Perhaps, but the logs (and other debris) might do it faster. Jeez, John, it's a allegory, right? Or maybe it was written when the Mississippi was still clean...
So what is the answer, Hotspur?
(and for that matter, I haven't figured out either Armand's question about the toothbrush/edible/seat or the pawnbroker's sign).
Blessings,
Barbara