At 09:04 PM 10/2/01 -0400, The Amphibian Anti Defamation League wrote: >(That's a base canard on frogs, by the way. A few years back some >scientist boiled a frog slowly. The frog hopped out of the water as soon >as it got uncomfortably warm.) >
Yes but its so useful its worth keeping around ---like the myth(?) that railroad tracks have historical 'back compatability' with roman chariots.