Victorian Census Job Titles

Work, Work, Work On about this date in 1801, Britain's first census was begun. In a subsequent survey conducted in 1881, residents were asked to furnish their "rank, profession, or occupation." Some of the more puzzling responses, as preserved by the London Genealogical Society, included: • Colourist of artificial fish • Knight of the Thimble • Disinfector of railways • Examiner of underclothing • Invisible net maker • Electric bath attendant • Proprietor of midgets • Fifty-two years an imbecile • Knocker-up of workpeople • Maker of sand views • Gymnast to house painter • Turnip shepherd • Emasculator • Sampler of drugs • Fatuous pauper • Drowner • Count as female • Fish-bender • Goldfish-catcher • Cow-banger • Running about • Grape-dryer • Beef twister • Random waller

На изображении показана страница с историческими результатами британской переписи и необычными названиями профессий и занятий. Комизм возникает из-за абсурдных, двусмысленных и порой оскорбительных формулировок вроде «Cow-banger», «Fifty-two years an imbecile» и «Random waller». Такой мем используют как реакцию на странные должности, нелепые анкеты или бюрократический язык.

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