A few days ago, years of jumping on my bed finally caught up with me, as the springs jutting out of the mattress could easily pass for corkscrews. Faced with the fact that continued use of the mattress would most likely result in me skewering myself, I decided it was time to replace the bloody thing. In no time at all I had selected a new mattress, and soon men in a truck delivered it to my doorstep. As I set this new mattress upon my bed I noticed a small tag sticking out of one side. Kneeling down, I examined the tag. In large letters it read: WARNING: THE REMOVAL OF THIS TAG IS ILLEGAL. VIOLATERS WILL BE PROSICUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. "How odd," I thought and continued about my business.
Later that night I lay sleepless atop my spiffy new mattress, and my mind began to wander. It was then that I remembered the small tag, and I came to wonder: Why in the world would anyone care whether or not I removed a tag from my mattress. Thinking on this a bit more it dawned on me that the only purpose of the tag was to tell you not to remove the tag. I lye awake most that night puzzling over this mysterious little tag.
Later that night I lay sleepless atop my spiffy new mattress, and my mind began to wander. It was then that I remembered the small tag, and I came to wonder: Why in the world would anyone care whether or not I removed a tag from my mattress. Thinking on this a bit more it dawned on me that the only purpose of the tag was to tell you not to remove the tag. I lye awake most that night puzzling over this mysterious little tag.