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re: Name the craziest job you've ever had......
Posted on 5/19/15 at 3:49 pm to HempHead
Posted on 5/19/15 at 3:49 pm to HempHead
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Does being a hobo count?
Corn detasslers are pretty much hobos. In all seriousness, it's a pretty interesting group of people. There was a whole migrant worker scene/tour back then. Apples in the upper midwest, plant trees in Texas, blueberries in the northeast, detassling in Iowa, and some of them would do firefighting our West.
Lots of characters in that circuit.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 11:05 pm to hogfly
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Corn detasslers are pretty much hobos.
No lie, the town in Iowa my grandad farmed in and my uncle's still do is home to the National Hobo Convention, where they hold a Hobo Parade every year on National Hobo Day. They also have the National Hobo Museum and a Hobo Graveyard where any hobo can be buried for free. I have a Hobo Convention t-shirt somewhere and still have to eat at the Hobo cafe everytime I visit.
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