mc5 - ... so help me God.

I used to be a ritual circumciser, but one day I slipped and got the sack.

I used to be a train conductor, but resigned when I realised I was going nowhere.

I used to be a trapeze artist until I was dropped.

I studied to be a florist, but my career was nipped in the bud.

I once had a job in a towel factory, but the company folded.

I used to work for Chidrens BBC in the 70's. I lost the job when I dropped a clanger.

I was going to be a historian, but realised that there was no future in it.

I used to work in the Evian factory, but I lost my bottle.

Last summer I took up skydiving, but I didn't make it through the fall.

Then I took some courses to be a mortgage broker, but after a while I lost interest.

I used to be a gastroenterologist, but I just couldn't stomach

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I used to be a bacteriologist, but I couldn't take the strain.

I, too, had a banking job for a short time, but the manager said I lacked principle.

I was a vascular surgeon, but wanted to try something in a different vein.

I worked in a diet pill factory until I was downsized.

I used to work in a footwear shop until one day I got the boot.

I studied to be an airline pilot, but my career never got off the ground.

I was involved in cloning research...then I was made redundant.

I worked in a clearing house for dud cheques until I resigned.

I had a job making cannons for tanks until I was discharged.