Transcript of conversation with anonymous public relations professional on newsroom phone a few days ago. Edited for readability.
(Phone rings)
Sidin: Hello... Sidin (It is a miserable habit of mine, that line. So many people respond by saying: "No.")
Random PR professional: Hello Sidin! This is <mallu name> from <name of PR company>!
S: Hi. Tell me.
RPRP: I have been reading your work for a long time now. And I am impressed.
S: (Sensing a catch somewhere...) Oh thank you very much.
RPRP: Especially the wonderful work you've been doing in the area of Law firms and legal services...
S: (What the...) Oh I see. Which stories in particular?
RPRP: Oh the one... err.. you know the story... this particular one... I mean the one on...
S: (Aha! The plot thickens...) Oh you mean the one I wrote last weekend?
RPRP: EXACTLY! That one. It was so, so, so good...
S: On legal services no?
RPRP: Yes yes.
S: Ah but I have NEVER EVER written a single world in my entire career on legal services and law firms...
RPRP: Never?
S: Not once.
RPRP:
S:
RPRP: Maybe I have my information wrong.
S: Maybe you do.
CLICK!