else if (pieces.length === 1) {
        // If there is only the attribute name specified, then assume that we're implying 'ASC'.
        // > For example, if we worked together at a pet shelter where there were two dogs (named
        // > "Suzy" and "Arnold") and a parrot named "Eleanor", and our boss asked us for a list of
        // > all the animals, sorted by name, we'd most likely assume that the list should begin witih