The 5t Seven Bridges of Konigsberg;

TTTTT - In a Rancher-Farmer dispute, fence-mending has taken precedence over bridge burning. At this watershed moment, a sea change has been observed that historians will likely marginalize unless strongly contradicted.

To verbally circumnavigate the problem, one MUST understand the Seven Bridges of Konigsberg. Mathematicians can tell you the most about problems like this, but diplomats are most likely to be left holding the bag.

Bridges: Bridges are water transit mechanisms. Notably Caesar's Rhine Bridges set precedent. Other notable examples are The Bridge over the River Kwai, and the infamous Bridge to Nowhere.

Bridges: Bridges are people. The best among them are from Madison County, TX. In a notation that Bridges are also water transit mechanisms, Bridges have been found throughout history in Civil Engineering pursuits, but also in the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers has been responsible for its share of corpses, but mostly they are a constructive lot, with Bridges statistically normally distributed among them.

Bridges: Bridges are games. Although there is usually thought to be one authoritative game of Bridge, there is no single authoritative language of Bridges, therefore the Japanese game qualifies as well. All Texan Bridges will acknowledge English at all times.

Bridges: Bridges are musical.
a) Bridges are found in Guitars and Violins and are mission critical to the construction of the relevant instrument.
b) Bridges are a part of a musical score like a riff. Notable musical Bridges are the ones over troubled waters, individual examples of which are cited by Paul Simon in the famous tune.

Bridges: Bridges are authoritative. On ships, whether at sea or in space, the position of command occupied by the Captain is traditionally known as 'The Bridge.' There is more than one ship in the Universe.

Bridges: Bridges are places. Traditionally to be found at "the Gap," Bridges are locations, both literally and figuratively. Examples include:
- Networking Bridges in interpersonal relations,
- Bridge loans - loans to get from one loan to another loan, especially in wartime construction projects,
- Bridge Programs - an unfortunate linguistic anomaly denying the very plurality of bridges in a programmatic way, these programs are both computer based and institution based,
- Bridge moves - wrestling and exercise moves that put the word bridge into movement, suggestive of dance, but not seductive.

Bridges: Bridges are scientific. Science uses bridge chemicals (as in transistors if nothing else,) dental bridges, Bridge Cameras, Protocol bridges and Network bridges - implying a graph theory connection.

The statement of the problem can only be called complete in the semi-mystical {NP} way that only data miners and politicians claim to understand. All apologies to the Bridges of Madison County, specifying continental assignments of 5t Bridges will exceed the scope of the current blog. Specifying extra-domestic responsibilities of relevant Bridges will exceed even that scope.

Adieu.