„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.”