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A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung. <br>
A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung. <br>
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I did that, we would both drown”.<br>
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I stung you, we would both drown”.<br>
“Right”, said the frog, and carried the scorpion into the river. But midway across the river the scorpion stings the frog,.
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion. <br>
The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for?  Now we’re both doomed!”<br>
They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog.
The scorpion sighs. “It's in my nature,” it says.
The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for?  Now we’re both screwed!”<br>
The scorpion shrugs. “It's in my nature,” he says.


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Revision as of 18:54, 14 December 2016

A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung.
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I stung you, we would both drown”.
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion.
They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for? Now we’re both screwed!”
The scorpion shrugs. “It's in my nature,” he says.

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