Advances in communication technology has made people accessible 24/7, but it has also made lying to your friends the norm.
LYING FRIEND
I’d love to keep talking but my phone is dying.
Sorry, I gotta go.
Sorry, I gotta go.
ME
What? I called you on your office’s land line.
LYING FRIEND
(awkwardly)Ahh…yeah…umm…you’re right , my cell is in my purse BUT my battery really is dying…um…ahh…I can’t talk right now because it has lupus and I have to take it to the hospital. Bye.
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well at least they were creative…
If you’re from the West Coast you say, “I’m going to lose you, I’m going into the canyon.”