But it is the lot of many wild animals to meet an untidy end".
For all Mr Obama's assurances, many fear an untidy ending in Afghanistan, and further messy crises to follow.
This lively, unruly play offers proof (especially with its untidy ending) that too many playwrights spoil the plot.
That venture came to an untidy end and she popped up next with her own shop in Edinburgh, the Cook's Bookshop: it lasted until she declared herself bankrupt in 2004.
One that got away: Whether he was not wanted any more (as he himself claims), a new contract was deemed too expensive (one suspects), or he was not keen to stay (as Celtic seem to hint), Georgios Samaras' six-year spell in Glasgow came to an untidy end.
Many of the articles, however, began as talks, and no effort has been made to disguise their origins, leaving untidy loose ends.
Schumacher was just 0.034secs slower than Grosjean, but team-mate Nico Rosberg, who is usually faster in qualifying, had two untidy laps and ended up seventh.
"There were two rather untidy jumps near the end, but that little extra he had at the end was enough to get him in front".
And if you end up sharing a house with five wild, untidy strangers at the other end of town, do not despair.
But John Smoltz is the new guy with the Red Sox now, his 21 seasons with the Braves having ended in an untidy, surprising divorce.
Why do cities, in spite of the effort made to give them order, even though from time to time this order has been codified in different ways, end up being untidy?
