the Daily Whale - 25 April 1991

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There’s a well-known joke about committees: “An elephant is a horse designed by a committee.”

Congress is a committee designed by a committee.

clue:

The original form is “A camel is a horse designed by a committee.” My theory is that this joke was designed by a committee which couldn’t agree on which animal to mention first, and finally decided on the least funny possibility.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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