place still.
Got out of the music business in 1991 and started playing on various worship teams (church bands) which I've been doing ever since.
I'm not up for jumping through all the hoops and trying to break into the music business again...especially now that I'm a family man. But sorta dream about one of those serendipidous or Providential (depending on your view) strokes of luck where someone sees me playing at a church and just walks up and offers me a contract. ***sigh*** It's just one of those things where there would be no learning curve, man....I've been doing it for, what, 32 years. Below picture is circa '79 - '80 just before busting into the L.A. rock scene (notice the absence of black leather and spandex).
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I wish I could make money helping people be happy and successful.
It would be great helping people on a personal basis, listening to their problems, giving them
pep talks, taking them by the hand and pushing them in the right directions in life.
And I'm not talking about being a psychologist or something, more of a coach or consultant, just like
Will Smith in the film "Hitch", but not just in matters of love, but of life.
That would be a noble and beautiful thing, if somebody did that for a living...and you'd never grow tired doing it.
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i wish i could make money doing something i am passionate about. fishing, being a dad, helping less fortunate people, etc. but then it would not be fun anymore, it would be just a job. owell, whatcha gonna do?
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Riding a motorcycle. I wish I could race.
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music.
I don't mean being onstage singing and playing. Which I am passionate about. But just to be involved in music that I love to some capacity would be great. Lighting, sound, promo it wouldn't matter.
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rodeo. that would be a good thing to make a living at rodeo.
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Comedy. I still have to work full time becuase comics get paid jack.
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Photographer for Maxium or other non-nude men's magazines.
Wait, this is actually not a joke. I have a photography minor and I studied 1930's-50's pin-up artists. I think I have a great eye for what sexy is without getting naked or super graphic.
Thank god my major was in marketing.
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Photographer for Maxium or other non-nude men's magazines.
Wait, this is actually not a joke. I have a photography minor and I studied 1930's-50's pin-up artists. I think I have a great eye for what sexy is without getting naked or super graphic.
Thank god my major was in marketing.
Noner, you need to head down to the Playboy building on 5th Avenue along with your camera and tell them you are ready....LOL.
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Rally racecar driver.
Or an opinion writer (critic) for new cars, restaurants or electronics.
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Rally racecar driver.
Or an opinion writer (critic) for new cars, restaurants or electronics.
Check out http://www.helium.com. You get paid to write exactly that!
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Women.
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Women.
;D
Somehow I knew it would be who posted that answer.
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Oh, BaldRob, you're a poet. :D
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I wish I could make money slapping people talking on their cell phones in a resturaunt!
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
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amen noner. hey why did you slap me..............
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Better yet Noner, we'd pay you to do that in the high school
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Better yet Noner, we'd pay you to do that in the high school
Too many lawsuits... :o
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I wish I could make money slapping people talking on their cell phones in a resturaunt!
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
SLAP! There's $5
Reminds me of another comedian, Bill Engvall. "Here's your sign!"
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LOL! This thread made me laugh. You guys are pretty funny!
I guess I am blessed because I make money doing what I really love and that is placing people in the banking industry. Kinda like a sports agent, but instead I represent bankers. I have to say though.........I love music and my 2nd choice would be to produce good music that sells! LOL! That would be the SHIZ!
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LOL! This thread made me laugh. You guys are pretty funny!
I guess I am blessed because I make money doing what I really love and that is placing people in the banking industry. Kinda like a sports agent, but instead I represent bankers. I have to say though.........I love music and my 2nd choice would be to produce good music that sells! LOL! That would be the SHIZ!
Another music lover! Sweet! I like your opinion on this Chicken Hawk!
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LOL! This thread made me laugh. You guys are pretty funny!
I guess I am blessed because I make money doing what I really love and that is placing people in the banking industry. Kinda like a sports agent, but instead I represent bankers. I have to say though.........I love music and my 2nd choice would be to produce good music that sells! LOL! That would be the SHIZ!
Another music lover! Sweet! I like your opinion on this Chicken Hawk!
I have to say that would be the ultimate. Working with creative artist and producing really good music (not crap music either) stuff I would listen to myself and then getting paid the big bucks for producing it. What more could you want?
I know someone is gonna say they wanna produce midget porn or something like that. I just keep waiting for someone to post up. LOL! ;D
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LOL! This thread made me laugh. You guys are pretty funny!
I guess I am blessed because I make money doing what I really love and that is placing people in the banking industry. Kinda like a sports agent, but instead I represent bankers. I have to say though.........I love music and my 2nd choice would be to produce good music that sells! LOL! That would be the SHIZ!
