I'm an avid Facebook user. Some might even say I'm a bit of an addict. For those of you not on Facebook, it's a social networking site with approximately 160 million active users and serves as a great tool for tracking down old friends and colleagues and easily staying in touch with your network of Facebook users. Among the hundreds of clever and useful (and often not so useful) features, Facebook has thousands of "groups" that were formed by other Facebook users. These groups cover a variety of topics and can be used for everything from reconnecting with your high school graduating class for a reunion to showing support for your favorite college football team.

The group I visit the most is called "I'm in advertising…hell yeah!" It's a gathering place for those of us that are employed in the ad world. Several months ago, a group member started a forum topic where they requested that people share stories about the most bizarre client experiences that they have been a part of. Of course, I can't verify the authenticity of any of these, but some of my favorite accounts are below.

"The budget has been cut. Can you resize the TV spot to fit in a quarter-page print ad?"

"We love the concept, we just want a different headline and a different visual."

"I never said that one of our objectives in building this website was to drive traffic to the site."

Client: I want a TV commercial.
Me: Cool! What's your budget?
Client: Nothing. We have no money. But I still want a commercial.

"No photos of people, people are overrated."

"So…what's on the back of the website?"

"The spot is very nice, we love it. But can we put my girlfriend in it? She would be very happy."

"The internet's a fad, it'll shake itself out."

"The TV commercials are really getting people in the door, but we need to cancel for a few months."

"So you need $100 to get started...Can I pay half now and half when it's done"?