Janet wrote her husband’s shopping list in the order he would reach each aisle.
He returned with everything except one item.
Janet asked whether the shop had sold out.
He showed her the list, carefully folded at the bottom….
Janet’s husband, Phil, usually forgot one thing at the supermarket.
She wrote the next list in aisle order and left plenty of space between items.
Phil promised to follow it exactly.
He returned with milk, bread, rice and washing-up liquid.
Where’s the last item? Janet asked.
He unfolded the list.
I wasn’t sure about that one.
It said REMEMBER THE BUTTER.
Janet asked what was unclear.
I remembered it, Phil said. All the way round the shop.
Then why didn’t you buy it?
He pointed at the wording.
You’d been so specific about the other instructions, I didn’t want to add anything.
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