To true (and close to home!)

[Steve]

Business professor: "Who can give me an example of a system where you are billed before you actually receive your goods?"

Student: "Tuition!"

[pnoon]

No joke!

(But I'll leave the thread here ;))

[markem]

fast food
hiring an entry-level employee
grocery shopping
marriage
hotel/motel
the list goes on and on.