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Originally Posted by Benjamin
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Not to be pedantic but the phrase "clutching at straws" has nothing to do with plastic drinking straws
It comes from a proverb in Thomas More's “Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation” (1534) which says, “A drowning man will clutch at straws.” It is said that the “straw” in this case refers to the sort of thin reeds that grow by the side of a river.
ergo
she
is a bully and its
all Ben's fault
