18 Very Odd Jobs -- from the Book of Lists (David Wallechinsky & Amy Wallace, eds; Little, Brown & Company)

Ant Catcher.  Digs up live ants for use in plastic Ant Farms.

Back Washer.  Tends machine that washes, rinses, and dries fiber in the textile industry.

Car Chaser.  Directs the movement of grain-freight railroad cars.

Debubblizer.  Tends high-pressure heating equipment that removes internal solvent bubbles from nitrocellulose rod stock in plastics.

Egg Breaker.  Separates yolk and white of eggs for use in food products.

Flush Tester.  Tests flush channels of toilet bowls by flushing rags down the channels.

Impregnator.  Tends vacuum or pressure tank that impregnates powdered-metal parts with lubricating oil or molten plastic. (What were you thinking?)

Lingo Cleaner.  Cleans metal lingos used in jacquard loom harnesses.

Lump Inspector.  Inspects lumps of tobacco for defects in wrapper leaf and repairs tears and holes.

Mangler.  Tends a machine that shapes and smooths knitted garments.

Masher.  Operates cooker and mashing tub to combine cereal and malt to make beer.

Pillowcase Turner.  Tends machine that turns pillowcases right-side-out and stretches material to remove wrinkles.

Sniffer.  Sniffs people's body parts to test the effectiveness of foot and underarm deodorants.

Sweatband Shaper.  Places hats on heated metal blocks to shape sweatbands.

Toe Puncher.  Tends toe-punching machine that flattens toe seams of knitted seamless socks.

Upsetter.  Sets up and operates a closed-die forging machine that expands the ends of hot metal bars.

Weed Farmer.  Grows weeds to be used in herbicide research.

Worm Picker.  Gathers worms for fish bait.