This has reminded me of a story about MrC. He is a trifle deaf.
I was talking to him about my father who was on holiday - I mentioned that while my dad was on a boat trip, a seagull had pooed on his head.
MrC looked utterly horrified, which I thought was a bit of an overreaction.
After some questioning, it turned out that he thought that I had said that a beagle had pooed on dad's head. 
William and Catherine’s Anniversary Photo










Mind you, there's nothing I could have done, as he would have insisted on taking me.