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There are many grammatical misconstructions other than dangling modifiers and anatomicals which permit two different interpretations.

At the home of a gourmet the new maid was instructed in the fine points of serving.

`` I want the fish served whole, with head and tail '', the epicure explained, `` and serve it with lemon in mouth ''.

The maid demurred.

`` That's silly -- lemon in mouth '', she said.

But since the gourmet insisted that it is done that way at the most fashionable dinners, the girl reluctantly agreed.

So she brought the fish in whole, and she carried a lemon in her mouth.