IF, TOMORROW, I TELL THE PRESS THAT OUR STREETS ARE LITTERED WITH USED SYRINGES AND TRUCKLOADS OF HUMAN FECES, NOBODY PANICS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL "PART OF THE PLAN". BUT WHEN I SAY THAT ONE LITTLE OLD STRAW IS GOING TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE OCEAN: WELL, THEN - EVERYBODY LOSES THEIR MINDS.