Do you remember John from head office?
Yes.
Have you heard what happened to him?
No, what?
He had his car stolen. Actually he was kidnapped while he was in the car.
What do you mean?
Well, apparently, he was just getting into his car-he'd parked it in one of those underground multi-story things-he was just getting in and suddenly three guys with guns opened the back doors of the car and got in.
Crikey. Where did this happen?
In Taichung, I think.
Oh, right, I hear they have a lot of this kind of problem down there.
Really? Well, anyway, they pointed their guns at him and said, you know, keep calm and drive out. . . . we don't want to hurt you. . . we just want your car.
So what happened?
Well, he drove out, and when he got to the booth to pay the attendant, he pretended to have an epileptic fit, you know, to scare the thieves away. The attendant was no help at all, even though the guys were holding guns in plain view, he did nothing.
That's terrible.
Yes, makes you think, doesn't it?
So what happened next?
Well, he kept on pretending to have a fit, so they freaked out and just ran away.
Well, he sure was lucky.