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Frog and Toad and the Increasingly Capable Machines

582 points · 128 comments · supermdguy

  1. mjd · · focus · HN ↗
    For those not familiar with it already, the writing and art style are a well-executed pastiche of Arnold Lobel's ”Frog and Toad” books.

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    1. doitLP · · focus · HN ↗
      And the story this was inspired by in particular is called “Cookies”:

      Toad makes very good cookies and he and frog can’t stop eating them. “We need willpower!” they say.

      So they put the cookies in a box. But they realize they can just open it, so they tie it with string and put it on a high shelf. But they realize they can get it down so Frog goes outside and scatters the cookie and birds eat them all.

      There says Frog “now we have lots and lots of willpower!”

      Toad is upset. “You can keep your willpower Frog. I am going home to bake a cake!”

      1. pixl97 · · focus · HN ↗
        And then Frog gave Toad Wegovy and his eating disorder was mostly fixed.
        1. bayarearefugee · · focus · HN ↗
          Sadly Toad was one of the ~0.5% of Wegovy users who get gastroparesis.

          :(

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