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HAHAHA! I like that. Is it true? Do donkeys learn from their mistakes like that? I’ve often thought of that ability, particularly the ability to pass those lessons on to others, as a particularly human characteristic. …sorry to twist an adage into a literal thing, but it piqued my curiosity 😁

Now I am wondering as well! As there is some truth in metaphors and stereotypes, but the history is lost to us. I wonder who "saw" it for the first time.

Hahaha! Well, when we figure it out we can post it here so it’s never lost again!

That is what the internet is for right! But imagine the chaos in linguistics when we disprove 90% of idioms and metaphors! The utter chaos