Saturday, April 16, 2011

Caveman professional...

Way back in caveman days, there was a guy or gal who was such a good storyteller and singer around the campfire, that his tribe said to him:

-- "Stay in the cave and create some more of those great stories and songs. Don't worry we'll do all the hunting and gathering."

Thus was created the world's (second) oldest profession.

You can't get professional work for free.

The word for free labor is "amateur." You get amateur work for free...


Way back in caveman days, they invented the wheel.

Oh, wait.

We're not trying to reinvent that....

4 comments:

H. Bruce Miller said...

I believe the proverbial "world's oldest profession" is older than professional writing. Of course for some writers there isn't a great deal of difference.

Duncan McGeary said...

How did I miss that?

O.K. Second oldest profession.....

Duncan McGeary said...

In fact, Bruce,that's so glaring I'm going back and changing it.

Anonymous said...

Going back on this you'll find that loathsome individuals are ... tax-collectors, poly-tickians, and urnalists,
Good old fashion ho's are really doing a service, probably replacing love that cannot be found at home in your own cave,
Urnalists however collude with quarry owners to delude other cavemen. The quarry owners always hide in the shadows today we call them bankers or in Bend we call them MOSS.
Urnalism is the oldest sleazy profession, and give real Ho's a bad name.