Jacob was a poor man; indeed he was a very poor man and his only food for the day was going to be the last piece of bread from the loaf. Whilst buttering it - with the last of the butter - the knife slipped and Jacob dropped the bread on the floor. To his delight and amazement, the bread landed butter side up. Now this is a very unusual phenomenon - everyone knows that a poor man's bread. when dropped. aways lands butter side down. Jacob was so impressed at this that he reported the happening to the village elders, who considered the matter at length. Finally, they issued their finding - the natural order of things remains unchanged - Jacob had buttered the wrong side of the bread
Mike