I shouldn’t have
lied during the
job interview.
***
I know that now.
***
Like when
I told them
I was an
arm-wrestling
champion
***
and I lived under the sea
***
and I knew Excel
***
and I have twelve fingers,
… on each hand
***
But mostly,
I regret the Excel part
***
because that was
the one thing
they tested me on.
t r e f o l o g y 
We’ve all done it, tref. Lied about understanding Excel, I mean.
Gotta rush. Semi-finals of the Victorian arm-wrestling championship about to start.
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Indeed. Thanks for reading, LK.
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Good heavens. You were ill-prepared……
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I was ready to arm-wrestle any and all challengers. Thanks, D
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Excel-ent
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Thank you, E. Sum
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Having Excel-lent resume embellishing skills can indeed have a downside.
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I had planned on showing them how long I could hold my breath, too, but that ‘fell to the wayside’ (which you may add to your cliche collection if you have not already. I believe it is biblical in nature.) Thanks, Pam
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Don’t hold your breath on that one😉
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I’ve been there! Thank you for another wonderful post 💖
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Thank you, Wibi!
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Haha! Now you know 😂
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Until next time, anyway. Thanks, Sadje
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Did you live under the sea in an octopus’s garden in the shade?
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I would prefer a Yellow Submarine, but I only qualify as the “many more of them” who must settle for living next door.
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I understand. It was when they tested my Excel abilities they knew I lied about those 12 fingers. When they saw I had seven on my right hand they sent me on my way.
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No doubt! Lying about things that easily provable with their own eyes, takes a real gift. But I have seen it done.
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Remember, they always know the answers to the questions they are asking. Mostly at night. Mostly.
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That is why I always try to be the one asking them questions, like, “When is a good time this year to take a six-week vacation?”
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Excel is difficult enough on land. Almost impossible under the sea.
(I have a feeling George Santos is saying the same thing.)
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True. Computers only work for about a second after you submerge them in water, so, whatever you need to get done, it’s best you do it quick.
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[…] Lies — t r e f o l o g y […]
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Thanks, David
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Tee hee. thanks for the chuckle.
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Thank you for chuckling!
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Excellento! Undone by Excel. It’s a bitter pill to take. At my last job interview I lied that I was skilled in Microsoft Paint, and of course they tested me… still jobless, bah!
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Same with me. They knew I didn’t know anything about MP after I asked to borrow a smock. Thanks, Ford
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It’s always the excel part that does it, dammit!
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I always think I can fake my way though anything, but nope.
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😆
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Sounds like a couple of US congress members.
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It does now doesn’t it? Thanks, Ms. Holder
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Oh, George Santos, will you ever learn?
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I cannot help but think that being a poster boy for Lying will only benefit him, until, of course, the day the villagers stop believing his story about the wolf.
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“I lied” are up there with “I forgot” in my vocabulary.
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Sometimes they are one in the same. Thanks, Cbh
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So, if you’re going to lie, lie extravagantly?
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Shoot for the stars, Mitch!
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Why don’t they test for arm wrestling? I’ve done my fair share of it in the jobs I’ve had…with mixed results.
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Me, too, but I was eventually replaced with one of those arm-wrestling arcade machines. Thanks, SS
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