The human mind is an incredible system of pattern recognition and association. Often we see patterns where there may have been none, yet still draw a conclusion relevant to our own situation. Is it then still patternless and accidental, or is there more to it? Is it then an emergent situation, or one preordained? Narrator : He quite liked Cotton Eyed Joe and the idea of breaking the rhyme appealed to his incomprehensible sense of amusement.