I was at my grandparents’ house, and they had a bunch of guests over for dinner. They were discussing an electronic design project I was working on, and became convinced that I wasn’t dealing with a particular signal correctly under all conditions. They were really getting on my case about it, even though I explained why that condition coudln’t actually arise in practice. I pointed out that in order to handle this case, an extra PAL chip would be required, and that it didn’t make sense to increase the cost for a condition that can’t occur.
My grandmother in particular was adamant that the PAL should be added, so I finally said “Alright! I’ll add the damn PAL!” Everyone looked shocked, and my grandmother tried to wash my mouth out with soap. I refused to open my mouth, so she grabbed my nose until I did.