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As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
It's probably (possibly?) a Mark Twain reference: "If your job requires you to eat a toad, do it first. If it requires you to eat two, eat the bigger one first."
The book itself is probably a wink to that Mark Twain quote.
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
It's funny because in Germany we have a similar phrase "swallowing the toad". I think the idea is to swallow them whole. I think French cuisine generally only serves frog legs, not whole frogs?
And yeah, just the legs.
> "Stop confusing productivity with laziness. While no one likes admitting it, sheer laziness is the No. 1 contributor to lost productivity."
I was taught growing up that if it's something you must do anyhow, then true laziness is finding the simplest and most effective way to do a given task quickly and correctly the first time so that you don't have to waste time and effort doing it again or fixing your screw-up. Sounds pretty "productive" to me…
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
(Sorry.)
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
BTW, as a 44 year old French that has never seen frogs on a restaurant menu, and never had any, I wonder how common eating frogs is nowadays. Escargots seem much more common, to cite something else we're known for.
Frog leg porridge is really easy to find in Singapore, for example.
Reminds me of being a snippy teenager at “inspirational coaching” sessions or listening to some invited speaker…
Speaker: Think outside the box!
Me: What box?
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
BTW, as a 44 year old French that has never seen frogs on a restaurant menu, and never had any, I wonder how common eating frogs is nowadays. Escargots seem much more common, to cite something else we're known for.
Well, I think people have big aspirations, and these typically are achievable with lots of money, and people think you have to 'eat frogs' to make that money.
Which is the big point about all these depressed kids with no direction.
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
Wouldn't eating bread be more painful in France? (Sorry.)
Edit: Oh. Pat yourself on the back for a pun well played. Whooshed straight over my head! Take my angry upvote ;)