Me, an innocent: "So, how many professors are there in our university department?"
Admin person with a thousand yard stare: "Well, it depends on what you mean by 'professor', 'in', and 'department." <unfolds large and complicated chart>
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Me, still an innocent: "Surely paying people must be a known thing, how many professor FTEs do we have?"
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