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IT drone<br> | IT drone<br> | ||
journalist<br> | journalist<br> | ||
photographer | photographer<br> | ||
sandwich artist<br> | sandwich artist<br> | ||
swimming pool cleaner<br> | swimming pool cleaner<br> | ||
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the last boyscout<br> | the last boyscout<br> | ||
tiny dancer<br><br> | tiny dancer<br><br> | ||
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{{button|Daylight Come and Me Wan' Go Home}} | |||
''After choosing a job:'' | |||
The card locks in on <profession>, and now the whole world knows what it is you do when you're not saving the world. | |||
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==Notes== | |||
* Using the card makes the job descriptions appear in your profile as 'Day job'. | |||
==References== | |||
* The button text is from the song {{wikipedia|Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)}}. | |||
* The "mathematically inclined janitor" job description is a reference to the movie ''{{wikipedia|Good Will Hunting}}''. | |||
* {{wikipedia|Albert Einstein}} worked as a Swiss patent clerk. | |||
* The "Really Out There" jobs list contains references to the movie ''{{wikipedia|High Plains Drifter}}'', the novel ''{{wikipedia|Lord of the Flies}}'', the song ''{{wikipedia|Pinball Wizard}}'', the movie ''{{wikipedia|Rebel Without a Cause}}'', the video game ''{{wikipedia|Space Invaders}}'', the movie ''{{wikipedia|The Last Boy Scout}}'', and the song ''{{wikipedia|Tiny Dancer}}''. | |||
* In the movie ''{{wikipedia|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}'', Princess Leia insults Han Solo by calling him a "nerf herder". | |||
Latest revision as of 23:08, 6 July 2011
business card
Plural: business cards
Business cards are magical little devices that allow you to declare to the rest of the world what you're all about, at least for the hours from 8 to 5, more or less.
Miscellaneous Item
Autosell value: 66
{{#vardefine:consumable|no}}{{#vardefine:consumable|{{#var:consumable}}}}Usable
How Obtained
When Used
This is a new-fangled digital business card. It's got a little electronic selector where you can pick from a range of choices, each on[sic] slightly less likely than the next. Pick wisely, because once this card is set it can't be changed -- you'd have to get another one
Common
ATM repairman
blackjack dealer
butler
court stenographer
deejay
delivery driver
DMV clerk
firefighter
guidance counselor
irresponsible vagabond
gym teacher
hotel clerk
IT drone
journalist
photographer
sandwich artist
swimming pool cleaner
scientist
taxi driver
telemarketer
tour guide
unemployed actor (i.e., waiter)
valet
Nonstandard
blind taste tester
dog catcher
fashion consultant
mathematically inclined janitor
not-so supermodel
personal shopper
substitute talkshow guest
swiss patent clerk
third-string quarterback
used pet salesman
whitewater rafting guide
Really Out There
emu wrangler
hard-luck loser
high plains drifter
hotel detective
lord of the flies
mule skinner
navel lint researcher
nerf herder
pinball wizard
professional handstand champion
rebel without a cause
space invader
the last boyscout
tiny dancer
| Daylight Come and Me Wan' Go Home |
After choosing a job:
The card locks in on <profession>, and now the whole world knows what it is you do when you're not saving the world.
Notes
- Using the card makes the job descriptions appear in your profile as 'Day job'.
References
- The button text is from the song Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).
- The "mathematically inclined janitor" job description is a reference to the movie Good Will Hunting.
- Albert Einstein worked as a Swiss patent clerk.
- The "Really Out There" jobs list contains references to the movie High Plains Drifter, the novel Lord of the Flies, the song Pinball Wizard, the movie Rebel Without a Cause, the video game Space Invaders, the movie The Last Boy Scout, and the song Tiny Dancer.
- In the movie Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Princess Leia insults Han Solo by calling him a "nerf herder".