Fringe benefits and fog

There is nothing - nothing - in the world that is simultaneously sadder and funnier than a group of accountants talking about tax. I was at a Fringe Benefits Tax* update in Melbourne today, and when the topic at hand was novated leases** one of the other participants said his company bought its cars through a new reverse novated lease, and the accountant taking the workshop said, "Ooh". So many emotions invested in that one little word: interest, excitement, wonderment, curiosity, envy. He followed it up with a sincere and gossipy, "Do tell."

( My day, with no further mention of tax, I promise )

* For anyone wondering what Fringe Benefits Tax is: it's the work of Satan. Beyond that, trust me, you really don't want to know.
** For anyone wondering what novated leases are: I simply cannot tell you. I zoned out at that point because I have neither need nor desire to learn about them.
*** I don't really know what this is either. My mother wanted it. It looks kind of... sproingy.