A number of years ago, I was in a butcher shop close to Christmas time.
All the fresh turkeys were hanging from a rail.
A man was standing, carefully examining the turkeys.
One of the butchers asked,
“Can I help you?”
The man replied,
“Yes, I’m looking for a 20-pound turkey.”
The butcher walked over, inspected the turkeys, and pulled down a large bird.
He placed it on the scales and said,
“This one is 20 pounds 6 ounces. That’ll be £35.50.”
“No,” said the man. “I want a 20-pound turkey.”
The butcher, a bit puzzled, said,
“I think this one is as close as we can get to 20 pounds.”
But the man insisted,
“No, I want a 20-pound turkey,” and pulled out some banknotes totaling £20.
Turns out, the weight he was looking for was more about his wallet than the turkey!