Tuesday, October 11, 2005
I did something perverse today - I followed instructions.
The full-page advert on the back page of this week's Listener said "Don't read this advertisement". So I didn't.
No doubt the advertiser had hoped that my curiosity would be sufficiently piqued that I would take a tiny peek out of the corner of my eye (while no-one was watching).
But I didn't. And so I can't even tell you who the advertiser was.
Funny old world when doing what you are asked is actually the last intention of the person making the request.
Mind you, I was guilty of employing reverse psychology on my children on numerous occasions. But now I'm perverse.
The full-page advert on the back page of this week's Listener said "Don't read this advertisement". So I didn't.
No doubt the advertiser had hoped that my curiosity would be sufficiently piqued that I would take a tiny peek out of the corner of my eye (while no-one was watching).
But I didn't. And so I can't even tell you who the advertiser was.
Funny old world when doing what you are asked is actually the last intention of the person making the request.
Mind you, I was guilty of employing reverse psychology on my children on numerous occasions. But now I'm perverse.
