When examined, or just because it’s weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

  1. You whip a horse to go faster
  2. It dies from being whipped too much
  3. You still want the horse to go faster
  4. You continue to whip it
  • tias@discuss.tchncs.de
    40·
    3 days ago

    “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.”

    1. You have a cat.
    2. You wish to remove its skin.
    3. You realize there’s more than just one method to accomplish this unusual task.
    4. You state this proudly as a metaphor for problem-solving flexibility.
    • letsgo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Related: a small room that “doesn’t have enough room to swing a cat”.