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Last Updated On: December 10, 2005
The following is a collection from various sources, primarily magazines, including the Reader's Digest. Read each of the following with the prefix I could have been.
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- A historian
- But I realised there was no future in it.
- A HR Manager
- But was not hired.
- In the Juice factory
- But I could not concentrate.
- In the Juice factory
- But I got canned.
- In the muffler factory
- But it was too exhausting.
- A lumberjack
- But I couldn't hack it.
- A lumberjack
- But they gave me the axe.
- A tailor
- But it was a sew-sew job.
The complete list
I could have been . . .
- An accountant
- But, I did not get an entry.
- An actor
- But, my father created a scene.
- An aeromodeller
- But, I wanted more than plane fun.
- An archeologist
- But, I didn't want my career in ruins.
- An architect
- But, I only built castles in the air.
- An architect
- But, my plans weren't realized.
- An artist
- But, my father drew the line.
- An athlete
- But, there were too many hurdles.
- An aviator
- But, I didn't want to be accused of putting on airs.
- A baby sitter
- But, I found it no child's play.
- A balloonist
- But, the idea vanished in thin air.
- A balloonist
- But, the idea didn't get off the ground.
- In the band
- But, I hate blowing my own trumpet.
- A bank robber
- But, it was not a safe job.
- A banker
- But I wasn't interested.
- A banker
- But I was penny wise and pound foolish.
- A barman
- But, I didn't have the spirit for the thing.
- A batsman
- But, I couldn't stand the pace.
- A bell ringer
- But, I didn't have the pull.
- A billiard player
- But, nobody gave me a break.
- A book keeper
- But, I always returned those I borrowed.
- A bra manufacturer
- But I went bust.
- A carpenter
- But, I shelved the idea.
- A carpenter
- But, it went against the grain.
- A cashier
- But, they did not account for me.
- A chauffer
- But, I didn't have the drive.
- A chauffer
- But I drove everyone round the bend.
- A chef
- But, I cooked my own goose.
- A chimney sweep
- But, it did not soot me.
- A clock maker
- But I had to wind up.
- A cobbler
- But, I didn't tell a sole about it.
- A cobbler
- But, I knew it wouldn't last.
- A coffee shop owner
- But, I couldn't stand the grind.
- A comedian
- But, my friends laughed at the idea.
- A computer specialist
- But, I was not programmed for it.
- A cook
- But, I didn't want to curry favour.
- A champion cyclist
- But, the laundry lost my pedal pusher.
- A dentist
- But, I did not have the pull.
- A dentist
- But, I didn't know the drill.
- A dentist
- But, I disliked a hand-to-mouth existence.
- A dentist
- But, I missed the opportunity by the skin of my teeth.
- A detective
- But, nobody gave me a clue to get started.
- A doctor
- But, fate did not prescribe it for me.
- A doctor
- But, I got sick of it.
- A doctor
- But I didn't have time to practice.
- An electrical engineer
- But, I had no connections.
- An electrician
- But, I knew nothing about current affairs.
- An electrician
- But, sparks flew at the suggestion.
- An examiner
- But, it was just a passing phase.
- An Egyptologist
- But, mummy objected.
- A farmer
- But, it wasn't my field.
- A farmer
- But, the idea never cropped up.
- A gambler
- 1. But I didn't stand a chance.
2. But odds were stacked against me.- A geologist
- But, I disliked finding faults.
- A golfer
- 1. But, I couldn't get into the swing of things.
2. But, I did not have the drive.- A gravel merchant
- But, I didn't have the grit.
- A guitarist
- 1. But, I didn't have the pluck.
2. But I preferred a job with no strings attached.- A gunner
- But, I set my sights too high.
- A hardware engineer
- But, I did not have the drive.
- A historian
- But, I let bygones be bygones.
- A hockey player
- But, I could not stick to it.
- A horticulturist
- But my plans didn't take roots.
- An icecream vendor
- 1. But I lost my cool.
2. But I had to go into liquidation.- An iron monger
- But, I scrapped the idea.
- A jockey
- But, I didn't want to get saddled.
- A joiner
- But, I couldn't make ends meet.
- A juggler
- But, things got out of hand.
- A juggler
- But, I dropped the idea.
- A lawyer
- But, that didn't appeal to me.
- A lexicographer
- But, I am a man of few words.
- A librarian
- But, they were fully booked.
- A magazine editor
- But, I didn't want to make an issue of it.
- A magician
- But, it didn't materialize.
- A magician
- But, I was only fooling myself.
- A marksman
- But, I did not stick to my guns.
- A mathematician
- But, I had too many problems.
- A mathematician
- But, I was always in sixes and sevens.
- A mechanic
- But, I had a break down.
- A midwife
- But, the labour pains me.
- A milkman
- But, the scheme turned sour.
- A milliner
- But I talked through my hat.
- A miner
- But, the job was beneath me.
- A money lender
- But, I lost interest in it.
- A mountaineer
- But, I couldn't make the grade.
- A mountaineer
- But, I didn't aim high enough.
- A musician
- But, I wasn't noteworthy.
- A neuro-surgeon
- But, I didn't have the nerve.
- A novelist
- But then it would have been a really different story.
- A nuclear scientist
- But, I didn't have the energy.
- A palmist
- But, that wasn't my line.
- A paper manufacturer
- But I had to fold up.
- A parachutist
- But, who wants to be a drop-out.
- A pharmacist
- But, fate did not prescribe this job for me.
- A photographer
- But, things did not click.
- A pilot
- 1. But I always flew into a rage.
2. But, the idea never took-off.- A plumber
- But I wasn't able to tap my potential.
- A pole vaulter
- But, I wasn't up to it.
- A policeman
- But, I lacked an arresting personality.
- A postman
- But, I was not a man of letters.
- A postman
- But, I did not deliver.
- A printer
- But, I wasn't the type.
- A programmer
- But, I got bugged.
- A prompter
- But, I found another line.
- A psychiatrist
- But, the thought made me shrink.
- A sailor
- But, the wind was not in my favour.
- A shoe salesman
- But, I was given the boot.
- A shopkeeper
- But, fate had something else in store.
- A singer
- But, I heeded the voice of reason.
- A skipper
- But, I missed the boat.
- A sprinter
- But, I was on the wrong track.
- A statistician
- But, I hadn't got the figure.
- A stock broker
- But, didn't make any cents.
- A swimmer
- But, I had a stroke.
- A swimmer
- But, the idea didn't hold water.
- A tailor
- But, I'd cut a sorry figure.
- A tailor
- But, it did not suit me.
- A taxidermist
- But the job was too stuffie.
- A telepath
- But my mind wasn't on the job.
- A telephone operator
- But, I didn't have the proper connections.
- A tennis player
- But, I did not have the guts.
- A test cricketer
- But, the selectors gave me the slip.
- A tobacconist
- But, it turned out to be a pipe dream.
- A trumpeter
- But, I blew it.
- A watch maker
- But, I had second thoughts.
- A witch doctor
- But, only for a spell
- A yachtsman
- But, I didn't know the ropes.
- A zoo-keeper
- But I brought out the beast in everyone.
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