Hunting, farming, and prostitution are the most obvious nominees.
Prostitution always wins because at the times when we were beginning to hunt and farm they were not done for profit. Doing something for profit is what makes something a profession.
That is not a guess, that is a fact.
Eventually Grampy Bobby will reveal the answer to his loaded question by giving an attempt at a falsely "deep" answer of what he thinks the oldest profession is in his idealistic bubble and everyone will be disappointed with themselves for participating in yet another utterly pointless GB thread.
Hooray for progress.
Originally posted by hopscotchsmart guy beat me to it...
Doing something for profit is what makes something a profession.
thinking back to what tha neighborhood must have looked like...
soldiers, scouts, trackers/hunters must have been tha most 'valuable' men in the tribe...
the most 'valuable' women would have been those most fertile and willing...
whores...
rookie
"world's oldest profession?"... Progress Report (27 March '10)
Ice Cold: scavenger, forum moderator, mother, louse picker, helper (of old ladies), grave digger,
organ donor, medicine, village idiot, hunter and gatherer, douchebag, palynka, poo shoveller,
taxonomist, greengrocer, prostitution, judge, coquette, farming, dinosaur wrangler, ie designer.
Lukewarm: troll, explaining, henchman, tax collector, moocher, companion.
Warmer: creator, father (of what?), storyteller, zoo keeper, over-explaining, first dictionary author,
grampy bobby (if gb = bs), soldier (enemy), politician, liar, teacher (false), gardner.
Red Hot: Cain/Abel, 'Murderer' (in overt deed/covert thought) = World's Second Oldest Profession.
Note: One down, 'Murderer' (Second Oldest Profession)... Third Oldest and Oldest still to go.
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyyou don't half talk shoit sometimes.
[b]"world's oldest profession?"... Progress Report (27 March '10)
Cold: scavenger, forum moderator, mother, louse picker, helper (of old ladies), grave digger,
organ donor, medicine, village idiot, hunter and gatherer, douchebag, palynka, poo shoveller,
taxonomist, greengrocer, prostitution, judge, coquette, farming, dinosaur wrangl One down, 'Murderer' (Second Oldest Profession)... Third Oldest and Oldest still to go.[/b]