> They think for a minute and reply: “by policy, you cannot purchase a digital camera through the procurement office. Therefore, your computers do not have digi

> They think for a minute and reply: “by policy, you cannot purchase a digital camera through the procurement office. Therefore, your computers do not have digital cameras in them.” They were being intentionally daft. The person who told him that almost certainly did so with a wink and a nod, and saved your protagonist a lot of pain.