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[MelissaBaby]

I think of myself as a big Occam's Razor believer, but what I love about this saying is that . . . sometimes it's zebras. Once I was stopped at a light in my car, saw a flash of movement, thinking it was, weirdly, a horse running in the street, and it turned out to be a zebra. It was being transported somewhere and had escaped from its trailer.

Zebra in Tennessee captured after more than a week on the run

 

[MelissaBaby]

Hoo-wee, I reckon I walked right into that one, headfirst!

You tried to help a friend. Any shame is on them, not you.

 

[ElectricBlue]

On a hunch, I went looking.

https://www.literotica.com/authors/sweetnicole

Really? REALLY?

Well goodness me, what a surprise. Gosh, who'd a guessed that one!

 

[onehitwanda]

I think of myself as a big Occam's Razor believer, but what I love about this saying is that . . . sometimes it's zebras. Once I was stopped at a light in my car, saw a flash of movement, thinking it was, weirdly, a horse running in the street, and it turned out to be a zebra. It was being transported somewhere and had escaped from its trailer.

The equestrian proves the rule!

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

On a hunch, I went looking.

https://www.literotica.com/authors/sweetnicole





Really? REALLY?

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[onehitwanda]

No, you're probably right. But we can always hope.

So long as they bring me a comfy chair.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I think of myself as a big Occam's Razor believer, but what I love about this saying is that . . . sometimes it's zebras. Once I was stopped at a light in my car, saw a flash of movement, thinking it was, weirdly, a horse running in the street, and it turned out to be a zebra. It was being transported somewhere and had escaped from its trailer.

But you're never gonna see no Unicorn!

-Irish Rovers

 

[Bramblethorn]

On a hunch, I went looking.

Thank you for your service. This isn't enough but it's all I have.

 

[AwkwardMD]

This is why, frankly, authors can be forgiven if they seem a bit cynical or skeptical when people come to this forum and complain about unfair treatment. In my experience, the majority of time there's something we're not being told that makes the treatment completely obvious.

Rude of you to call me out like this.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I try not to be jaded, but if you've seen horses 99 times after hearing hoofbeats, the 100th time is unlikely to be a zebra.

As a survivor of the Great Zebra War of 2019 I feel like you are mocking my pain and rejecting my lived experience.

 

[onehitwanda]

As a survivor of the Great Zebra War of 2019 I feel like you are mocking my pain and rejecting my lived experience.

Look at it this way, at least it wasn't Quagga. They were complete cunts, even by Zebra standards.

 

[StillStunned]

As a survivor of the Great Zebra War of 2019 I feel like you are mocking my pain and rejecting my lived experience.

Horrifying as it was, it was probably the only war in history where the issues were black and white.

 

[onehitwanda]

Horrifying as it was, it was probably the only war in history where the issues were black and white.

https://i.imgur.com/Knx0pur.gif

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I try not to be jaded, but if you've seen horses 99 times after hearing hoofbeats, the 100th time is unlikely to be a zebra.

There's one in every crowd.

https://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/29/a-zebra-among-horses/


Also seeing some pictures out there of crossbreeds, but I can't tell if they're faked.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

As a survivor of the Great Zebra War of 2019 I feel like you are mocking my pain and rejecting my lived experience.

Or anyone with a hypermobility syndrome such as EDS - the EDS society symbol is a zebra precisely because you usually get a diagnosis after years of being told that X medical symptoms shouldn't be happening to you.

The Zebra Society

Of course if most of your friends came from online geek communities, turns out over half are queer, nearly as many autistic, and over a third have EDS...

 

[NuclearFairy]

I think of myself as a big Occam's Razor believer, but what I love about this saying is that . . . sometimes it's zebras. Once I was stopped at a light in my car, saw a flash of movement, thinking it was, weirdly, a horse running in the street, and it turned out to be a zebra. It was being transported somewhere and had escaped from its trailer.

That reminds me of when one of my kids was in preschool and the neighbors emu had escaped. Their driver was asking us about this great big bird she saw while driving to our house and when my SO told her about the emu she said "I told you so," to her assistant, who still seemed to think that everyone was pulling his leg on the thing until he actually saw it three days later.

 

[StillStunned]

There's one in every crowd.

https://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/29/a-zebra-among-horses/

Horse: "Wassup, bra?"

 

[MrPixel]

... the neighbors emu had escaped. ... he actually saw it three days later.

And I'll bet it tried to sell him insurance.

 

[SimonDoom]

Horrifying as it was, it was probably the only war in history where the issues were black and white.

You just had to trot that out, didn't you?

 

[StillStunned]

You just had to trot that out, didn't you?

What did you expect of someone of my stripe?

 

[Writer61]

What did you expect of someone of my stripe?

We've herd it all before.

 

[PrimalDual]

Tale as old as time.

I remember watching a movie once, can't remember the name of it for the life of me, but something that was said in it has always stuck with me:

"In any story there are three things - your story, my story and what actually happened. And it's seldom that two of them agree."

"In any story, there are three things you have to consider: the teller, the tale, and the listener." —To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch

I like both of these, and they remind me of a slightly more complicated version attributed to the guy most known for Babylon 5 but who also had a hand in a lot of other teevee:
"Basically, I have this theory that there are five kinds of truth.
There is the truth you tell to casual strangers and acquaintances.
There is the truth you tell to your general circle of friends and family members.
There is the truth you tell to only one or two people in your entire life.
There is the truth you tell to yourself.
And finally, there is the truth that you do not admit even to yourself.
And it's that fifth truth that provides some of the most interesting drama." -- J. Michael Straczynski

I take this to heart when I write my (lightly regarded) stories. It can also be summarized as "everybody except the narrator lies sometimes."

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Zebra Update.

 

[Writer61]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Zebra Update.

 

[Comshaw]

What did you expect of someone of my stripe?

You mean a lover and all-around lothario?






Comshaw

 

[Comshaw]

I try not to be jaded, but if you've seen horses 99 times after hearing hoofbeats, the 100th time is unlikely to be a zebra.

True, but for a true dreamer they will look that 100th time to make sure it isn't a Unicorn.

Comshaw