The subtlety of my family:

Maudy: I got something for you.
Me: Yeah?
Maudy: I put it by the stairs.
Me (looking by the stairs): You got me a box of brownie mix?
Maudy (nodding): There was no cake on sale.
Me: Okay...
Maudy: And we have nothing to go with coffee this afternoon...
Me (taking the box to go make brownies): Subtle as a sledgehammer to the head...