“What? I thought you would be SO into this. It’s like a public relations campaign on steroids. As a life experiment.” “That’s why you should take me seriously when I say don’t do it.” Laurie was so startled she could only blurt: “Why not?” “Because, for one, it’s lying. I know that sounds quite superstitious and I can’t be more specific. But it’s lying, and lying goes wrong. Lying is just bad karma.”

