And that's also where the phrase "for the birds" comes from, because some of the seeds go through undigested, and birds eat them. So the meaning of that phrase is that while a subject might have some value, what you have to go through to get it makes the idea not worth it. https://t.co/StmMSJLcIl

— Tom McClellan (@McClellanOsc) November 16, 2017

Trickle down economics used to be called "Horse and Sparrow Theory" because it says that feeding a horse enough grain will produce shit for the sparrows to eat.

Sounds roughly accurate.

— Cullen Roche (@cullenroche) November 16, 2017