The thing about threads is that they unravel in interesting ways. Otherwise this site would be a pretty boring place.
"What happened to the plaque?"
"It was being cleaned."
"Oh, thanks."
End of thread. You got your answer.
Instead, many of us have learned a variety of interesting things that we otherwise might not have, whether it's the derivation of spade-a-spade, the fact that feminist controllers object to the word box, or that the poor dog might have gotten slung into a ditch.
Sorry we bothered you, though.