Sunday, January 16, 2005

You Could Always Be a Stripper

It was career day last Tuesday at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. The speaker, management consultant, William Fried, told the eighth graders that stripping and exotic dancing could be a lucrative career choice.

It was on a list Fried provided of 140 potential careers. When question and answer time rolled around, an eighth grader asked him why stripping was listed as a career choice.

Fried told the kids that you could make $250,000 a year as an exotic dancer. He also told them, every two inches of bustline add and additional $50,000 of potential income.

This was the 3rd year Fried had spoke at this middle school on career day. This will more than likely be his last, according to Principle Di Salvo. Their parents are upset.

When asked whether or not he offended any of the students, he replied, "Eighth grade kids are not dumb. They are pretty worldly."