I wasn't expecting the question to appear today - I was advised it would be tomorrow. That would have given me the opportunity to express the "fun" side of the question as something lightweight for the holidays.

And whilst the explanation may indeed be "complete nonsense" according to BOL it does illustrate the differences that sometimes arise between the real world and one that exists purely of logic.

So, apologies for any upset caused. It was just supposed to be a bit of Christmas cheer.