I went to apply for a job as a street sweeper.
"You previously worked as an accountant," the bloke said, "This job role is completely different."
"Don't worry," I replied, "I'm good at picking things up."
Most people in the UK are hoping for a hung parliament.
If we use all the lampposts in Parliament Square, Whitehall, The Mall, Birdcage Walk and Constitution Hill that should do it.
My Mum has told me that, at the age of 45, it was about time I had a place of my own.
I told her that, since she is 75, I was hoping not to have to wait much longer.