Discussion on Dr Ong Teck Chin

[vlim]

ChiefKiasu:

pecalis:

If you put a frog in pot of water at room temp and start heating it up, the frog will still be happy in the pot at beginning without realizing the danger it is in. However, when the water gets warmer and then too hot to bear, it's already too late to escape. This is my interpretation of this analogy

I'll bet the frog knew exactly what's happening and is not too happy about it. It's probably thinking: \"I'll get you in my next life, you nincompoop!\"

Hey chief! You know this word 'nincompoop'! I thought only my dh use it! Btw any special meaning?

[vicki]

verykiasu2010:

pecalis:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]
I like your analogies. What do you mean by boiling a frog?

If you put a frog in pot of water at room temp and start heating it up, the frog will still be happy in the pot at beginning without realizing the danger it is in. However, when the water gets warmer and then too hot to bear, it's already too late to escape. This is my interpretation of this analogy

the frog is cold blooded, and its body temperature rises with it environment without realising it, hence being cooked unknowingly, without knowing the need to run away[/quote]What about the prawns in the druken prawn dish? The moment you on the fire - they start moving frantically - like as if trying to get out of the boiling water!! Actually - when i see this process of 'cooking' the prawn - i lose all appetite in the dish!!

Anywas - so prawn is smart than frog? Or perhaps they are drunk liao so therefore moving frantically?

[vicki]

vlim:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"pecalis\"]If you put a frog in pot of water at room temp and start heating it up, the frog will still be happy in the pot at beginning without realizing the danger it is in. However, when the water gets warmer and then too hot to bear, it's already too late to escape. This is my interpretation of this analogy

I'll bet the frog knew exactly what's happening and is not too happy about it. It's probably thinking: \"I'll get you in my next life, you nincompoop!\"

Hey chief! You know this word 'nincompoop'! I thought only my dh use it! Btw any special meaning? [/quote]Nimcompoop - a silly, foolish or stupid person.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nimcompoop

Learnt a new word today!!

[dunnoleh]

ChiefKiasu:

... I'll bet the frog knew exactly what's happening and is not too happy about it. It's probably thinking: \"I'll get you in my next life, you nincompoop!\"

That's frog-nature, isn't it?

To do as I want, as I wish, as I desire, as I choose to....
and when the water starts to boil,
something is wrong with society and other people.

[toddles]

ChiefKiasu:

pecalis:

If you put a frog in pot of water at room temp and start heating it up, the frog will still be happy in the pot at beginning without realizing the danger it is in. However, when the water gets warmer and then too hot to bear, it's already too late to escape. This is my interpretation of this analogy

I'll bet the frog knew exactly what's happening and is not too happy about it. It's probably thinking: \"I'll get you in my next life, you nincompoop!\"

from what is reported, this frog prob thought I'll go along with it if it doesn't go too far... after all, I'm being fed with flies regularly... then when the water got too hot, he called police (board of governors). at least this frog had police to call not like the proverbial one...

[ChiefKiasu]

vlim:

Hey chief! You know this word 'nincompoop'! I thought only my dh use it! Btw any special meaning?

The special meaning is that your dh and I came from an era long forgotten - yeah, maybe your dh and I should get together and start catching spiders too.

[vlim]

ChiefKiasu:

vlim:

Hey chief! You know this word 'nincompoop'! I thought only my dh use it! Btw any special meaning?

The special meaning is that your dh and I came from an era long forgotten - yeah, maybe your dh and I should get together and start catching spiders too.

emmm...sound familier..sometime he also scold someone by saying ... ' go catch the spider!' ..hahaaaaaaaaaa...

[Nebbermind]

perhaps many of us belongs to the era when 'goondusamy' (the local nincompoop) was not a racist remark

[Muffins]

Now the older people don't say goondu anymore. They have moved on to a wider range of vocab,, makes it sound as colourful as the rainbow...

[autolycus]

Muffins:

Now the older people don't say goondu anymore. They have moved on to a wider range of vocab,, makes it sound as colourful as the rainbow...

I suppose in future people will use terms like ' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drong ' instead.

(Just getting this thread back on topic.)