Tony: Here's one for ya. How many "Uniteds" in the Premier League?
Me: Hmm...
(time out for thinking)
Me: ...well, you're effectively asking me to name every team in the Premiership. I'm not sure I could do that.
Tony: No I'm not! Just the Uniteds.
Me: If I can't name all of the teams in the Premiership, I can't know that I've named all the Uniteds.
Tony: I'm only asking about the Uniteds! I'm not saying name every team in the league!
Me: How are you not getting this?! If I can't name every team in the league, how will I know I haven't missed one?
Tony: I'm not asking every team in the league am I?! Just the Uniteds!
Me: Ok. So you know then?
Tony: (fed up) Yeah! It's 4!
Me: Oh. So you saw that on something?
Tony: Eh?
Me: How do you know there are 4?
Tony: BECAUSE I COUNTED THEM!
Me: So you can name every team in the premiership?
Tony: No.
Me: Well how do you know you haven't missed one?
Tony: BECAUSE I COUNTED THEM!
Me: But...how do...
(He was pink with fury and I didn't want him dying over football trivia)
Me: ...alright! (counting them off on my fingers) OK, Newcastle United...
Tony: Oh....5 then.
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