Adversity | Communication | Deceit | Deception | Excuses | Failure | Lies | Logic

TRAPD IN AN ESCALATOR
This was the worst excuse yet! The man’s wife has heard some lame excuses in the past for his failure to return home at a reasonable time, but this was the worst excuse ever. The husband said, “I went to the mall to buy you something special. But on the way up to the third floor, the escalator stopped, and I was stuck there for six hours waiting to be rescued. Editor’s Note: see also the December of 1994 issue of Parables, Etc., “Confusing Complaints” & the November of 1982 issue of Parables, Etc., “Less Than Meets the Eye”