In an earlier article I wrote about my “favorite question ever,” but I might have to take that one back because one reader managed to top it recently.

With a topic near and dear to our hearts: Brick Breaker. I guess since Leveraged Sellout featured it I should have expected some questions - I just didn’t think it would take this long.

1. I just tried Brick Breaker on my friend’s Blackberry the other day but hated it and could not get past the first level. Am I doomed to never get into investment banking?

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Economic doom-and-gloom has not been on peoples’ minds quite as much lately, at least according to the questions I received this week.

Maybe when another bank fails we can get back to discussing ways to avoid the back office or McDonald’s, but for now we’ll focus on more relevant topics.

Like what to do in an interview with a broken leg, and why I won’t do your homework for you.

Getting Hired, Getting Fired & Getting Paid

1. I broke my leg - should I wear take crutches to the interview or try to wear normal shoes?

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Yes, you read that headline correctly: this post is NOT about Bear Stearns.

I’m not sure there’s much more to say on the topic at this point in time, but as the situation evolves you may well expect another installment in the saga (I think Episode 3: The Return of The Offer would be appropriate, assuming everything goes well for the Bear Stearns summer interns and full-time hires out there).

I’m going to wrap up the week with another installment of reader Q&A covering some of the non-Bear-Stearns related questions I’ve received recently.

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What is Investment Banking?: Ari Gold: What Bankers Actually Do, Why NOT Do Investment Banking

Investment Banking Lifestyle: A Day in the Life - Worst Day and Best Day, How to Stay Fit, Investment Banking Wardrobe for Men, Investment Banking Lingo Part 1 and Part 2, A Week in the Life (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Breaking into Finance: How to Get an Investment Banking Job, Networking into Investment Banking, Recruiting in a Tough Market, Breaking in from Engineering, Breaking in from Law, Breaking in from the Back Office

Investment Banking Resumes: How to Write an Investment Banking Resume, How Investment Bankers Read Resumes

Investment Banking Interviews: Investment Banking Interview Guide, The Interview Selection Process, How to Close Your Interviews

Summer Internships: Summer Intern Success Guide, How to Dominate Your Summer Internship, Tips from a Former Summer Analyst, What You Do as a Summer Analyst, 10 Summer Internship "Don't's", How Summer Interns Get Full-Time Offers

Investment Banking Salaries: Investment Banking Salaries vs. McDonald's, Why Investment Bankers Make So Much Money, 2008 Analyst Bonuses

Private Equity / Buyside Jobs: Private Equity Resumes, Private Equity Interviews, The Myth of the Buyside Job, Headhunters: Friend or Foe?

Specific Groups: UBS LA, Boutiques, Restructuring, The Back Office

Quitting Finance: The Conference Room: How You Get Fired, The Farewell Email, A Day in the Life of a Former Investment Banker