There are means to prevent crime – it’s punishment – and there are means to change manners – it’s good examples. – Montesquieu
Illustration by Elena Xausa; animation by Lorenzo Fonda. Source: The New Yorker.
I answered that perfectly.
Nobody saw me. No witnesses. No notes.
It’s not against the law. If it was against the law, I didn’t know.
Most people say I know more than them, but… Fake News!!
Bad angry crazy lawyers with pitchforks all out to get me. They’re still out there.
Nobody has ever been this innocent before. I was bugged wrongly. They spied.
So, it’s all the fruit basket of a poisoned whatever.
Really, it’s perfectly fine to do what we did. Not that we did anything.
We were just joking anyway.
You can’t believe them. Or what you see or hear. Just a slip of the tongue.
For sure, you owe me an apology. If you think about it, I probably deserve an award.
If you really really think about it, perhaps a parade.
Everybody knows that.