The Difficulty of Communicating Between the Living Room and the Kitchen

“Where’d you get that crystal bowl from?”

“Huh? I don’t have a crystal ball.”

“It’s right there on your coffee table.”

“No it’s not. I don’t have a crystal ball anywhere. What do I look like, a psychic?”

“Apparently not, since you don’t know that you have a crystal bowl in a prominent location in your own house!”