Yesterday I saw a pair of black shoes, red pants, red jacket with a man inside, holding a white umbrella with a wooden handle. On the back of his head there was a wavy ponytail tied with a red hairband.

Comparing man in red to a red shipping container in the garden:

>The shipping container does not have a white umbrella with a wooden handle
>The shipping container does not wear red pants
>The shipping container has no right to vote
>The man in red does not have 8 corners. In fact, he has none
>The man in red does not have a keyhole
>The man in red does not have hinges for heavy metal door
>There is a 50 % chance that container has a wavy ponytail tied with a red hairband 1 (Can not be sure, maybe it is facing the wall, must walk around it)
>Both shipping container and man in red has an ID number
>Both shipping container and man in red has potential to travel to Greece

This comparison is very approximate. I am looking at the shipping container from a different angle and distance. The man in red was very close to me and a bit shorter than me. Container on the other hand is good 50 meters away and I do not even see its roof. Again I only have to assume that it is there.

Man in red                                                                    Shipping container                                                                      Specification

        _                                                                                            ×                                                                                      has hinges

       ×                                                                                             _                                                                                   wears trousers  
       
       ×                                                                                             ×                                                                                     appears red            
       
       _                                                                                             ×                                                                                     has a keyhole


       ×                                                                                             ?                                                                                    has a ponytail

       _                                                                                            ×                                                                                       has corners  

       ×                                                                                            _                                                                                         can vote

       ×                                                                                            ×                                                                              has an ID number  

       ×                                                                                            ×                                                                                can go to Greece




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Published on Māxlas žurnāls, April 2024, Riga, Latvia. Edited by Roberta Atraste