Stan Kegel sent this to the Groaners listserv about a year ago. I have saved it until it has become relevant, again.
A friend of mine recently returned from a trip to Bombay and Calcutta, where he purchased two diamond necklaces. On his return flight to the United States, he had to go through customs where he was asked to list everything he had purchased on his trip. So he made . . . the declaration of Indian pendants.