Check Out The Weird Jobs Of The Past
2016.06.03
These are the professions that did not last the test of time. Needless to say, it's probably a good thing none of these are career options anymore. Check out some of the weirdest jobs to have existed in the past.
1. Powder Monkey
The task of reloadiong gunpowder into the cannons.![past1.jpg past1.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past1.jpg)
2. Farter
Professional farter - you would have to be able to fart at will to entertain the people.![past2.jpg past2.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past2.jpg)
3. Ice Cutter
Fridges didn't exist back then, so you had to actually go cut it up yourself.![past3.jpg past3.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past3.jpg)
4. Flyter
The "rap" battles during those times, where people would hurl insults at each other using poetic verses. James IV and V of Scotland employed professional flyters to entertain the courts.![past4.jpg past4.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past4.jpg)
5. Resurrectionist
Digging up graves and selling the body remains to medical schools![past5.png past5.png](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past5.png)
6. Phrenologist
Paid toread intelligence by inspecting shapes of heads.![past6.jpg past6.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past6.jpg)
7. Pin Setter
Before automation, people actually had to reset the pins after every round.![past7.jpg past7.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past7.jpg)
8. Sluggard Walker
These people would wack you in the head if you fell asleep in church.![past8.jpg past8.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past8.jpg)
9. Rat catchers
Before a more genius way of catching them was invented, they were done mostly manually.![past9.jpg past9.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past9.jpg)
10. Chimney Sweep
Basically, cleaning chimneys out.![past10.jpg past10.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past10.jpg)
11. Leech Collectors
People would catch them and sell them to doctors to treat their patients.![past11.jpg past11.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past11.jpg)
12. Daguerreotypist
The earliest kind of public photography service.![past12.jpg past12.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past12.jpg)
13. Armpit Hair Plucker
Because there had to be someone to pluck those hairs out of you, for you.![past13.jpg past13.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past13.jpg)
14. Milkman
Milk would go bad frequently because there were no fridges, so milkmen would deliver them to you.![past14.jpg past14.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past14.jpg)
15. Orgy planner
A profession that probably still exist today, they would plan orgies for the ancient Romans. This is a tough job.![past15.jpg past15.jpg](/files/attach/images02/3004/143/305/015/past15.jpg)
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