Another music lover! Sweet! I like your opinion on this Chicken Hawk!
who doesn't love music. I couldn't live without my ipod.
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
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I kinda already do what i really enjoy......just wish it made more money. I love sport so i work as a sports consultant, i love a job that feels worthwhile so i work with the fitness sector to give opportunities for disabled people. We manage a huge project over here....... but look out America we are coming to get you!! We do a lot of work with American multinationals who are finally waking up to the idea that disabled people have money to spend!
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
I do that as well. That's how I get pumped up. Some of my favorite bands are metallica, disturbed, ac/dc, three days grace, and I like artists like the boss.
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
PigPen,
I see you have Acura on your shirt so I am assuming you work at a dealership. Not to jack this thread, but since someone mentioned iPod I had a question. I got an 80GB video iPod for XMAS and I have an 2007 Infiniti M45 and I have been told that they only way they can hook the iPod up is through an FM modulator, but to hold off because Infiniti and Acura are making something that will make it come through in stereo and make your iPod sound as good as a CD. Any thoughts or info on that?
Thanks,
Tom
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I used to crank the Metallica when I would work out
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
I do that as well. That's how I get pumped up. Some of my favorite bands are metallica, disturbed, ac/dc, three days grace, and I like artists like the boss.
Disturbed is the SHIZ! I took my nephew to see them in concert here in Dallas not long ago. They are amazing!
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
I do that as well. That's how I get pumped up. Some of my favorite bands are metallica, disturbed, ac/dc, three days grace, and I like artists like the boss.
Disturbed is the SHIZ! I took my nephew to see them in concert here in Dallas not long ago. They are amazing!
I especially like the songs forgiven, down with the sickness, stricken and stupify. Btw, another fellow texan, nice to see. I'm from katy, just west of houston.
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
I do that as well. That's how I get pumped up. Some of my favorite bands are metallica, disturbed, ac/dc, three days grace, and I like artists like the boss.
Disturbed is the SHIZ! I took my nephew to see them in concert here in Dallas not long ago. They are amazing!
I especially like the songs forgiven, down with the sickness, stricken and stupify. Btw, another fellow texan, nice to see. I'm from katy, just west of houston.
Sweet! I live north of Dallas in McKinney. Those are good songs........check out a few of these songs by them.....Liberate, 10,000 Fists, Son of a Plunder, Voices, and The Game. Those are some ROCKIN TUNES!!!!
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
PigPen,
I see you have Acura on your shirt so I am assuming you work at a dealership. Not to jack this thread, but since someone mentioned iPod I had a question. I got an 80GB video iPod for XMAS and I have an 2007 Infiniti M45 and I have been told that they only way they can hook the iPod up is through an FM modulator, but to hold off because Infiniti and Acura are making something that will make it come through in stereo and make your iPod sound as good as a CD. Any thoughts or info on that?
Thanks,
Tom
Tom, the M45 is a sick car! My bro in-law just bought the M35. I have two buddies that work for Infiniti and both drive the M45. I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I found on Nissan's site that you can buy an Ipod adaptor for it. Maybe Infini has one. You can also check out Crutchfield (http://www.crutchfield.com (http://www.crutchfield.com)) Check out this Ipod install in a 2005! http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=42 (http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=42)
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The iPOD adapters weren't all they were cracked up to be at first. They pulled them off the shelf and have since updated the software. As far as how they work now, I couldn't tell ya. We haven't installed one since they got reissued. We had a lot of ticked off customers at first though.
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
PigPen,
I see you have Acura on your shirt so I am assuming you work at a dealership. Not to jack this thread, but since someone mentioned iPod I had a question. I got an 80GB video iPod for XMAS and I have an 2007 Infiniti M45 and I have been told that they only way they can hook the iPod up is through an FM modulator, but to hold off because Infiniti and Acura are making something that will make it come through in stereo and make your iPod sound as good as a CD. Any thoughts or info on that?
Thanks,
Tom
Tom, the M45 is a sick car! My bro in-law just bought the M35. I have two buddies that work for Infiniti and both drive the M45. I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I found on Nissan's site that you can buy an Ipod adaptor for it. Maybe Infini has one. You can also check out Crutchfield (http://www.crutchfield.com (http://www.crutchfield.com)) Check out this Ipod install in a 2005! http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=42 (http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=42)
Thanks Tyler. I have been really happy with it. It is WICKED FAST! Thanks for those pics......that is exactly where I want the iPod mount to be. Here is a picture of my baby.....please note my garage and car are dirty as heck in this picture! LOL!
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpic18.picturetrail.com%2FVOL874%2F4141473%2F14272549%2F214914117.jpg&hash=b129415d0b99879da6adcc992db71c403567822e)
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I agree David! My life would be very empty without music. I use music to translate my mood.
