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  Dirty Jobs Americans Supposedly Won't Do
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Last Editedkal  Jul 13, 2006 10:21pm
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News DateFriday, July 14, 2006 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe Discovery Channel television series "Dirty Jobs" is outstanding in many ways. It might be the ultimate in reality television. No awards here or voting for best anything. Just plain, hard filthy dirty work in the harshest of conditions.

The show lays to rest the common mainstream myth "there are jobs that ONLY illegal aliens will do, and that's why we need them." If you've never heard of the television show, can't access it or have not seen it before, you'll quickly find that picking crops is clean work compared to numerous jobs few have ever heard of before.

We'll look at stomach turning dirty jobs that AMERICANS are doing everyday. The show's host Mike Rowe wears the same protection (or lack thereof) that workers use for each job. Mike actually does the dirty job for a full work day. As someone with background in broadcasting, theater and film, there is a cardinal rule often heard in all the arts: "Don't let anything happen to the talent at any cost." This show violates that edict in every show. Mike is treated the same as employees, often yelled at by on-camera foreman and supervisors with "hurry up, you're getting behind" or "if you were working for me, you wouldn't be anymore."

Below are some of the jobs actually worked by Mike Rowe. This only for 2005.

* Sewer inspector
* Chicken sexer
* Oyster Shucker
* Sludge Cleaner
* Coffee Farmer
* Ostrich Farmer
* Chinatown Garbage Collector
* Pigeon Poo Cleaner



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