"Ideal” shouldn’t be confused with “I deal,” but there are puns. “I love being a croupier, it’s my ideal job” was posted on Twitter by Arantxa Colen on January 6, 2013. “My job as a croupier is ideal” was posted on Twitter by Damien Walsh on September 13, 2013.
“A croupier’s job description is ideal” was posted on Twitter by Will Presti on February 5, 2017. “I’ve got a new job as a croupier. Which is ideal...” was posted on Twitter by The Dad Joke Man on May 14, 2019.
Wikipedia: Croupier
A croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts. Croupiers are typically employed by casinos.
Twitter
Arantxa Colen
@Notorious_AC
I love being a croupier, it’s my ideal job.
6:31 AM - 6 Jan 2013
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Damien Walsh
@squellwalsh
My job as a croupier is ideal
12:24 PM - 13 Sep 2013
Twitter
Damien Walsh
@squellwalsh
My job as a croupier is ideal
8:22 AM - 22 Mar 2014
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David Keeling
@davidpkeeling
If I were to become a croupier, that would be ideal.
2:51 PM - 30 Apr 2014
Twitter
Will Presti
@WillPresti
The job description for a croupier is ideal.
@absrdNEWS
5:45 PM - 5 Feb 2017
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Will Presti
@WillPresti
A croupier’s job description is ideal.
8:57 PM - 17 May 2017
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cluedont
@cluedont
In an ideal world I’d be a croupier.
6:00 AM - 17 Jan 2018
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🤣 The Dad Joke Man 😉
@DadJokeMan
I’ve got a new job as a croupier.
Which is ideal…
12:57 PM - 14 May 2019
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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