Yesterday, I was chatting online with my friend Conrad:

CONRAD: hey, I have a serious question for you.

ME: OK

CONRAD: what do you do?

ME: What do you mean?

CONRAD: I mean, besides being an international woman of mystery, do you have a job, a pet, a husband, a house, a car?

ME: No, I have none of those things.

ME: Is that a problem?

CONRAD: no, no it would be a problem if you did have them.

ME: Indeed.