Cross posted from Common Sense

Cross posted from Common Sense Runs Wild

Jody from The Bandwagon tagged me with the meme "If I could be . . . "

Immediately following there is a list of 18? 19? 20?different occupations. You must select at least 5 of them (feel free to select more). You may add more if you like to your list before you pass it on (after you select 5 of the items as it was passed to you). Each one begins with "If I could be..." Of the 5 you selected, you are to finish each phrase with what you would do as a member of that profession. For example, if the selected occupation was "pirate" you might take the phrase "If I could be a pirate..." and add to it "I would sail the 7 Seas, dating lasses from around the worlde." See how easy that is?

Here's the list:

• If I could be a scientist...
• If I could be a farmer...
• If I could be a musician...
• If I could be a doctor...
• If I could be a painter...
• If I could be a gardener...
• If I could be a missionary...
• If I could be a chef...
• If I could be an architect...
• If I could be a linguist...
• If I could be a psychologist...
• If I could be a librarian...
• If I could be an athlete...
• If I could be a lawyer...
• If I could be an innkeeper...
• If I could be a professor...
• If I could be a writer...
• If I could be a llama-rider...
• If I could be a bonnie pirate...
• If I could be an astronaut...

I'm adding:

• If I could be a politician . . .
• If I could be a kid again . . .
• If I could be an animal . . .
• If I could be a tree . . .
• If I could be a celebrity . . .

And here's my reply:

If I could be a scientist I would save Schrodinger's cat. It's a stupid theory and quantum physicists have been spending too much mental energy on it for way too long. Move on! There are more sensible and exciting things to explore.

If I could be a chef I would weigh about 500 pounds!

If I could be a writer I would be very mysterious and anonymous. I would write one book a year, which would be a bestseller, but I would never make public appearances. I would live in a small cottage in a coastal town and none of the residents would know who I really was.

If I could be a lawyer I would make certain that, once a person was found guilty of sexually abusing a child, they'd never step foot outside of a prison again.

If I could be a bonnie pirate I would sail the Bahamas and the Caribbean. I would fish for most of my food, catch my fresh water and only occasionally demand fresh vegetables and vodka (or beer, or wine) from the obnoxious weekend cruisers who crossed my path.

Now, who to tag????

Stacy who's NotADesperateHousewife

Muzzy from Blogizdat

Cynthia at Wheelz Life Notes

A big thank you to Ogre who not only came up with this fun meme but he's also trying to find out how far it goes. When you respond be sure to send him a trackback or e-mail so he can update his chart.