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Subject: Re: [OT] Why "Computer Science" - was Re: Packed Encoding Rules
From: Tom Benson <tombenson at mac dot com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 07:27:46 +1100
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Right...

When I was washing dishes as a teenager in The New Zealand Ski Fields  
I called myself a "Sub Aquatic Ceramics Technician", but only in front  
of the ladies...

- Tom



On 01/03/2008, at 12:19 AM, John Jobe wrote:

> Nah.
>
> It's actually a fairly common job title for janitorial staff in the US
> (at least in the midwest).
> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/custodianeng_boe.pdf
>
> According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janitor
> The use of the term custodian for cleaning staff most likely started
> as a term of higher respect and may be an indication of higher pay or
> more responsibilities.
> Just below they list "domestic engineer" which of course is a common
> term for "house wife" here.
>
> On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:55 PM, Andy Dent wrote:
>
>>
>> On 29/02/2008, at 10:39 AM, John Jobe wrote:
>>> Our
>>> cleaning crew calls themselves "custodial engineers".
>>
>> erm, writing from behind iron bars are we John?
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