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Two advantages the plumber has over the editor:
1. The customer understands that the plumbing doesn’t work.
2. The customer doesn’t think that he knows better than the plumber how to fix it.
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Two advantages the plumber has over the editor:
1. The customer understands that the plumbing doesn’t work.
2. The customer doesn’t think that he knows better than the plumber how to fix it.
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Then of course there's the money. You may have heard the story of the plumber who did some work for a lawyer and gave him a bill, including $200/hour for labor. The lawyer says, "$200/hour? I'm a lawyer and I don't charge $200/hour." The plumber replies, "Neither did I when I practiced law."
Posted by: Ray Ward | July 27, 2007 11:31 AM
It's worth keeping in mind, though, that for all the excrement the editors must deal with, at least it's all metaphorical.
Posted by: M. G. | July 29, 2007 3:38 AM
Who do you consider your customer in your metaphor? The reader, or the corporate heads?
JEM: In this parallel, the customer, the person with whom the editor deals diectly, is the writer.
Posted by: steegness | July 30, 2007 4:44 PM