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Just a few ways to be profitably and pleasantly (if uselessly) employed, from Stanley Bing's book, "100 Bulls**t Jobs … and How to Get Them" (Harper Collins).
Velvet-rope Nazi
Establish and maintain elite fascist cadres.

$$: $1,000 per night and all the blow you can stuff up your sinuses.

The upside: Everybody loves you.

The downside: Everybody hates you.

The dark side: The club closes. The party moves on. You are older. And one day some big stud with huge pecs tells you that you don't belong in the salad.

Where you go from here: Guy at the front desk, coolest restaurant in town. Let's see how Mr. Zuckerman likes being seated near the kitchen!
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