Wednesday, September 3, 2008

What rhymes with Fenera Pread?!

Hot and fresh off the press, this one is BRAND NEW so enjoy :)
       A friend of mine and myself where working on a video late one night a few weeks back and we asked a man passing by for a second opinion on our video. He seemed impressed and handed us his business card with the intent of calling us and getting us "fresh film students" on a few short films soon with the incentive of maybe a little cash for our work on them. "Sure, we'd love to," I said! And with a smile and a handshake he was gone.
       I received a phone call early yesterday from this man who will remain nameless :) asking for me him and the friend to meet tonight at a very good bread place that rhymes with Fanera Pread. :) 
Walked in ordered and grabbed a pager and went to sit down. The nameless man began to shoot the breeze and talk about not so much his film experience but of others he knew. Now to really understand he's not antisocial but one of those people who always looks nervous. (this is important. ha) He preceded to explain about a business proposition and my friend even joked about it's not a porn job is it?! We all laughed, even nameless. Then I took it another step and said watch out he might slip us a pamphlet and sell us something, all laughing again but this time nameless was a little more awkward with his laugh. And 30 seconds later i would learn why, he pulled out a pamphlet. Yes, I am telling the truth. I cut my eyes to my friend with a "what in the world is he doing" look. Nameless opened up all four sides to the pamphlet and began to describe what seemed to me to be a pyramid type "organization" i get 30 people and then those 30 people get 30 people and those first thirty, when they get 30 are guaranteed x amount of dollars a year. So nameless had led us to believe we where going to work on a short film quickly turned sour. After trying to stop him for 20 minutes he finally stopped and asked so does any of this interest you?! I replied with what seemed to be very polite at the time, I'm going to be very honest with you, No it doesn't....thirty second of silence later he asks, "so, anything other than business you guys wanna talk about?" My friend answers with not that i can think of...."Well i won't take any more of your guys time" he said. And with an ending just like it had started, a smile and a handshake and a well we'll talk to you soon....

Who else would this happen to?
No one other than me!
Ben McLeod

1 comment:

Hayley. said...

I am so glad I will now have this to read when I'm having a bad day :)