Makes me think of this video https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjdl5zRoLftAhWgAZ0JHerxBuoQwqsBMAR6BAgjEAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbiZP7e5LfoA&usg=AOvVaw3-Dk93XM3zePHF8BJnZSBu
I agree, only politicians would think cutting 1 foot off of one end of a rug and sewing it on the other makes a longer rug.