One of the features of Monkey Muck, written by that awesome typewriting Monkey, Dr. Monkey von Monkerstein is his "True Employment Tales".Though the last time I received a paycheck with my name on it was four and a half years ago, I have had a very wide variety of odd jobs in my background. So, to shamelessly steal ideas from my betters, I bring you installment one of Wundrun's True Employment Tales:
Dirty Board Game Assembler
(the photo is not of the actual game)
My day job was a very crappy outside sales job, which I will save for a later installment. My roommate had a friend who published board games that are sold in adult book stores and at places like Spencer Gifts. In the evenings we would go to a very old, dark, cold warehouse to put together the pieces of the board game. Little mini whips, little mini blind folds, little mini erotica. There was sort of a makeshift assembly line so I felt like Lucy and the chocolates except rather than something you could eat, there were just little plastic collars to try to get into each box quickly.
The main thing I remember about the job is feeling really sad for anyone that would think sitting around playing erotic board games would be fun. I ain't saying I'm against getting a little silly when the drawers are down, but this game just seemed ...boring. I mean, if you're naked and you can't figure out what to do, I doubt a board game is going to expand your horizons.
3 comments:
Great thoughts at the end there, Jess. And too true.
Also, I picture this game being brought out at a modern-day redux version of the "key party" from the 70s, with a bunch of middle-aged wannabe hipsters eating popcorn and playing this game, just hoping someone will flirt with them so they won't have to take a risk. How pathetic.
What a bittersweet memory you have laid on us.
I wanna be the "TOP" hat, not the shoe.
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