Just Katie

And the old stone troughs that are about the place can be worth thousands!!! 

OK What about this.  There's this bloke who has a market stall not too far away from where I live selling hair extensions.  Considering this costs about £300 (and thats a cheap job) at the hairdressers these extensions cost £27.00.  Also you need to buy glue and a dissolving solution to take them out totalling £35.00.  My hairdresser told me about them as she had them in and they looked really natural.  Anyway I went and bought some and he was by far the most successful trader that day with a herd of fillies around him throwing their money at him. They are good quality and come like a grass skirt, simply cut and stick and any old codger can apply them. Cant see the local Mairie having a problem with this one. May go down a storm in the university towns!  The brand is called hair raisers and you may find them on the internet (I havnt looked myself).  And no I am not advertising I am sharing an idea "Why"? Because I'm nice.

I cant speak french, live in Wales, and people laugh at the way I speak my mother tongue to especially after a G&T [:$]

shut up

Anyone come across nice stories of success or unusual ways of earning money? 

Nope I think I'll start a new one.

Getting back to my original post, what I wanted to lead on to is what other more unusual means of earning income have other members heard about?  And how successful have they been? IN FACT LETS RENAME THIS THREAD SUCCESS STORIES!

What time do you start on the sauce then dicksmith??  Also I dont comprahend the sock puppet thing.  Wats using your own name got to do with it? All sownds a bit oldfashioned to me.

Ah Johnd someone without surliness.  I dont think we will get shot for not spelling difinetly correctly.  More of a science mind myself.  Anyway, dont know if anyone saw it but the trampoline idea came from one of these documentaries about an ex pat who bought a huge trampoline and got himself a pitch on a large campsite and apparently did quite well for himself.

Yes my pretty little Dick.  You are certainly correct in saying satire satirises the folly being the obscure ideas I wrote about to earn the dosh.  Obviously Obvious. Pompous sock puppet? who you???? No

Sorry Viva dont understand where you're coming from on that one.  Darling Dick, I definately meant satire mind you I had to look it up to make sure. Def. SATIRE "Use of ridicule to expose vice or folly"    Def. FOLLY "Foolish action or idea" Yep that seems to fit although I agree irony is present. And you were such a pretty little boy!! Russ. Create new id? nope dont know where you're coming from either.[8-)]        

Doesnt anyone understand satire?  There are many highly qualified people in france chasing work.  There have been many obscure ideas on this forum to fill the old coffers!!  Just thought I'd drop in another one.  Who knows it might work.  If it doesnt you could always rely on the chickens!! 

Oooh nasty nasty. If you dish it be prepared to take it.  CHILL OUT SISTER

[quote user="viva"]Ah Darlink, [/quote] And what is this.  There is so much I need to learn in this country

[quote user="Russethouse"] Sounds like a job for Furrynix to me !   [/quote] Is a Furrynix a breed of goat???? Angora?????

[quote user="nicktrollope"][quote user="Katie KopyKat"] I've just bought a huge trampoline and I dress up as Katie the Klown and I visit all the markets and summer fetes charging between two and five euros for five mins depending on demand.  When nobody is bouncing, I get on myself and sing and bounce at the same time which brings in the crowd. You have to be very fit to do both these things together but it gets the punters in.  All cash in hand.  As a side line I breed chickens but thats a bit boring. [/quote] So why are you telling us & the French authorities? I wonder [/quote] You all seem to be sharing your ideas.  I am doing nothing wrong and you are all mocking me.  Perhaps you are jealous.  Being from Romania I think we know how to survive more.   Theres no problem I'm not doing anything wrong

I've just bought a huge trampoline and I dress up as Katie the Klown and I visit all the markets and summer fetes charging between two and five euros for five mins depending on demand.  When nobody is bouncing, I get on myself and sing and bounce at the same time which brings in the crowd. You have to be very fit to do both these things together but it gets the punters in.  All cash in hand.  As a side line I breed chickens but thats a bit boring.