A friend of mine got in trouble in a Chicago seafood restaurant when he asked the waitress if she had Red Snapper.
It’s a popular gulf coast fish
I I tapped the person on the shoulder and asked "can you tell me where I can find a pair of Dykes"?
This huge person turned out to be, genetically, a female. She whipped around with murder in her eyes and said "A PAIR of WHAT?!"
"No, no. It's a a good quality brand of wire cutters..."
I was lucky to escape with my life.