That would certainly cut the Gordian knot; one is reminded of the Ameglian Major Cow from The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point, sir; which is why it was decided to cut through the whole tangled problem by creating an animal which wanted to be eaten, and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am! (Baah.)"
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