# Diploma in Hooking, anyone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2007, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241 "2007-07-18T08:11:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/1 "2007-07-18T08:11:58Z")
Prostitution in legal in NZ. Thus, there should be [educational opportunities](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10452364) for those intending a career in the “oldest profession” I can only imagine the Careers day stall 😃 So - a BBK (Bachelor of Brothel Keeping) maybe Si ---
**Author:** ![Testy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/2 "2007-07-18T09:13:48Z")
What would the labs be like? Curtained cubicles with beds in each classroom? I know it’s old, but I have to ask if the finals would be oral. 😛 Regards Testy ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/3 "2007-07-18T09:19:17Z")
[QUOTE=Testy] What would the labs be like? Curtained cubicles with beds in each classroom? I know it’s old, but I have to ask if the finals would be oral. 😛 [/QUOTE] Well, I want to be on the Examination bed … I mean **board**. Si ---
**Author:** ![Testy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/4 "2007-07-18T11:04:24Z")
I suppose this is better than the old tale of the hooker working her way through college. 😃 I wonder, would a degreed hooker cost more than an undereducated one? If not, then what would be her incentive for attending school? In any event, I’d hang around the campus to see if anyone needed practical experience. Regards Testy ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/5 "2007-07-18T21:31:21Z")
Look out - there will be all sorts of certifications now… ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/6 "2007-07-18T21:44:44Z")
Damnit! I knew I should have gotten my MA in something actually useful. I suppose it’s not too late even now … ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/7 "2007-07-18T21:44:45Z")
Huh huh… “tight criteria to get funding”… huh huh[/beavis] ---
**Author:** ![Scienceman123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Scienceman123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scienceman123)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diploma-in-hooking-anyone/412241/8 "2007-07-18T22:00:38Z")
They let sheep into college?