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Old 02-04-2013, 02:40 PM
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When I grow up I want to be one of the harvesters of the sea, I think before my days are done I want to be a fisherman
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I love puzzles like this:

adman
aidman
airman
alderman
almsman
anchorman
artilleryman
assemblyman
ataman
atman
backwoodsman
badman
bagman
bailsman
bandsman
bargeman
barman
baseman
batman
batsman
beadsman
bedesman
bellman
birdman
boatman
bogeyman
bogyman
bondman
bondsman
boogeyman
bookman
brakeman
bushman
businessman
busman
cabman
caiman
cameraman
carman
cattleman
cavalryman
cayman
chainman
chairman
chapman
chessman
churchman
clansman
clergyman
clubman
coachman
committeeman
congressman
corpsman
councilman
counterman
countryman
cracksman
craftsman
cragsman
crewman
crossbowman
dairyman
dalesman
daman
daysman
deathsman
defenseman
deliveryman
deskman
desman
dolman
doorman
draftsman
dragoman
draughtsman
drayman
dustman
ealdorman
earthman
Englishman
exciseman
expressman
ferryman
fieldsman
fireman
fisherman
flagman


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Old 02-04-2013, 02:50 PM
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:56 PM
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:56 PM
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Stuntman. Or is it stunt double or daredevil now?
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:04 PM
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Sound Man
Milk Man
Phone Man
Repair Man
Cable "Guy"

Our drummer is a Mail Man but he says they now call them Mail Carriers
They've all been replaced with tech or technician.
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Stuntman. Or is it stunt double or daredevil now?
Or as my youngest son used to say "stunt devil" when he didn't understand the word, double. Lol.
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:07 PM
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:09 PM
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They've all been replaced with tech or technician.
That reminds me, my milk technician hasn't been by yet this week.
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:11 PM
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So I'm taking a Feminism course this semester, and it's incredible how I never noticed this. These are gender neutral jobs, and yet end in "man."

So Mailman for instance...
Sounds like your Feminism textbook is more dated than jobs ending in -man.

Can't wait to see your post on the chapter discussing Barbie.

Milkman, by the way, was replaced long ago by 7-11 clerk.
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Mr Bassman, the one in the song with the little dweeby lead singer singing about wanting to be one too.
Look back a few posts and you can hear the song.
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:24 PM
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:31 PM
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Manipulator.

Mannequin.

Mr Bassman, the one in the song with the little dweeby lead singer singing about wanting to be one too.
Actually, I've always loved this song. A lot of people didn't/don't know that he sang both the lead, AND the "Bassman" parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXwuOnYkQA
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