{"id":8,"date":"2010-10-03T09:15:48","date_gmt":"2010-10-03T09:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astarmathsandphysics.com\/tutor_profiles\/paul_smith\/paul_smiths_blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2010-10-03T09:15:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-03T09:15:48","slug":"if-i-get-a-call-from-anyone-famous-for-a-maths-tutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/2010\/10\/if-i-get-a-call-from-anyone-famous-for-a-maths-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"If I get a call from a footballer or his wife for a maths tutor…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The conversation will go something like this…<\/p>\n

I’d like a maths tutor<\/em><\/p>\n

Where do you live?
\nChelsea<\/em><\/p>\n

Name?
\nMy son’s name is John Terry, just like his dad. How much do you charge?<\/em><\/p>\n

What level of maths…
\nVery very very basic<\/em> – Methinks, well, he is the product of two thick planks rubbing together.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Price is \u00a32000 per hour, plus a call out fee of \u00a3500.<\/p>\n

Even a footballer’s wife would be put off by that.<\/p>\n

Then I will post on my blog – this dick footballer without a brain couldn’t afford me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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