A distinguished lady boarded a plane from Switzerland, finding herself seated next to a kind priest. She approached him with a request, asking if he could hide a new hair remover gadget under his cassock to avoid declaring it at customs. The priest agreed to help, despite his initial hesitation about not wanting to lie.
When they arrived at their destination, the customs officer asked the priest if he had anything to declare. The priest cleverly replied, “From the top of my head to my sash, I have nothing to declare.” The officer found this response unusual and asked about the items below the sash. The priest then replied, “I have there a marvelous little instrument designed for use by women, but which has never been used.”
The customs officer couldn’t help but laugh at the priest’s response, and he let him pass without further questioning. The priest’s clever wording allowed him to keep his promise to the lady without technically lying [1].
