Sunday, April 5, 2009

Queen of Odd Jobs

After being inspired by this week's release of "Adventureland" -- a movie about one of the worst and first jobs one guy has working at an amusement park -- the creators of MSN's Wonderwall decided to feature some of the oddest jobs celebrities had before becoming famous.

Just as the Wonderwall peeps were inspired by the opening of "Adventureland," I am inspired by their Celebrity Summer Jobs Photo Gallery, and I will now proceed to compare some of my crazy jobs to the celebrities' summer jobs as listed in the photo gallery.

Eva Mendes: worked at a mall Hot Dog on a Stick. (Pictured at right; Photo taken from Examiner.com.)
Me: I served out my obligatory food service job at both Pizza Ranch and Subway.

Miley Cyrus: scrubbed toilets.
Me: I scrubbed toilets for chores at home but also got loo-cleaning experience at both Pizza Ranch and Subway.

Tina Fey
: worked at a snack bar at a swim club.
Me: I also worked at a snack bar at the AdventurePark at Wild Water West.

Steve Carell: delivered the mail.
Me: I was going to deliver the YellowPages phone books before I was offered a temporary job in a hospital laundry room.

Steven Spielberg: whitewashed fruit trees to protect them from insects.
Me: I detasseled corn plants so they wouldn't cross-pollinate (or something like that.)

Madonna: served as a cashier at Dunkin’ Donuts.
Me: I had the distinct priviledge of ringing people up at Subway, and I was an official cashier at Target.

Brad Pitt
: considered the king of odd jobs, as he drove limos, moved refrigerators and dressed up as a Giant Chicken.
Me: I think I could give Brad a run for his money. I have sold vacuums (so did Kelly Clarkson), guarded a gate at the Sioux Empire Fair, babysat, issued credit cards at Wells Fargo AND dressed up as a Giant Chicken during my stint at Pizza Ranch.

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