A staff officer made an inquiry about a certain case to an officer in another
staff section, who allowed the matter to slide.
A few weeks later the first officer addressed a written complaint to the second
officer's superior, and the superior passed on the memorandum with the query,
"Has nothing been done?" The memo was returned marked "Yes"
and was sent back to the subordinate with a laconic "What?"
"Nothing," was the comment on the memo when it was sent back to the
direct superior.