Dangling modifiers and literal minds

IE: I shot an elephant in my pajamas.

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  • What was he or she doing wearing your pyjamas? More importantly,  I'm surprised they fit both of you.

    Edit - or maybe they didn't and either your pyjamas were huge or the elephant's were tight. Or maybe you are the size of an elephant,  or maybe the elephant was the size of a human.

    Further edit : I'm assuming you both have the same amount of legs.

    No brains were harmed in the making of this post.

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  • What was he or she doing wearing your pyjamas? More importantly,  I'm surprised they fit both of you.

    Edit - or maybe they didn't and either your pyjamas were huge or the elephant's were tight. Or maybe you are the size of an elephant,  or maybe the elephant was the size of a human.

    Further edit : I'm assuming you both have the same amount of legs.

    No brains were harmed in the making of this post.

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