Trust me...

Is it a good thing that I seem to have an uncanny ability to manipulate people? I don't know what it is - perhaps it's my voice? Is it because I sound like a 3 year old that people inherently trust me and believe me when I'm clearly bullshitting? Should I be putting this ability into practice more often? How about I attempt an experiment...

I will test my apparent trustworthiness by orchestrating the following situations:

1. Next time I see an old woman crossing the road, I'll ask her if she needs help, and offer to carry her handbag. I'll then walk off with it.
2. I'll approach a child's playground, pick out a lone child, and explain to him/her that I need their pocket money in order to fetch their parents from the hospital because they've just been in a car crash.
3. I'll tell a colleague that I'm sleeping with my boss.

I'll judge how trustworthy people think I am by the results I get; e.g. a) How far I get with the old ladies handbag, b) how much money I get from the small child, and c) how long it takes until I'm approached by my boss.

A social experiment such as this will serve me well, I'm sure. And if it backfires, well hey - I've got an afternoon of fun out of it.