I was not expecting that. Thanks for the votes, amej, tyke, spike, raffles, geeker, and buddy, for the cool prizes, jono (I especially liked the second), and for the reminder, raffles.
chrise: I too call them shoelaces, but other people don’t. I do say “shoestring budget” and “shoestring root rot”, however.
You should see how many strings my Steinway has! 🤓