Thursday, October 15, 2009

Bad Ideas in Currency

A few weeks ago I had a long phone meeting for $275. It was for a market research company, who wanted my opinion on migraine treatments.

So today I received payment from them, with this awesome check;





I was worried the bank teller would hit me over the head 275 times with a hammer. Fortunately, they just credited the money to my account, although the guy began giggling.
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13 comments:

  1. The Cosprac ManOctober 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    That sounds like a pretty good name for a band.

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  2. ERPOctober 15, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    I just got called to do a 200$ survey for an antibiotic. I wonder if the check will say "200 gram negative rods"?

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  3. MomNurseWifeOctober 16, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    Sounds like a good title for the next Jennifer Aniston flick...

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  4. Kimbra KaschOctober 16, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    Never had one (migraine) - knock on wood - or, if you suffer from them, perhaps my head ;)

    Although now that I'm getting older, I have those pre-menopausal headaches (never used to have headaches at all) maybe it's the hormones - or perhaps it could be those checks I have to write to my kids' colleges. ;)

    Coincidence . . . ? or just bad timing.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 16, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    Did you want that with or without aura?

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  6. The Good CookOctober 16, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    Were there flashing lights? Just have to love the flashing lights...

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  7. AnonymousOctober 16, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    At least you're not an infectious disease specialist that concentrates on venereal diseases:

    two hundred seventy five
    SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
    or
    HIV VACCINES

    You could also be a gynecologist:

    two hundred seventy five
    VAGINAL LESIONS
    or
    ...

    Actually, that last one grossed myself out, so I'll stop now. Just know, that it could have been much, much worse.

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  8. The MotherOctober 16, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Oh, GODS, no. One is more than enough.

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  9. A PeachOctober 16, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    Now... I took that as I could get paid $275 for *having* migraines... that might make the pain a little easier to bear...

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  10. S.S.October 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    LOL :P :P
    I love your blog.... :D

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  11. MOJITOGIRLOctober 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Thank God you weren't asked to do a market study on enemas!

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  12. FizOctober 17, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    A Peach - are you kidding? Neither my daughter or I would feel compensated by that! I do think whoever invented Imigraine and all the other new-ish migraine treatments deserves either the Congressional Gold Medal of Honour, or is knighted - I don't know if if was a UK or British pharmacist that came up with them, but I would kiss his/her feet!

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  13. FizOctober 17, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    That was meant to read US or British - sorry!

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So wadda you think?