In the year 2023, the Committee for the Achievement of the Impossibly Difficult was established. Its charter was to resolve a single, simple issue: what color the committee chairs should be.
After 5 years of heated debate, the committee still has not reached consensus. In fact, it's starting to look like the committee will still be debating this issue when the sun goes out.
As of today, 12 members of the committee have been reduced to tears, 7 have defected to a rival committee, and 1 has been forced into a witness protection program.
The current proposal is for chairs with 17 different colors, none of which are actually being used.
A subcommittee has been formed to tackle the even more daunting task of deciding on a single, unified agenda for the main committee.
See the latest on the Subcommitee 2: The Impossible Meeting for more information.
Or, if you're feeling particularly optimistic, read about Rule 3: Compromise is Basically Code-Word for Loss for a dose of reality.