Looking after the sheltered housing tenants and also the bar in a nursing home I hear a lot of funnies. I realise this is not a joking matter as these are very elderly and often dementia or stroke affected people whom I respect completely.
However one of my tenants had a stroke many years ago and lived independently quite happily but was left with completely the wrong words for almost everything but always said in a proper sentence and with great confidence. Once he spoke he would often laugh and apologise and try again. I quickly learned how to understand him, in fact I was always called to interpret by others. The pleasure was in getting what he was trying to say and he was always grateful.
However, when I was new, he came up to the bar and ordered a pint of bistro and a packet of green sausages!
What he really wanted was half a lager and a packet of cheese and onion crisps, of course!
He died recently but for nine years we have had daily conversations along similar lines which amuses others as I don't flinch , For instance he asked for his newspaper once and I said, yes of course, salt and vinegar or cheese and onion?!