ODD JOBS AND ANIMAL STORIES- URBAN LEGEND # 12 BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Here's what today's episode covers: Live Garden Gnomes are in demand on large estates; Ghostbuster jobs are out there, and ghost hunting is getting popular; The Great Beer Flood of London during which 8 people were killed when a brewery tank exploded on a narrow street; Find work as a venomous snake milkier; Is your dog feeling depressed? Pet psychiatrists are in great demand these days; Job listings for dog food taste testers are turning up everywhere; A Polish army unit in WWII actually kept a bear as a mascot and during one battle the near carried artillery shells to his pals on the front line in his arms; a person who "knocked up" sleeping people actually got paid for this duty.... APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 Classic Short Stories at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love + Life Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 1001 History's Best Storytellers at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 1001 Ghost , Chiller & Lovecraft https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-chiller-lovecraft-stories/id1516332327 8043 ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EOZTL42pg0szYdYV7mwMC?si=SCPAOiSgQiyo0ZSO_OFDyw&nd=1&dlsi=012b3f28347743d5 1001 Stories For the Road at Spotify= https://open.spotify.com/show/6FhlsxYFTGNPiSMYxM9O9K 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rO7HELtRcGfV48UeP8aFQ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.0	slash promo. And the And then. Hi everyone. This is your host and storyteller John Hagenorn and it's great to be with you today.
1:07.0	It's time for some believe it or not stories, those wild, wacky stories that appear to be tall tales until you check them out and find that there
1:15.8	is some or even much truth to them.
1:18.5	And there is usually some interesting history attached and that's what we're all about here. Just call it a weird history lesson from
1:24.4	one thousand one heroes, legends, histories and mysteries. Our first story offers a solid idea for those who might be looking for long time
1:38.9	employment. With this job room and board are included and you get to enjoy the great outdoors as well as gardening and lawn maintenance.
1:47.5	Best of all you can let yourself go. You can let your hair, fingernails, and toenails grow out. Men can grow a full
1:55.8	beard, the longer the better, and you don't have to bathe often if you don't want to.
2:00.9	Shaving is optional for women as well.
2:03.0	Contracts can be very lucrative and range for a few days to many years
2:08.0	and I know by now you're dying to hear what the work is.
2:11.0	Most of you are familiar with garden gnomes. what the work is.
2:12.6	Most of you are familiar with garden gnomes.
2:14.8	They're usually found in garden shops and in catalogs like Wayfair.
2:18.8	They wear red pointed hats and old-fashioned outfits, often including blue shirts and boots. The men usually
2:25.2	have long white-pointed beards, the women are usually a little chubby, and have kind
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