The unwitting frog boiled to death in hot water is the unwitting frog boiled to death in hot water of overused metaphors.
@sternbergh Aside from being overused, isn't it also factually incorrect? I have it on good authorities that frogs do notice rising heat.
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@HeerJeet I think that's true, though I suspect its erroneous use just crept up on us without us noticing. -
@sternbergh@heerjeet True.@JamesFallows has a longstanding campaign against that overused, inaccurate metaphor.
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