Job Title Euphemism Game

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  1. Madman

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    This guy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Appleby
    If so then... hmm... Cabinet Secretary?
    Arranger of Papers and Runner of Bureaucracy.

    Helmsman.
     
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    That's the one, but he also runs rings around the Prime Minister, and twists him around his little finger. And it is funny. :)

    The person who steers a maritime vessel (and even spacecraft).

    Football Coach.
     
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    A shouty man who tells other big guys how to play a violent game based around a ball that isn't moved by feet.

    News Anchor.
     
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    Sorry, but it's time for ...



    ... I refuse to apologise for your possibly damaged hearing. ;)

    (If you're confused: I'm sorry. :) The character is called (surprise) "Shouty Man" from the kids' show "Horrible Histories", and he's basically there to deliver tongue-in-cheek 'advertisements' about weird-and-horrible stuff that people used through the ages for day-to-day purposes ... for instance, the fact that both the Romans and the Saxons used pee as a detergent. No kidding.

    But the more interesting bit: urea, also known as carbamide, is the chemical compound that made the difference. This compound is a safe, useful, naturally occurring molecule that is produced by protein metabolism. It is still used today, mainly in agricultural fertilizer but also in animal feed (cattle especially can convert it into protein), urea-formaldehyde resins, emollients for skin care, and barbituric acid manufacture ... at least according to the ACS). :)

    A non-shouty person who tells you scary things you didn't need to know.

    Police detective.
     
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    Sleuthing squad

    Nurse
     
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    Nurse ==> They Who Deserve To Rule The World For All The Crap They Take(TM). ;)

    Police dog.
     

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