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cma07/31/20252 repliesview on HN

Robert Frost was an insurance guy or something


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Animats08/01/2025

No, Frost was a teacher and a farmer to make money.[1] Tom Clancy was an insurance agent.

[1] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Frost

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throwawayoldie07/31/2025

Just took a look at Wikipedia. No mention of insurance, but he did write much of his early work while farming during the day. As did Robert Burns.

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