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| 'So tell me, Mrs. Smith,' asked the interviewer, 'have you any other skills you think might be worth mentioning?'
'Actually, yes,' said the applicant modestly. 'Last year I had two short stories published in national magazines, and I finished my novel.' 'Very impressive,' he commented, 'but I was thinking of skills you could apply during office hours.' Mrs. Smith explained brightly, 'Oh, that was during office hours.' |