it's not a noose

But I'll admit it looks like one. Sam had fun today putting his foot in it and swinging off of a chair.

Then he had at least as much fun whacking at it with things, which is very much in the noose spirit, I think. Whenever he got it to rest on the back of the chair just so, he'd cheer, declare victory, and let us know he'd "killed" it.

Really, we haven't told him what a noose is or what it's for.