Euphemism

So I was waiting at a jewelry store with the girls today (as I do every weekend, right?)

A woman walked in with a serpent bracelet. It wrapped around her arm two times and had a head that pointed toward her hand. She mentioned to the woman in the store that a red bead had fallen off, and she was seeking a replacement.

Oakley: What’s she doing? What does she need?
Tim: Well, she doesn’t want to have a one-eyed snake.

It is at this moment that I realize the euphemistic nature of my prior statement. Whether the woman did or did not, she went on to say…

Woman: I wouldn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea.

[Moments later]

Oakley: Daddy, what’s a “one-eyed snake”?
Tim: Well, Oakley, it’s a snake with one eye.

Somehow, I suspect I am not the only one relating this story tonight…