I think a jobber is someone who resells something - similar to a wholesaler.
MDilly | 02.04.06 - 10:21 am | #

I'm gonna say there's probably at least 10 definitions for jobber.

It feels like, in this case, it would have something to do with non-union labor.
pbdotc | 02.04.06 - 11:33 am | #

kung fu hustle was a little disappointing but i'm looking forward to hustle and flow ... out on dvd ... can't argue w/ rest of the list. i didn't think i was a big moviegoer but i guess i am because i've seen a lot of the list.
pbdotc | 02.04.06 - 11:37 am | #

dammit I forgot hustle and flow. adding it now.
hans | 02.04.06 - 11:51 am | #

i kind of got into kung fu hustle- it had a nice video game plot. like a movie about the Tekken characters.
crsmal | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 12:36 pm | #

dilly is on the right track. My labor law classes are buried far in the recesses of my mind, but I believe a jobber acts like something of a middleman. The jobber buys in bulk from the meat packing company, and, in turn, then sells the meat to a retailer, but not to the actual consumer. Sort of like a distributor.

I think jobbers are more common in the fashion industry.
Joe M. | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 2:04 pm | #

i thought the fashion industry called them 'fluffers'
crsmal | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 2:32 pm | #

i'm like 60 percent sure i should get a few GPs for adding a movie to the list.
pbdotc | 02.04.06 - 3:34 pm | #

What were the two movies you saw?
Kois | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 3:50 pm | #

Jobbers are common in many retail industries, though definitions of the term vary. As far as I understand it in the meat world, Joe's got it about right. It's like freelance distribution. Mmmmmmm meat.

Sorry I missed your call, Hans.

I saw _and liked_ most of the movies on that list. I fucking hated 'Crash' but I guess I'm the only one on the planet who did. 'Kung Fu Hustle' is a fun accompaniment to a bong.

I got extremely drunk with the screenwriter of 'Wedding Crashers' the other night. Met him randomly at the end of a bar. Nice guy but seemed pretty humorless, especially considering how freaking funny most of that movie is. My friend Darren gushed that 'WC' featured "the funniest first 15 minutes of any movie ever" but the dude didn't take it as a compliment. I guess he took it as, "an hour and a half of your movie wasn't very funny."

Singling out the absolute worst Billy Joel song of all time is difficult work. For one thing, you have to listen to a whole bunch of Billy Joel songs:
cW | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 5:19 pm | #

thanks for the info, cW. dilly will take the points.

i think "I Go to Extremes" is an excellent choice -- the right choice -- for BJ's worst.

DKNY, the two movies I saw last year were "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Cinderella Man." Please don't fucking ask.
hans | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 5:45 pm | #

"And So it Goes" is probably the worst. i don't know what album was before Stormfront, but had he quit then I might have given him credit for that 'going out on top' shit he's so fond of crediting himself with.

...and the bong was a crucial part of enjoying Kung Fu Hustle
crsmal | Homepage | 02.04.06 - 11:34 pm | #

pitt 28
sea 20
deion | 02.05.06 - 10:14 am | #

maybe it's obvious but 'we didn't start the fire' is just galactically bad.
pbdotc | 02.05.06 - 11:23 am | #

Bango old boy!
Cornelius M Bungle III | 02.05.06 - 11:26 am | #