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dexfarkin"Would you sit in his lap?"
"Not a chance. Another scotch down here, pal."
"See, that's what I told them. But do they listen? No. I mean, it's not like it isn't hard enough up here to find a decent job, make a decent living in anything other than a circus freak without having to deal with the innuedo."
"True. Do you know that I've got two different trade masterships? If I was in, say, Pittsburgh, I'd be making six figures. But no, you have to shop in the children's section of Walmart, that means you're unemployable."
"I didn't have that problem as much, but once I was up for a foreman designer position with Universal and didn't get it. They said the other craftsmen wouldn't respect my authority. That was when I packed up and took this job."
"I know. Good benefits, easy job, creepy as fuck place to work. You got a cigarette?"
"Yeah, here. You know what? Take the rest of the pack. I'm trying to quit. Yeah, anyhow. So what do you think is going to happen?"
"Hell, he's been photographed with kids for years. There's been all the press recently. And once you take away all the myths and hype around him, he's a guy with some weird habits, including a physical plant run entirely by small people."
"Don't knock the job."
"No, but with the court cases and things... hell, I'm telling you Jerry, but I'm seriously thinking twice about still working for Michael Jackson any more."
"Not a chance. Another scotch down here, pal."
"See, that's what I told them. But do they listen? No. I mean, it's not like it isn't hard enough up here to find a decent job, make a decent living in anything other than a circus freak without having to deal with the innuedo."
"True. Do you know that I've got two different trade masterships? If I was in, say, Pittsburgh, I'd be making six figures. But no, you have to shop in the children's section of Walmart, that means you're unemployable."
"I didn't have that problem as much, but once I was up for a foreman designer position with Universal and didn't get it. They said the other craftsmen wouldn't respect my authority. That was when I packed up and took this job."
"I know. Good benefits, easy job, creepy as fuck place to work. You got a cigarette?"
"Yeah, here. You know what? Take the rest of the pack. I'm trying to quit. Yeah, anyhow. So what do you think is going to happen?"
"Hell, he's been photographed with kids for years. There's been all the press recently. And once you take away all the myths and hype around him, he's a guy with some weird habits, including a physical plant run entirely by small people."
"Don't knock the job."
"No, but with the court cases and things... hell, I'm telling you Jerry, but I'm seriously thinking twice about still working for Michael Jackson any more."
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