I heard about an executive who was given a prank gift for his birthday, a penguin.  He decided just to accept it in the spirit in which it was given, so he called in one of his employees and said, "Will you please take this penguin to the zoo?" The employee never returned to work that day. That night, however, he appeared at the executive's house, with the penguin. Exasperated, the business executive said, "I thought I told you to take the animal to the zoo."

"I did," said the young employee. "He enjoyed it so much, tomorrow I'm planning to take him to the museum!" (1)

At the last Church I served, one day we received a memorial gift to the Church. There was a short note written on a beautiful little card that described who the memorial honored.  It said the usual thing, "Enclosed you wi…