Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
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Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
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