The straw that broke the camel's back.
Bill Wilkinson
Does using it require some kind of incantation or ritual? Do you
actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
Can you drink water through it?
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The Last Viking
:> Where is that magical straw? Is it kept hidden by some necromancer?
:> actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
:> or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
The straw that breaks the camel's back? Is that some kind of gigantic
straw or are you just talking about adding straw until one more straw
would break the camel's back? If so, then you should be aware that the
state of the camel's back isn't neccessarily a boolean - between being
broken and not being broken there is a state where you keep adding straws
that would move the camel into the domain of being broken and not broken
at the same time. Kind of like Schrodinger's cat, I think.
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William Wilkinson
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Bill Wilkinson wrote:
> :> Where is that magical straw? Is it kept hidden by some necromancer?
> :> Does using it require some kind of incantation or ritual? Do you
> :> actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
> :> or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
>
> The straw that breaks the camel's back? Is that some kind of gigantic
> straw or are you just talking about adding straw until one more straw
> would break the camel's back?
The other straws are unneccsary. They're there to distract you from the
basic conundrum.
> If so, then you should be aware that the
> state of the camel's back isn't neccessarily a boolean - between being
> broken and not being broken there is a state where you keep adding straws
> that would move the camel into the domain of being broken and not broken
> at the same time.
So it would be a state where the hump has flattened out and not yet
bowed downward? Would the camel's torso be extra long, or would its
sides be widened?
> Kind of like Schrodinger's cat, I think.
That theory has its merits. I must cogitate.
John Lodder
William Wilkinson <billwi...@mindBOINGspring.com> wrote:
>The Last Viking wrote:
>> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Bill Wilkinson wrote:
>> :> Where is that magical straw? Is it kept hidden by some necromancer?
>> :> Does using it require some kind of incantation or ritual? Do you
>> :> actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
>> :> or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
>>
>> The straw that breaks the camel's back? Is that some kind of gigantic
>> straw or are you just talking about adding straw until one more straw
>> would break the camel's back?
>
>The other straws are unneccsary. They're there to distract you from the
>basic conundrum.
>
>> If so, then you should be aware that the
>> state of the camel's back isn't neccessarily a boolean - between being
>> broken and not being broken there is a state where you keep adding straws
>> that would move the camel into the domain of being broken and not broken
>> at the same time.
>
>So it would be a state where the hump has flattened out and not yet
>bowed downward? Would the camel's torso be extra long, or would its
>sides be widened?
>
>> Kind of like Schrodinger's cat, I think.
>
>That theory has its merits. I must cogitate.
I just googled "camel skeleton" and I don't think camel's have humps
*really* I mean it's not part of the spine in a hunchback kind of way,
it's part of the soft body parts so, like, the straw that breaks it's
back wouldn't really be breaking the hump in a back breaking kind of way,
or maybe I mean bone breaking kind of way?
And you'd have to have a pretty odd black box to fit in just the camel's
back and not like the whole camel and would the hump have to fit in the
box anyway? Since it's technically not part of the spine?
Would it?
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Bill Wilkinson
If it's not bolted to its back, then why doesn't gravity make it slide
around to its stomach?
John Lodder
Yeah, that's a good question. If it holds water, then being closer to
the stomache would be better, since then it could get a drink of water
faster.
If it doesn't hold water, then we need a new theory.
The Last Viking
:> In article <F5KdnSMOnboX5p_W...@earthlink.com>,
:> William Wilkinson <billwi...@mindBOINGspring.com> wrote:
:>>The Last Viking wrote:
:> I just googled "camel skeleton" and I don't think camel's have humps
:> *really* I mean it's not part of the spine in a hunchback kind of way,
:> it's part of the soft body parts so, like, the straw that breaks it's
:> back wouldn't really be breaking the hump in a back breaking kind of way,
:> or maybe I mean bone breaking kind of way?
Does male camels have back-boobs too? That must be weird.
John Lodder
The Last Viking <i_dont_r...@ekran.no> wrote:
>A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... John Lodder wrote:
>:> In article <F5KdnSMOnboX5p_W...@earthlink.com>,
>:> William Wilkinson <billwi...@mindBOINGspring.com> wrote:
>:>>The Last Viking wrote:
>[..]
>
>:> I just googled "camel skeleton" and I don't think camel's have humps
>:> *really* I mean it's not part of the spine in a hunchback kind of way,
>:> it's part of the soft body parts so, like, the straw that breaks it's
>:> back wouldn't really be breaking the hump in a back breaking kind of way,
>:> or maybe I mean bone breaking kind of way?
>
>Does male camels have back-boobs too? That must be weird.
I don't know. I must say, I'm afraid to Google for it.
William Wilkinson
> In article <hegjla$2jl6$1...@inn.uit.no>,
> The Last Viking <i_dont_r...@ekran.no> wrote:
>> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... John Lodder wrote:
>> :> In article <F5KdnSMOnboX5p_W...@earthlink.com>,
>> :> William Wilkinson <billwi...@mindBOINGspring.com> wrote:
>> :>>The Last Viking wrote:
>> [..]
>>
>> :> I just googled "camel skeleton" and I don't think camel's have humps
>> :> *really* I mean it's not part of the spine in a hunchback kind of way,
>> :> it's part of the soft body parts so, like, the straw that breaks it's
>> :> back wouldn't really be breaking the hump in a back breaking kind of way,
>> :> or maybe I mean bone breaking kind of way?
>>
>> Does male camels have back-boobs too? That must be weird.
>
> I don't know. I must say, I'm afraid to Google for it.
Well, I did and this is what I found:
=====================
an elephant asks a camel : "why are your breasts on your back?"
"well" says the camel , "i think it is a strange question from somebody
who's dick is in his face."
=====================
Also, here's a camel toe:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/32384/Hot-Camel-Toe.html
Magnus Mulqvist
billwi...@mindspring.com mumbles as follows:
> Where is that magical straw? Is it kept hidden by some necromancer?
> Does using it require some kind of incantation or ritual? Do you
> actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
> or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
> Can you drink water through it?
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Bill Wilkinson
> In article <wMSdnUTp3NSU853W...@earthlink.com>,
> billwi...@mindspring.com mumbles as follows:
>> Where is that magical straw? Is it kept hidden by some necromancer?
>> Does using it require some kind of incantation or ritual? Do you
>> actually have to place it on the hump of a camel in order to break it,
>> or will merely touching the beast (such as its nose) do the job?
> Why do you ask?
Funny you should ask that...
>> Can you drink water through it?
> No, but you can^H^H^Hmay drink what's inside the camel's hump.
No thnaks.