Human scarecrow novice is outstanding in his field

Job applicant: Jamie Fox. Age: 22. Education: Bangor University, Wales; BA, 2012 in music and English. Position sought: anything in music. Work experience: summer-fall 2012, human scarecrow, farmer William Youngs' pasture. Job description: performed all duties usually accomplished by figures with straw for brains, frightened partridges, rang cowbell, played accordion (no requests), wore ridiculous orange slicker and hat, rang more cowbell, endured "Wizard of Oz" jokes from passers-by. Pay: $400 a week. Skills acquired: mastered ukulele, yelling, humming, talking to self. References: Farmer William Youngs said, "Jamie's doing a good job. You can really see the difference." Career goal: getting out of the wind and rain. [Source]

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