All of this speculation reminded me of this great line in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:
“My best friends sisters boyfriends brothers girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with a girl who saw ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night”
Good analogy! When someone uses a seven mile run on sentence like that, it makes perfect sense to the one doing the talking. The listener may have to resplice and recalibrate.
The conversation going on between berdie and Sarah Barracuda on this thread is far better than anything in the Ferris Bueller's Day Off script. It's good stuff.