the National Farmers' Union (NFU) said removing the deadline would mean claims would "continue to disrupt many farm businesses for years to come"
My heart bleeds for the poor businesses having to be patient while councils take the time to properly record human beings' ancient rights to walk over land.
Uhh.. this analysis makes no sense at all. And now OP has admitted that the joke doesn't make sense and doesn't work. Still, just for edification:
Pavlov's reaction: If something unexpected happens (like bumping into someone), the event might "trigger" a conditioned response — such as Pavlov salivating because he’s used to the bell.
There was no conditioned response.
The wordplay is clever because "paradox" not only describes Schrödinger's cat but also the confusing situation of this fictional encounter.
That's my interpretation of what they were going for.
I'm asking what the joke is. That's the focus here. Because it's presented as a joke. Even though it appears not to be. If you get it, please explain it.
the lemmy.world "illegal picture scanner" ... would reject my upload if it had any words relating to kids, apparently, up to and including "parenthood"
You've misunderstood.
I'm saying Western nations use brutality now.
Don't put me in a box.