I must confess that I often take the literal meaning of whatever anyone says. This is why I'm the designated straight man for our family jokes. *sigh*
I try to layer meanings together into a parfait of multiple entendres.
One can gloss over the surface and catch the obvious meaning, and assume that my conversation is ambling along at a pedestrian level.
Or look for the subleties which indicate that my mind is racing! (As usual.)
One of these days, I'm going to totally burn out my clutch.