A solution for a political divided nation ?
As Trump is such a great golf player, the solution seem pretty obvious.
"Folklore surrounds the history of the once ever-changing border division between St. Martin and Sint Maarten, and a popular story among locals narrates that "to divide the island into two sections, [in 1648] the inhabitants were told to choose two walkers, one chosen by the French-dominated community and the other one by the Dutch-dominated community, who were put back to back in one extreme of the island, making them walk in opposite directions while stuck to the littoral line, and not allowing them to run. The point where they eventually met was set as the other extreme of the island, and the subsequently created line was chosen as the frontier, dividing Saint-Martin from Sint Maarten."
The tournament of the century !
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Golf-
"Attempting to put a small ball into a small hole using an implement poorly suited to the task."
- Winston Churchill
"In conclusion, QI believes that the 1892 variant should be credited to the author of the Punch article. Also, based on the currently known chronological sequence the 1917 variant was likely derived from the 1892 variant directly or indirectly. The testimony of the physician Dr. Cary T. Grayson makes it probable that Woodrow Wilson did deliver a version of the quip, but it is not clear if he was the creator. He may have heard it or read it first. If he spoke it while he was Governor from 1911 to 1913 then that would have preceded the 1917 publication.
The evidence for Churchill speaking or writing the remark is very weak because the earliest cite (known to QI) is dated 1974. Conceivably Alistair Cooke had some persuasive attestation, but it remains unknown to others for now."
But thanks for posting it, I learnt something new today