ME: "Excuse me, sir, could you help me? I'm trying to take this llama to the capital of Pakistan.
SIR: "Islamabad?"
ME: "Oh no, not at all. This is a good llama."
I requested identification from a department-store customer who had just written a personal check for her purchase.
After fumbling through her purse, she presented me with what she said was the only thing that bore both her name and address.
It was a notice of insufficient funds from her bank.
Some people would not recognize subtlety if it hit them on the head.