Tuesday, July 20, 2010

2. The word turns on a L

Taxi drivers always ask what I do for a living, and I always want to lie.

Admittedly its often late on a workday and I"m wearing a business suit, often crumpled. So my range of lies is somewhat curtailed in a smaller range.

'Undercover spy' would be unrealistic I suppose. Although that being said, how many honest to god undercover spies would actually admit to being one to a taxi driver? Not a lot. Well at least the competent ones wouldn't, and the last thing you want to be is an incompetent spy.

So that leaves me to "office worker". "Yes", I say, "I work in an office. In my business suit as thus, and with my business hat as thus, and my business'y air of confidence". "I am mr business making a living".

Lies are prettier when they involve rabbits.

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