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Name That List, #16

What is this a list of? Click on "More" or "Comments" for the answer.
  • Cat Skinner
  • Screen Ape
  • Stale Bread Man
  • Canadian Bacon Stuffer
  • Car Whacker
  • Side Splitter
  • Pulpit Man
  • Zooglar
Answer: Occupations listed in the Dictionary of Jobs published by the U.S. Labor Department in 1940.

A "cat skinner" was a tractor operator.
A "screen ape" screened coal in a mine.
A "stale bread man" worked in a bakery and checked the number of bread returns.
A "Canadian bacon stuffer" worked in the meat-packing industry.
A "car whacker" lined freight cars with heavy paper to protect lumber from dust.
A "side splitter" worked in a slaughtering plant.
A "pulpit man" charged and discharged a furnace in a steel mill.
A "zooglar" loaded and unloaded sleds or drays used to skid logs in New England.

Link: Google News Archive
Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon Jan 16, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Name That List



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