Is this Legal or Logical?

This one's too cool. Thanks for that Pratik! :D

 


After having failed his exam in "Logistics and Organization", a

Student goes and confronts his lecturer about it.

Student: "Sir, do you really understand anything about the subject?"

Professor: "Surely I must. Otherwise I would not be a professor!"

Student: "Great, well then I would like to ask you a question. If you

Can give me the correct answer, I will accept my mark as is and go. If

You however do not know the answer, I want you give me an "A" for the

Exam. "

Professor: "Okay, it's a deal. So what is the question?"

Student: "What is legal, but not logical, logical, but not legal, and

Neither logical, nor legal?"

Even after some long and hard consideration, the professor cannot give

The student an answer, and therefore changes his exam mark into an

"A", as agreed.

Afterwards, the professor calls on his best student and asks him the

Same question.

He immediately answers: "Sir, you are 63 years old and married to a 35

Year old woman, which is legal, but not logical. Your wife has a 25

Year old lover, which is logical, but not legal. The fact that you

Have given your wife's lover an "A", although he really should have

Failed, is neither legal, nor logical."

       



Fiverr.com

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I just came across Fiverr.com and found the concept quite compelling. You can sign up on this website: 

1) to sell any service for $5 
2)  buy any service for $5.

So why is it such an appealing idea anyway?

1) The first and the most obvious reason is the amount you pay for purchasing a service: only 5 bux! Be it tips, advice, postcards, music, articles or anything which can be delivered for that price! 

2) The low price implies something else: The website's audience is vast. Almost anyone may find this website useful - either to try out a service/product or to post something which is their area of expertise. 

3) It's niche and niche is beautiful in a web 2.0 world where everyone wants something so specific. You are talking about breaking down products/services too: a carpenter can give you advice on which tools to use, an architect can review your blueprints and point out any drawbacks of your design, a translator can translate some of your text or someone who thinks he/she is a good parent can give you parenting advice. When you think about it, almost anyone has at least one skill-set which they can offer for $5. All they need is a PayPal account, an internet connection and a skill/product with a nominal profit margin.

Employees of a company, a single mom, a home office business owner, a CEO of a company or for that matter even someone with a limited skill set can come up with a very specific service and offer it.

I think that's where their potential lies - a wide audience, seeking niche services and a throw-away price!