Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood

My conversation with an Israeli coworker -

Coworker: Come, look at these pictures of my children who make me so happy!

Me: They are very cute! Were these pictures taken last fall?

Coworker: Yes, they were taken when there was much more color in the trees. I will miss the colors. (He's going back to Israel this summer.)

Me: I suppose Isreal doesn't get much fall foliage, being the desert and all, huh?

Coworker: Fole-i-age?

Me: Fall colors. There isn't a lot of color in Israel?

Coworker: Yes, there is the color red. Only red of the blood that flows down the streets. I will capture some in a small vile and send it back to you as a souvenir.

Me: Just what I've always wanted. Thank you!