Your remark reminds me of the time an airport official (gestapo) was nosing around in my hangar. “You don’t store any gasoline in this hangar do you”? I replied “yes”. His eyes lit up like a Christmas Tree. “Where”? I said “in the fuel tanks of the airplane, 144 gallons”. He did not see any humor in my answer.
Typical of a functionary in the backwoods of our existence.
They have a place but, wow, can they be stupid!
Yeah he could or would not just laugh it of or say wise ass and say have a good evening