Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Grosse Point Thystle

Being an accountant has, like, ZERO cool factor. When people ask what you do, and you say "accountant" most of the time you get a "how nice" or an "I hate math!" or something similar. Never shock and awe. Never jealousy. Never, ever a sincere that's so cool.

Henceforth, when people ask what I do for a living, I'm going to say

Professional Dominatrix

Bet they ask for my business card THEN.

10 little kittens say Meow:

Bj in Dallas said...

I like Accounting Domanatrix....

'I will do your taxes and you will like it, or you will have to recite the entire times table to me while tied up. And then you will beg me to balance your checkbook and I will not do it until I see tears!!!'

it could work..

Jane! said...

Accounting really is the biggest conversation stopper.
I usually get the 'oh, you do taxes?'
Um, no. Except my own.
Sometimes I say 'Financial reporter' because anything with financial in it sounds cool.
Numerical landscaper is my other favorite. That implies enough illegality to get people's attention. But sometimes I just go with calculating bitch.

33 questions said...

No fricken way! I've often wondered how you spend your day and I'd have put money on just about any other profession.

I think you should go with Jane's Calculating Bitch. It's a perfect expression of fishnets and math.

Do they know about Miss Thystle?

Unknown said...

Thank you Mistress Thystle may I have another!

Lorrie Veasey said...

I'm guessing this would put a whole new spin to your favorite expression--which is of course
CHECK OUT MY RACK.

Amy said...

I'm an office manager/hr gal and I get the same kind of ho hum when asked, "what do you do".

From now on Im going to be... a waitress at the waffle house. I bet those ladies have interesting stories.

Miss Thystle said...

AND now you can call everyone "hun" and "shug"! That's a good one!

Bj in Dallas said...

and swear you saw Elvis last night

Anonymous said...

Those are some rockin' boots! No wonder the boys at the coffe shop are always checking you out -- here I thought it was the rack, but I guess it's the whole ensemble!

Ruby said...

Thystle + math = Calculating bitch = AWESOME. (How do you like that equation?!)