There would not be a joke if you were not trying to imply that I am begging for the $50.
I was trying to offer my help in testing some new software. As a software engineer myself I thought that I could be of some use in helping this person debug and fine tune their code.
I guess that since I am rather new to this message board I should expect to be treated as a "n00b". I may be new here but I can still offer help to those that need it, request it and also deserve it.
Have a nice night.