My brother had been having trouble snoring and his doctor recommended his going to a sleep clinic. The doctor's assistant was related to a family member's spouse.
As he was completing the paperwork with the doctor's assistant, she asked, "Have you remarried?" My brother answered, "No, why do you ask?" She responded, "I just wondered who was hearing you snoring?"
By asking such a personal question, the assistant immediately realized that she had committed a faux pas. She began apologizing profusely and my brother said he laughed and told her that if she didn't work out in that job she could always become a private detective.
At his next appointment the assistant apologized again and he told her that it was OK because he'd told about the exchange several times.
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