When you walk through a German city, you'll notice that many houses have strange-looking signs near the entrance door. They advertise doctors' (including psychotherapists') practices in that house. They all look the same: black writing on a white ground, and if I'm not mistaken, the size is always the same, too. This being Germany, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there is some government rule regulating what the signs look like.
This may not be everybody's idea of humour, but I'd find it extremely funny to find a sign along the lines of:
Peter Bend
Psychoanalyst and Homeopath
If you teach economics and have to explain signaling and/or disincentives, you may use this example free of charge.
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