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There was once a customer at my store who would constantly ask if we were going to order a special item for her. It usually went like this:
Old lady: "So I heard that bear livers have a high amount of vitamin E in them, is that true?"
Store: "Yes, a toxic amount."
Old lady: "Well I need lots of vitamin E, could I just eat a little bit of the liver?"
Store: "No, you will die."
Old lady: "I'll be careful, can you order it for me?"
Store: "We won't sell you bear liver."
We had a hundred other ways of getting her the proper amount of vitamin E but she wanted bear liver for some reason.
Old lady: "So I heard that bear livers have a high amount of vitamin E in them, is that true?"
Store: "Yes, a toxic amount."
Old lady: "Well I need lots of vitamin E, could I just eat a little bit of the liver?"
Store: "No, you will die."
Old lady: "I'll be careful, can you order it for me?"
Store: "We won't sell you bear liver."
We had a hundred other ways of getting her the proper amount of vitamin E but she wanted bear liver for some reason.