The Perfect Alibi
In a bizarre case of real life imitating the internet, a new company will give French adulterers a perfect alibi to cover up their indiscretions. The company, headquartered in Belgium, is run by a former detective. She already has clients.
"You need to justify your absence to your entourage, to your relatives, for whatever reason. You are stifling in you family set-up and want to have a breather without creating discord. You want to experience a brief encounter without endangering your family life or your marriage," says the home page of alibila.com.
"We have a range of services," it goes on.
For 19 euros, the company will provide phone confirmation for a fictitious meeting.
Other schemes include providing false wedding invitations, postcards, seminar brochures or restaurant bills.
Geraldine, a driving instructor from south-west France, was desperate to get away for a night of passion with a former lover arriving from America after 10 years absence.
However, her husband is a "very strict man".
"I couldn't admit to him this sudden desire to see for one last time, this man who had made my heart beat so hard," she told Le Parisien.
So she contacted Alibilia and received a call from a fake student in desperate need of a driving lesson while watching television with her husband.
Most of the company's clientele are men.
We thought cheating offsets were a joke. We do, however, have one teensy question: an emergency driving lesson? You call that an alibi? Heck, for half that price we could come up with a better alibi than that involving a penguin, two space aliens, a badly disorganized sock drawer and a midget with a camera. Your significant other would be so confused, they'd never catch on.
Humor, World news | Gaius Tuesday, 11 September , 2007
By Charles Harris, Tuesday, 11 September , 2007 @ 1:46 pm
This concept was a plot line for a CSI-New York episode called “The Lying Game”. This show was based on an actual US alibi network that can be found at alibinetwork.com.
By Gaius, Tuesday, 11 September , 2007 @ 2:09 pm
Were penguins involved?
By Jess, Tuesday, 11 September , 2007 @ 4:33 pm
I checked it out, flightless sea birds cost extra. Albatrosses are included at no extra charge, though.
Seriously, though, this is rather repulsive. I feel like I need a shower just thinking about it.