[not_knuth]

I don't think everyone here is familiar with "Yes, Minister", so it would probably be best if you quote it.

For anyone else interested, the parent paraphrased a scene [0] from the legendary British sitcom "Yes, Minister" (~early 80s) where the civil servant Humphrey explains, in the most cynical manner possible, how the EU (at the time EEC) came to be.

[0] https://youtu.be/rvYuoWyk8iU?t=74

[e2le]

You're most likely right, fortunately I don't possess quite the level of cynicism that my comment might have suggested. I do hope there was no one who believed my comment was made in anything but jest (at the expense of it's parent commenter), that would be disappointing.