Of Real Conversations

Me: "It's too heavy."
Brother: "We should get a camel."
Me: "Actually, you shouldn't overload your camel."
Brother: "Why?"
Me: "Well you know the expression 'the straw that broke the camel's back?'"
Brother: "Yeah?"
Me: Well it's usually figurative, but there's also a literal lessen there. 'Don't overload your camel.'"