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Doone
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Prothonotary [/QB][/QUOTE]
The person in charge of promoting thongs over big knickers
philologist
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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philologist Someone who studies the history of people called Philip.
Gaffer
-------------------- Blog Music for your enjoyment Lord may all my hard times be healing times take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Raptor Eye
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Gaffer Someone who breaks wind for a living.
Pianist
-------------------- Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10
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Sipech
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Pianist - Someone who thinks the national anthem ought to be I Am The Music Man
Executive sanitation engineer
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Doone
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executive sanitary engineer
The person in charge of keeping cleaners sane
astronaut
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Kitten
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astronaut
The person you go to if you have run out of AstroTurf
stevedore
-------------------- Maius intra qua extra
Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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stevedore: Architect to the Steves.
Ombudsman
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dafyd
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Ombudsman Ashram Gardener
Tennis Umpire
-------------------- we remain, thanks to original sin, much in love with talking about, rather than with, one another. Rowan Williams
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Doone
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tennis umpire
Someone who likes scoring points over someone else
hedge layer
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Sipech
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Hedge layer - someone who doesn't mind a few prickles in their back
First Lord of the Treasury
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Doone
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First Lord of the Treasury
Someone who has Messianic delusions of Grandeur
Flautist
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Flautist: what they call proctologists behind their back (so to speak).
Cheerleader
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pigwidgeon
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Cheerleader
The person in charge of laundry detergent
Circus acrobat
-------------------- "...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe." ~Tortuf
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Doone
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circus acrobat
A person with the athleticism needed to direct traffic in Piccadily Circus.
tailor
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Pigwidgeon
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tailor
The person responsible for attaching rear appendages on dogs and cats.
Which brings us to...
Dog groomer
-------------------- "...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe." ~Tortuf
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Employee at Wippells.
taxi driver
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Dafyd
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taxi driver Receptionist; person who checks whom you're talking to.
Telephone sanitation engineer [ 29. February 2016, 16:17: Message edited by: Dafyd ]
-------------------- we remain, thanks to original sin, much in love with talking about, rather than with, one another. Rowan Williams
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Sipech
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Telephone sanitation engineer - someone who ensures that conversations continue to make sense, even after the first "bye" has been said.
Director of Better
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Director of Better: Person who ensures that adjectives are given nouns to modify.
Wet nurse
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pigwidgeon
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Wet nurse
A hospital employee who just gave a very messy bed bath.
Verger
-------------------- "...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe." ~Tortuf
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Leorning Cniht
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Verger
Highways Authority employee who drives a mowing machine.
Bedder
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Sipech
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Bedder - Person who ensures that adjectives are given nouns to modify, when they have a cold.
Lab technician
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Brenda Clough
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A jumped-up title for the person who grooms labrador retrievers.
Typesetter
-------------------- Science fiction and fantasy writer with a Patreon page
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Pulsator Organorum Ineptus
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Typesetter
Someone who looks after typewriters whose parents are out having a good time with their friends and arrive home drunk.
Quantity Surveyor
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Kitten
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Quantity Surveyor
Someone that measures Mary Quant for bras
Stenographer
-------------------- Maius intra qua extra
Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box
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Doone
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stenographer
The person writing the life story of St. Brian Eno
anthropologist
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rolyn
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Anthropologist A person who apologises for the upset caused by insects
Blacksmith
-------------------- Change is the only certainty of existence
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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Blacksmith
Zoe Saldanas make up artist.
Forensic Archaeologist
-------------------- Blog Music for your enjoyment Lord may all my hard times be healing times take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Ancient Historian who studies medical practice in faraway countries.
Policeman
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Policeman: Person in charge of props on the set of Keeping Up Appearances.
Haberdasher
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Sipech
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Haberdasher - someone who runs away from chemical warfare
Chief Whip
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Brenda Clough
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The dominatrix in charge.
Caramelizer
-------------------- Science fiction and fantasy writer with a Patreon page
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Pasco
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Caramelizer: Operator at an avant-garde sunbed tanning studio.
Casting Director
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Pigwidgeon
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Casting Director The person in charge of fly fishing.
Blacksmith
-------------------- "...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe." ~Tortuf
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Blacksmith: A member of the African branch of the Smith family.
Beadle
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Albertus
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Liverpudlian pop star with a heavy cold.
Intern
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Dafyd
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Intern Seabird enthusiast.
Human Resources Manager
-------------------- we remain, thanks to original sin, much in love with talking about, rather than with, one another. Rowan Williams
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Pasco
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Human Resources Manager: Person associated with procurements for Papua New Guinea ceremony.
Stage Manager
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Baptist Trainfan
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The person (before the age of the railways) who used to organise the mail coaches at inns so that the horses were changed, the passengers fed, and they all got away on time. (Also found in the Wild West).
Astronomer Royal.
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Doone
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Astronomer Royal
A titled person whose head is in the clouds.
High Court Judge
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Doone
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Deemster
The person who judges the Manx cat competition.
Thatcher
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Albertus
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Someone who used to go round with That Sonny
Arborist
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Arborist: Someone who tells tiresome stories.
Nurse
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pasco
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Nurse: Nordic horse-drawn hearse provider.
Acupuncturist
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no prophet's flag is set so...
Proceed to see sea
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Acupuncturist - someone who ensures accuracy of punctuation.
Cardinal
-------------------- Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. \_(ツ)_/
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