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"I know a railwayman of 40-odd years' service," says Juan Quar, "and he tells me a new gruesome yarn each time we meet. Last week's was of checking the time on the wristwatch of a severed arm he'd just collected after a track fatality."

Tell us the horrible stories you tease the new hires with, or that you've been told.
NB By definition, these are probably all made up. Roll with it

(, Thu 5 Sep 2013, 17:33)
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Says the man whose job sounds like basically a glorified version of colouring in.

(, Wed 11 Sep 2013, 17:21, 2 replies)
Well, I say 'man'...

(, Wed 11 Sep 2013, 17:28, closed)
That's the interesting thing about colouring in
Every moron thinks they can do it, and they can - badly. To do it properly requires effort, patience and skill and people who can consistently do it well make a good living from it. I've done it occasionally and it's not half as much fun as it sounds.
(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 10:01, closed)
And that kids, is why he's well-regarded in the modelling community.

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 10:18, closed)
Not upset, oh no

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 10:20, closed)
Just make sure to push your glasses back up your nose after typing all that.

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 10:22, closed)
He stays in the lines and everything

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 11:20, closed)
The fact that you have to justify it like that speaks volumes about how worthless a job it is.

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 11:31, closed)
Worth is in the eye of the beholder
I'd probably enjoy comic books less if they were all monochrome line-art
(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 11:52, closed)
Quite so. But any beholder who thinks colouring in is as worthwhile as nursing is a worthless fucking bell end.

(, Thu 12 Sep 2013, 12:07, closed)

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