Wednesday, 12 December 2007

Legerdemain the art of deception

Children are probably the best at this art, creeping up the stairs with a packet of biscuites stuffed up the sleeve of their pyjamas...you of course are supposed to ignore the crinkle crinkle of the wrappers.
One of my children hid in a cardboard box....I can't see you so you can't see me. The logic went slightly awry when the box started moving, apparently all by itself along the corridor and through the living room. Now you and I know boxes don't move by themselves......sadly this bit of knowledge had passed young son by.
We let him get away with it....well he was having so much fun!

Teenagers can be quite good in the art of deception league, although it usually involves lots of other people ........and that is probably its achiles heal. The more people who are in on the deceiving, the more likely it is someone will dob you in. Teenagers-keep it simple!

Men on the other hand are generally totally useless at deception-it is often only by the apparent collusion of women that men believe they have got away with their trickery.
One of my favourites is "well i would have told you but you didn't ask the right question"....ergo its your stupidity as a woman. You should be intelligent enough to ask correctly.
Let me tell you busters we usually know the answer but are trying to deceive ourselves.
Where men go wrong is they deviate from the norm e.g.....shut the computer lid right down....instant give away.

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