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Sandy Read Reiberg's avatar

Bob, I like the part about "GENTLEMAN Thief..." - I'm sure your resume included how gentlemenly you always are in your behavior, and I think your qualifications for this job are unquestionable. Of course, you'd do well in ANY of these fields, so if you need a reference, I'm your person! I love champagne wishes - remind me to tell you my caviar story next time we share some gin. Bravo, as always.

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Patrick's avatar

I've a sneaking suspicion that some of the jobs listed in the endless credits for major motion pictures would be really easy numbers for us retired folk. If your making a film you don't have those hundreds of people listed buzzing around industriously all the time, do you?. Second Assistant to the Props Department Supervisor would suit me down to the ground. Or how about Deputy Clapper Loader? I could load clappers with the best of them when (occasionally) called upon. If I'm bored, I'd just sign up for that legal-counsel-to-the criminal role you seem to have your sights set on...

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Robert  Basler's avatar

Nah, you should snap up the aircraft carrier job...

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Sandy Read Reiberg's avatar

This was punny beyond belief, Basler!!! LOVED EVERY WORD and the humor is topnotch - you have a career in standup, I promise, if you ever get tired of being an amazing writer!!!

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Robert  Basler's avatar

thank you, Sandy! I guess I'd better get to that stand-up career while I can still stand up...

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Patricia Coonan's avatar

Where is the equality in all of this? I’d have been a great Remittance Woman. I’m sure lots of folks would have chipped in.

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Robert  Basler's avatar

heck yeah, Pat, I could help you Crowd Source it!

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Susan Applegate's avatar

Well, for God's sake! Now I know why we were so poor when I was little. Mom and Dad were sending you all the money to stay away!

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Robert  Basler's avatar

Yes, but in fairness they were also paying the rest of what they owed the gypsies for you. They got overcharged....

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Susan Applegate's avatar

F.U.

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Robert  Basler's avatar

nice mouth....

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Jonathan Close's avatar

HAHA!!

Ahh good ol' Huckleberry Hound! "Hey kid. Yeah you with the cheetos! Thanks for watching! We applaud your ability to put off homework after school. You too can sing like a tone-deaf, blue bloodhound taking those freelance jobs as a medieval knight, fireman, dogcatcher, rocket engineer, corn farmer, whatever you want, kid! Hell you could even do Shakespeare! See how easy it is?"

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trixiebettsDornoch's avatar

In your dreams kid!

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Kristen Aliotti's avatar

Cute one. That hoodie! PS Please don't try for fighter pilot. The other ones sound do-able.

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Kim Straus's avatar

Interesting ideas. I'm too old for prostitution so maybe I need to think about some of these...

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