My husband was visiting some relatives who had just had beautiful oriental rugs installed all over their house. The relatives remarked that they were Karastan carpets. My husband, knowing they had recently been on a climbing trip in Central Asia, inquired, "Did you bring them back with you from Karastan?" (For those who don't know, like my husband, "Karastan" is a brand name.) But the best part was when, after telling the story to a lady I worked with, she asked very seriously, "How did he handle that?" She obviously didn't know him. He and his cousins rolled on the floor and howled.