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5. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE Coolness factors: Ge#ng paid to play your favorite sport; a boatload of extra cash from endorsement deals; idol worship by fans all over the country (and the world) Lameness factors: Rela>vely short career; loads of travel (especially crosscountry trips); risk of injury (par>cularly in football and hockey); public scru>ny if you have a bad game or two More realis?c op?on: Personal trainer (maybe one with an endorsement deal, like Tony LiFle)

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5.  PROFESSIONAL  ATHLETE  Coolness  factors:  Ge#ng  paid  to  play  your  favorite  sport;  a  boatload  of  extra  cash  from  endorsement  deals;  idol  worship  by  fans  all  over  the  country  (and  the  world)  

Lameness  factors:  Rela>vely  short  career;  loads  of  travel  (especially  cross-­‐country  trips);  risk  of  injury  (par>cularly  in  football  and  hockey);  public  scru>ny  if  you  have  a  bad  game  or  two  

More  realis?c  op?on:  Personal  trainer  (maybe  one  with  an  endorsement  deal,  like  Tony  LiFle)  

4.  SCUBA  DIVER  Coolness  factors:  Being  out  on  the  water  all  day;  exploring  underwater  plant  and  animal  life;  fantas>c  opportuni>es  for  “Take-­‐Your-­‐Children-­‐to-­‐Work-­‐Day”  

Lameness  factors:  Having  to  wear  heavy  scuba  gear;  possibility  of  shark  aFacks/making  contact  with  coral;  ears  popping  from  pressure  in  deep  water  

More  realis?c  op?on:  Ship  captain  

3.  ZOOKEEPER  Coolness  factors:  Going  to  work  at  a  zoo;  playing  with  and  taking  care  of  many  different  kinds  of  rare  animals  

Lameness  factors:  Animals  are  messy;  going  around  to  every  cage  and  monitoring  every  animal  over  and  over  again;  having  to  tell  kids  not  to  tap  on  the  glass  

More  realis?c  op?on:  Veterinarian  

2.  ROCK  STAR  Coolness  factors:  Musical  ability;  selling  out  arenas  and  stadiums  all  over  the  world;  appearances  on  MTV;  hearing  your  songs  on  the  radio  

Lameness  factors:  Nobody  buys  music  anymore;  gas  prices  make  touring  ridiculously  expensive;  baFling  with  your  record  label  over  crea>ve  efforts  

More  realis?c  op?on:  Entertainment  lawyer  

1.  NICKELODEON  TV  HOST  Coolness  factors:  Never  really  having  to  grow  up;  ge#ng  to  dump  slime  on  people;  hanging  out  with  TV  stars  like  Danny  Tamberelli  and  Melissa  Joan  Hart  

Lameness  factors:  Career  only  lasts  as  long  as  the  show  lasts  (usually  not  very  long);  ge#ng  slime  dumped  on  you;  people  may  not  take  you  seriously  

More  realis?c  op?on:  Nickelodeon  screenwriter  (how  hard  can  that  be?)