On the topic of “paraphernalia”, I was once stopped by a cop because of a burned out brake light. He noticed two items on my dashboard that gave him pause, so he asked, “What are those?”
I replied, “that’s a 4 1/2 inch curved mosquito hemostat, and that’s a 3 cc syringe with a 25 gauge needle attached.”
He rolled his eyes and said, “Yeah, I know that”, and I responded, “well then, why’d you ask?”
I knew I was getting a ticket for the brake light, he’d made that clear, so I was just messing with him. He then asked what I was using them for and I told him they were a gift for my 9 year old son (I didn’t explain that the hemostats were for removing fish hooks and the syringe/needle were for injecting air into nightcrawlers).
I accepted my ticket, replaced the bulb and paid the fine.