The Gemara cites a baraita in which the binding of the lulav comes undone on Yom Tov. Says the baraita: wrap the binding around the lulav packet as it we do to a vegetable packet. (my comparison: wrapping a Sefer Torah) and stick the end of the wrap into the minim, tuck it in. We cannot tie a knot because that is an Av Melacha on Yom Tov.
The Gemara asks: Why just do this? Why not tie a bow, which is not a halachic knot?
Gemara's answer: the baraita is in line with R. Yehuda, who holds that a bow is a halachic knot; the only solution for him is to "wrap and tuck".
Gemara's retort: It cannot be authored by R. Yehuda, since he needs a complete Eged learning it as he does from Agudat Ezov! So we have a catch-22:
There should be an option to tie a bow, and if we answer that the baraita is authored by R. Yehuda, we are in trouble because he would need a classic knot with which to bind the lulav!!!!
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