Paracetamol
If you’re a 20-something bloke purchasing a 16p box of painkillers in Boots, and the lady at the checkout tries to explain (in detail) how to safely take said painkillers, should you:
a) Be offended – she looked at you and assumed you weren’t able to read the words on the packet.
b) Be pleased – you clearly look so healthy that you’d never have needed painkillers before.
c) Be plain puzzled.
Do tell. If it happens to me a second time I’d like to know how to react…
I’d go for:
d) Ask which orifice you take the tablets through, asking questions of the form “So, can I take them through my ear/nose/etc.?”