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Confusing language

My boss looked distraught and told me that his wife was abroad. Trying to show my support, I said “Sir, I am sorry to hear that. I knew it by the way she was dressed at the annual company party.” He replied: “You idiot. She is in Italy.”

I saw a sign on a building. It said “Leasing Information.” I walked up to the reception desk and asked the person behind the counter “So, what kind of information are you leasing? ” She looked at me like I was from another continent or something.

I had just received an award for an outstanding project. I was driving home and was stopped by an officer for speeding. He said I had an outstanding traffic ticket. I looked at my old ticket. I said “Officer, it looks like every other ticket I have ever received. What is outstanding about it?” He arrested me and put me in jail.

In America we say, “Its all Greek to me,” when we do not understand what someone is saying. What do they say in Greece?