> Earlier, the rise of manufacturing and factory employment helped able-bodied male laborers who had an enthusiasm for physical labor. I'm sorry, I know it's c

> Earlier, the rise of manufacturing and factory employment helped able-bodied male laborers who had an enthusiasm for physical labor. I'm sorry, I know it's completely offtopic, but the sentence "laborer who had an enthusiasm for physical labor [in a factory]" completely cracked me up. I guess it's part of deeper enthusiasm for not being unemployed.