overheard

"Todd is in the hospital."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Did you see that story in the news about the mountain lion?"
"What? Did Todd get eaten by a mountain lion?"
"No, Todd had to have surgery on his shoulder."
"Todd got bitten in the shoulder by the mountain lion?"
"No, he's had shoulder problems for a long time."
"Where does the mountain lion come in then?"
"It doesn't. A mountain lion attacked a couple of people in California."
"Since when is Todd in California?"