I've had that sad little tale related to me as well, except at the end of it I made a point of feigning great interest and saying -
"that is wonderful news, so who was the Brother that represented JWs, and what was the UN officials name....sorry when exactly did this happen...and who told you?....oh you have to go, oh too bad maybe next time you could give some details that's a really interesting experience.....bye, bye now...."