I said, "Oh, sure." I even named some of them.
She says, "So then why can't *they* be doing this work? Where are *they*?!?"
And I said, swear to God I was not tryna be clever: "They're all gigging down in the states right now."
She *burst* out laughing, filled out a six-month work visa, stamped it, and sent me on my way. :)