Give a man a fish. Give the fish a squirrel. Give that squirrel a cool hat. Now everyone's happy
@donni But teach the man to fish, show the fish how to squirrel, and train the squirrel in millinery, and no one has time to be sad.
@donni give the goat a lamp. Now they have a well lit room which is a Narnia door into the world of literature
@donni he drinks a fish drink
he drinks a squirrel drink
he sings the songs that remind him of his cool hat
he sings the songs that remind him of everyone being happy

@donni give the fish a squirrel with a cool hat? Why? Whatever will a fish do with a squirrel with a cool hat?

Ooohhhh, maybe feed the shark and buy himself another day?

@donni Damn! every squirrel deserves a hat. And the deserve to be from the fish-atriarchy
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No, the man likes the fish, the squirrel likes the hat, but the fish doesn't want a squirrel.

The fish wants a shiny trinket that doesn't have a hook, or a decent onion bagel.