For Your Eyes and Ears Only

Post-A-Week challenge – Topic: Write about something you’ve never told

Thought the title would get your attention.  Who isn’t up for some juicy gossip or latest happenings concerning someone else’s business.   So, what is it!   Dag, could you wait a minute.  There is a science to this that you must follow before just jumping straight into the rumor mill.  (1) You have to have the story straight, remember all the details, where you were, who was there.  Oh yeah, and (2) a little bit of background information about the situation at hand, meaning a mini-bio of that other person’s issue, is usually a must, especially if sharing the 411 of someone no one knows.   Alright already, would you tell us what’s going on?   Shh!  One other thing, (3) you must always remember to tell other people’s business, not your own, that way YOUR business won’t be out in the streets, and others will think of you as “Patti Perfect”, the doer of no wrong.  So, there you have it.   Have what, I thought you were going to tell us something good?  I did.  Were you even listening to me?  I just told you, The Basic Principles of “Spilling the Beans”, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, when it doesn’t involve you, of course.

What else did you think I was talking about?  Get your mind out of the gutter people! Cause’ you can be rest assured you will  find none of that here.