which reminds me of a catchphrase from my early 20’s…

At one point early in the DePaul years, I read a newspaper story (probably apocryphal, since this was way way before 9/11) claiming that the CIA listens in randomly on 20% of U.S. domestic phone calls.

Just in case it was true, my friends and I would make sure to throw in a couple of outrageous statements per conversation, followed by the disclaimer: “Just kidding, CIA.” Maybe we all have files somewhere now.