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Evidence

My brother, a man not known for his foresight... or thoughtfulness... or initiative... took his father-in-law's snowblower to get fixed at the start of the week in preparation for the snowmageddon. He left it, gassed up and ready to go, in my parent's drive way. He intended to dig out my folks, load it into his truck, and then dig out his in-laws, who live less than a mile away. Because of their health problems, neither my folks nor his in-laws should be shoveling snow or operating snowblowers etc.

Early this morning, he arrived, bundled up and ready to go, and the snowblower wouldn't start. After checking it out he discovered the problem -- no gas. He went into the kitchen and asked my mom if she'd used the snowblower.

Mom: No.
Him: It is not quite where I left it. Also, it won't start.
Mom: I didn't touch it. Did the guy fix it right?
Him: Yeah, I checked it yesterday. There is snow all up in it. It has been used.
Mom: It has been snowing.
Him: It is out of gas.
Mom: You sure the guy fixed it?
Him: I filled it with gas yesterday.
Mom: I didn't touch it.

Mom on the phone to my sister later: Don't tell your brother, but I used the snowplow.
Sis: He knows. He told me.
Mom: Who told him? Did you tell him?
Sis: Ummm.... no.... I didn't know til he called me. Though it was kind of obvious...
Mom: He has no proof. Don't tell him.

Yeah, so my mom has this weird need to lie about things that don't matter. We as a family long ago decided to find it endearing instead of ... well, pathological.

But this incident reminded me of this scene from the last episode of Glee:

"Glee: Sectionals (#1.13)" (2009)

Principal Figgins: Sue, the directors both from the Jane Adams Academy and Haverbrook School for the Deaf have informed me you gave them the New Directions set list.
Sue Sylvester: You have no proof.
Principal Figgins: The set lists were on Cheerios letterhead.
Sue Sylvester: I didn't do it.
Principal Figgins: They say "From the Desk of Sue Sylvester'.
Sue Sylvester: Circumstantial evidence.
Principal Figgins: They're written in your handwriting.
Sue Sylvester: Forgeries.
Principal Figgins: Sue there is an orgy of evidence stacked against you!

Full post as published by Butterflyfish on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).