I do that as well. That's how I get pumped up. Some of my favorite bands are metallica, disturbed, ac/dc, three days grace, and I like artists like the boss.
Disturbed is the SHIZ! I took my nephew to see them in concert here in Dallas not long ago. They are amazing!
I especially like the songs forgiven, down with the sickness, stricken and stupify. Btw, another fellow texan, nice to see. I'm from katy, just west of houston.
Sweet! I live north of Dallas in McKinney. Those are good songs........check out a few of these songs by them.....Liberate, 10,000 Fists, Son of a Plunder, Voices, and The Game. Those are some ROCKIN TUNES!!!!
I have all those on my ipod except ten thousand fists/son of a plunder.
I also have prayer, i'm the one and glass shatters on my ipod.
As far as the ipod car thing. I had an FM transmitter and you pick a crappy station within a range, signal wise, and set the transmitter to it(along with the radio), then your ipod comes through. I don't have it anymore because I gave it to my older sister for her ipod. Because I got sirius satellite radio for my car this christmas, which works on the same principle.
But yes, if they could make it through the stereo, it would be better, because the signal cut out at times.
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Yeah.....I'm thinking about waiting until they come out with it. My Ford F250 Truck has an aftermarket Kenwood and they hooked it right into the Aux and the iPod sounds just as good as CD's on that stereo. I can go aftermarket and fix that, but that M45 has all these bells and whistles such as NAV, voice command, etc. (I still don't know how to use all the features! LOL!), but I am afraid if I do go aftermarket it will mess that stuff up. I guess I will be patient. :-\
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I want to update my post:
I wish I could make money slapping people talking on their cell phones in a resturaunt from my wicked-fast car while I rock to Metallica on my iPod hooked into my system with an adapter while I drive with a banker.
Did I get everybody in the last 10 posts?
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I want to update my post:
I wish I could make money slapping people talking on their cell phones in a resturaunt from my wicked-fast car while I rock to Metallica on my iPod hooked into my system with an adapter while I drive with a banker.
Did I get everybody in the last 10 posts?
LMAO! Almost! Sorry......I think this thread got JACKED! ;D
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I just felt like I needed to join the club :D
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I just felt like I needed to join the club :D
Hell......Your our LEADER! ;D
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I just felt like I needed to join the club :D
do you know the secret password ;D?
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I just felt like I needed to join the club :D
Hell......Your our LEADER! ;D
Don't tell Tyler, he will put a hit out on me.
And the password is: Harry Hippo Had a Horrible Headache.
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Don't tell Tyler, he will put a hit out on me.
They Yeti is on his way!
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Don't tell Tyler, he will put a hit out on me.
They Yeti is on his way!
Ruh-Roh Roner
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feed the yeti barley and hops. he tends to be a happy yeti then.
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Well.......
I'd like to make money.....
(A) As a beer tester
(B) As a [Fill in any hard liquor] tester
(C) Test riding Motorcycles and writing the reviews (That should be the first one, but with this crowd...)
(D) And if all else fails..... I might make a few extra $$$ as a Gigolo....
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(D) And if all else fails..... I might make a few extra $$$ as a Gigolo....
Yeah until you have a 5'5' 220 client. :o
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I could make a pretty penny getting paid to spend time on this website with yoooz guyz 8)
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(D) And if all else fails..... I might make a few extra $$$ as a Gigolo....
Yeah until you have a 5'5' 220 client. :o
If the cash is there, (gulp) I do not care?
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I love my gig now, but if I had to switch it up, I would edit movie trailors. That would be a sweet gig.
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I love my gig now, but if I had to switch it up, I would edit movie trailors. That would be a sweet gig.
That would be a sweet gig. "One man..."
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Spending all day in the woods or on the water and getting paid for it, that would be livin'.
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(D) And if all else fails..... I might make a few extra $$$ as a Gigolo....
Yeah until you have a 5'5' 220 client. :o
If the cash is there, (gulp) I do not care?
Hey Duce, how's it going? ;D
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Painting.
I wanted to be an art teacher, but the pay sucks. I sure wouldnt mind just sitting in a studio, painting whatever I feel like, and then having people just buy them. Nobody telling me what to do. Ahhh..that would be the life.
I would be happy to get paid doing anything I love, or any of my hobbies.
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Spending all day...on the water and getting paid for it, that would be livin'.
I've actually had a job like that...one of the coolest jobs I've every had. It's where I met my wife.
We worked on the boats that take folks to and from Catalina Island, off Southern California.
