On that note, even though HN is not usually well suited to jokes, I'll contribute this one:
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A lawyer and a doctor meet up at a party. They're chatting, and the doctor tells the lawyer "You know what really bugs me? When I tell people I'm a doctor, they always end up telling me about their health and basically asking me to diagnose them right there and then. They don't seem to care that I'm, say, at a party, and that I don't want to spent my party time working."
"I know exactly what you mean. Used to happen to me all the time with legal advice."
"Oh really? Can I ask you... what did you do to stop people asking you legal questions at parties?"
The lawyer eyes him up. "Sure. Here's the trick. I answer the question, graciously, efficiently. Then, the next day, I send them an invoice."
"Oh, that's really great!"
They enjoy the party and then go home. The next day, the doctor receives an invoice in the mail.
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Perhaps we should start invoicing our friends for tech support work?
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A lawyer and a doctor meet up at a party. They're chatting, and the doctor tells the lawyer "You know what really bugs me? When I tell people I'm a doctor, they always end up telling me about their health and basically asking me to diagnose them right there and then. They don't seem to care that I'm, say, at a party, and that I don't want to spent my party time working."
"I know exactly what you mean. Used to happen to me all the time with legal advice."
"Oh really? Can I ask you... what did you do to stop people asking you legal questions at parties?"
The lawyer eyes him up. "Sure. Here's the trick. I answer the question, graciously, efficiently. Then, the next day, I send them an invoice."
"Oh, that's really great!"
They enjoy the party and then go home. The next day, the doctor receives an invoice in the mail.
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Perhaps we should start invoicing our friends for tech support work?