Three strings are walking through town and decide to get a drink. They come across this bar and start to go in when they see a sign at the entrance that says, No strings allowed! The strings sit outside for a moment, thinking what to do, when the first one popped up and said to the third one,”Hey, you’re thicker than everyone else. Why don’t you go in there and pass for a rope.” The third string decides to go in and orders three drinks. The bartender tells him, “No way, we don’t serve strings.” The string says, “I’m not a string, I’m a rope”, but the bartender says,”No, no. I know a string when I see one. Get out.” The string leaves and sits back down with his friends, thinking what to do. After a few minutes, the third string pops up and tells the first one,”Hey, you’re thinner than everyone else. Why don’t you go in there and pass for a thread.” So the first string goes in the bar and orders three drinks. The bartender tells him, “No way, we don’t serve strings.” The string says, “I’m not a string, I’m a thread.” The bartender says,”No, no, I know a string when I see one. Get out.” So the string leaves and sits down with his friends. After a moment of thinking, the second string pops up and exclaims,”I know what to do!” He ties himself up in a knot and messes up his hair, walks into the bar and orders three beers. The bartender starts pouring, looks at him and says, “Wait a minute. Aren’t you a string?” The string replies, “No, I’m a frayed knot.”