I agree almost 100% with this.
Sadly though, they are likely to get treated a lot better than your average protester.

Alt: I forgot to read the alt, so based on Tango's answer I am going to guess at what it was and say 'Bomb Disposal'. They have an easy life I think. 364 days of nothing to do in exchange for one day of arse quivering terror. Seems like a fair deal to me.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 May 2012, 8:50, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

My boss here used to be in bomb disposal
He has some cracking stories!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 May 2012, 9:05, Reply)

Do they mainly involve sitting around playing cards all day, with fuck all to do?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 May 2012, 9:06, Reply)

More explosions
He also worked in Saudi doing the same thing and had to turn up to a tent in the middle of the desert to defuse a bomb that the Saudi air force had accidently dropped
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 May 2012, 9:10, Reply)