When I was in high school, I had this exchange with a dentist:
Dentist: So, what kinds of activities do you enjoy outside of school?
Me: I play the bass.
Dentist: In a league?
Me: No, I play the double bass, the instrument.
Dentist: Oh, sorry; I thought you said you played baseball.
I then imagined a league of bass players using basses as bats. Maintaining a graceful swing of the bass bat was nearly impossible for every player.
