[etcb]

It's not going to work this time. There is only so much whining people can take. It's getting really old.

The little boy who cried wolf: The tale concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When one actually does appear and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe that it is another false alarm and the sheep are eaten by the wolf.

[txhurl]

Then there’s the parable of the tortoise v. the 757 hare.