Did you hear the story...
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Did you hear the story of the man at the circus, near the camel pen? He was seen picking up a strand of hay and walking over to one of the dromedaries. He carefully placed the blade of dried grass on the brown fur of its hump. Nothing happened. The man shrugged and said, "Ah, wrong straw!" and walked off disappointed.
Obviously, he was looking for the straw that broke the camel's back. And he missed the point of the old proverb. A straw is a little thing. It really can't hurt anything. But added together, the little straws make a great heavy burden. And as you put more straws on a camel's back, theoretically they will become gradually heavier until there will be one last straw that adds the extra fraction of an ounce that exceeds the tensile strength of the vertebrae of that beast of burden. The last straw is not the last straw by itself.
Obviously, he was looking for the straw that broke the camel's back. And he missed the point of the old proverb. A straw is a little thing. It really can't hurt anything. But added together, the little straws make a great heavy burden. And as you put more straws on a camel's back, theoretically they will become gradually heavier until there will be one last straw that adds the extra fraction of an ounce that exceeds the tensile strength of the vertebrae of that beast of burden. The last straw is not the last straw by itself.
