What do you know?

"What were you sent to protect?"

I understand that not all information can be shared with everyone. My only issue with this is that when you ask about something you aren't supposed to know you are typically offered a stupid lie about it or you are nervously told "don't ask".  I prefer to say and have said to me. "Yeah, I know what is going on, but I can't tell you. When I can, I will."

If you have to lie make it sound intriguing like "According to the confidentiality agreement I signed I could be beaten to death by midgets with clubs if I tell you." Or. "Circus freaks will tie me up and dangle me over the lion pit if I tell you."

It irritates me that when (for the most part) people get a juicy tidbit of information that they know no one else should have they flaunt it. The "I know what is going on and you don't" attitude. How petty of a person are you if you act like that when you are trusted with information that, in the big picture, doesn't mean jack-shit.

If you know where warheads are, how to hack into government computers, and all the secrets of life on earth...then you can cop an attitude. You know some serious shit, you will probably get killed for knowing it. Have fun before you die. If you know petty shit, really, does anyone care?