That reminds me of back in the day when we'd go to Boom City (place on a Indian Rez out here with over 100 stands with tons of different fireworks for cheap) and when you'd try to get 1/4, 1/2 sticks, and crazy shit like that those fools would be like..
"You a cop?"
"Nah, I'm not."
"So you aren't a cop?"
"No man, I'm not a cop.. I'm only 15."
"So you don't work for the police or nothing, not a cop?"
"Fuck, no I'm not a cop man."
"ohhh haaaaa I know man, I just have to ask three times because if you were you'd have to admit it, my brother read somewhere it's the law."
"Just give me my fucking fireworks."
I swear that was like a fucking urban legend on that rez or something lol. The summer after 9/11 they got raided by the ATF/CIA though and it became a lot harder to get that stuff. Fucking terrorists always ruining shit.