Office Hours

"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."