Yes, and sometimes that reason is "because that's the only way it would fit in the pan" (cf http://www.snopes.com/weddings/newlywed/secret.asp and Emerson's quote about foolish consistency in _Self Reliance_) On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote: > > .reason a for exist conventions literarY > > -ethan