Hour/Hour-and-a-half each way....all day long. 4, 10-hour days....3 days off.
I was a deckhand, she was a cabin attendant (stewardess).
Sometimes we had layovers on the Island......that means getting paid to drop anchor for an hour or two and swim....dive off the boat....catch some rays....sometimes we would drive golf balls off the deck. AAAAHHH, the memories.
Had that job from '89 to '93.
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Spending all day...on the water and getting paid for it, that would be livin'.
I've actually had a job like that...one of the coolest jobs I've every had. It's where I met my wife.
We worked on the boats that take folks to and from Catalina Island, off Southern California.
Hour/Hour-and-a-half each way....all day long. 4, 10-hour days....3 days off.
I was a deckhand, she was a cabin attendant (stewardess).
Sometimes we had layovers on the Island......that means getting paid to drop anchor for an hour or two and swim....dive off the boat....catch some rays....sometimes we would drive golf balls off the deck. AAAAHHH, the memories.
Had that job from '89 to '93.
I knew that was a deeper reason for wanting a job like that!
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Okay let me just get the fantasy out of the way first. What kind of guy would I be if I didn't answer with something like...I would like to make money as one of those people that "oil up" the Playboy models before a shoot. Or Maxim, Stuff, etc...Any of those mags that have the hot women in them.
Okay, back to reality...I would like to make money doing something to help others out. It wouldn't matter what it was. Wether it was working with kids, like finding a homeless child a good home, being a "big brother", etc... Or maybe counsler. I guess that's why I finally got around to trying out for the fire department. I've always enjoyed helping people out in different situations. I figured this would be a way to feel like I am helping people in one way or other and getting paid for it. I guess there is no better job to get paid for than one you enjoy.
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Music. I've played drums since I was 14, never needed a real job until after college. But some of you know that drumming and marriage don't mix very well. Wife got tired of it, but I kept playing. Then, I got saved. Now I play in Church, but still miss the other venues.
I would be happy with any profession in the music industry. I has been the one constant in my life.
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Music. I've played drums since I was 14, never needed a real job until after college. But some of you know that drumming and marriage don't mix very well. Wife got tired of it, but I kept playing. Then, I got saved. Now I play in Church, but still miss the other venues.
I would be happy with any profession in the music industry. I has been the one constant in my life.
I'm glad to hear that you are still getting a little taste of your dream playing the drums at church. Good for you man. O0
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I wish I got paid to golf, instead of having to pay to play. :-\
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Chillin on the beach! Can do that whenever I want now but getting some $$ to do it would be sweet!
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Yeah I would have to say relaxing on a beach too....if I could live the Kenny Chesney/Jimmy Buffet lifestyle and never leave a beach, and get paid to do it, that would be heaven.
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I Love travel, and iam in venue disgn, i would love to work as a venue design consultant, iam into modernist structures
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Yeah I would have to say relaxing on a beach too....if I could live the Kenny Chesney/Jimmy Buffet lifestyle and never leave a beach, and get paid to do it, that would be heaven.
My two favorite artists..... O0
Dream job.....part time restaurant critic, part time brew master, part time new golf equipment tester, and part time MILF gym member observer. There, that should just about do it. O0
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make money as a Remote Control button pusher!
Wow this thread took a 7 month vacation and revived itself!
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easy choice for me. I'd want to be paid for all the volunteer leadership work I do at my church with kids.
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Being a bush pilot in Africa or Australia.
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
Because you'd probably be broke... ;)
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I wish I could make money:
1) Doing my wife (every time I give her a "bop" some cash drops into the account!)
2) Golfing (lack of good skills prevent this)
3) Riding motorcycles
4) Drinking nice cool Guinness
I really woudn't want to make money at the next item.... I'd just like to be rich enough to do it full time:
5) Working with handicapped kids
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
I'd like to make money every time TIM says soemthing that makes me laugh........
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
Because you'd probably be broke... ;)
I would be just like you then wouldnt I? LOL.....so hush! LOL
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I would like to make money being a radio show host or writing a social commentary article in the newspaper.
There are the obvious fantasy jobs like Selma Hyacks personal masseuse or Tiger Woods comic relief golf partner, etc. but the above I really wish I could get into.
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
I'd like to make money every time TIM says soemthing that makes me laugh........
Are you laughing WITH me or AT me? Cause if it is AT me....then I want half! LOL
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Why cant I just make money being ME??? Aint nothing wrong with that....is there?
I'd like to make money every time TIM says soemthing that makes me laugh........
Are you laughing WITH me or AT me? Cause if it is AT me....then I want half! LOL
UH.... TIM my friend, it's both.......... and I'm not sharing........... :*))