I just had to post this - Designers Read ( Funny as hell)

From http://clientsfromhell.net/


The Asshole Lawyer Boyfriend


[I'm not a designer but the attorney hired by a designer. I'm informing the client over the phone that he's being sued for not paying the amount specified.]

Me: "Good afternoon, my name is [xxx], representing [designer] and [company]. We're calling about payment that has not yet been received for a project which you agreed to pay for."

Client: "What?! Who's suing me?! Who is this?"

Me: "As I said, my name is [xxx], representing [designer] and [company]. You have X,XXX.XX that was supposed to be paid several months ago, as agreed upon by a contract with my clients."

Client: "Are you suing me for a website? You're not making any damn sense!"

Me: "You owe someone a fair deal of money and you've made it very clear that you have no intention of paying. I have several emails from your email address responding to my clients with messages such as "sayonara, suckers" and I am calling to see if you'd like to pay your fees now, or if we need to bring this into a courtroom, which I'm sure we're all looking to avoid."

Client: "I don't know who this is or what the hell you want from me but listen up: fooling someone to make you a website isn't a crime!"

Me: "You're actually looking at some large fines and -- should this be considered a felony -- jail time."

Client: "You're a damn lawyer, you should know websites aren't real. A website isn't a thing, you can't steal it! [designer] can still look at it, it's still kinda his!"

[Within three days time, the designer received a check with the amount listed and an additional $20.00 "for your asshole lawyer boyfriend." The designer had to resist framing the check for the novelty.]