my brother in law was working at chester zoo, cutting & trimming some trees.

during the morning tea break, a zoo staff asked if him & his colleagues could trim the larch tree near her office window.

at afternoon break, she came to them agin to ask when they would do the larch tree.

joe said 'oh we've already cut down that large tree!'

this workmate,joe was well known for other gaffes such as referring to a large road excavation as 'the captivity in the road!' and putting waste in the appropriate 'reptacle'