You should maybe pet him first. Probably the best example of misunderstanding - one guy sees a dog licking his balls and says "I wish I could do that". You can get it why the other guy answered thusly. I still hear John Lennon singing "misunderstanding all you see". I misunderstand once in a while. But usually, it's the ridiculous pretensions, you know - the pretexts that are absolute foldarol offered as truths even though once in a rare while they make me think I'm misunderstanding then I laugh and go directly to "but maybe I should pet him first". You wake up, pass on the french roast, get stuck and offer some blood, overload the tiny cart with adult beverages, enjoy yesterday's cacciatore reheated while sipping a velvito and you look over at your desert flower who had a bit of a rough go tasking through all this and it hits you, "I can do that". And I do it all with love. Filling me softly with Islam, or Canada Dry instead of Kind of a drag or Knock knockin' on Kevin's door by Mr. Dylan. Maybe the best misunderstanding is My goat knows the bowling score instead of Michael rows the boat ashore.