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> like honey stained with drops of bird shit. That is a very specific image that I've never encountered in real life. Is it something that only beekeepers get
by harryf 8y ago
> like honey stained with drops of bird shit.
That is a very specific image that I've never encountered in real life. Is it something that only beekeepers get to witness or is there some bird that homes in on honey pots?
- vezycash 8y agoI'm not a beekeeper. I used to write professionally but quit. The honey/bird poo imagery was simply the most striking I could think of.
- DCoder 8y agoFWIW, here in Eastern Europe we have a similar saying that "A spoonful of tar ruins a whole cask of honey" .
- andyonthewings 8y agoWe also have something similar in Chinese (Cantonese only?) - one bit of mouse shit ruins the whole pot of congee (一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥).