Re: [Harp-L] "Fattening Frogs For Snakes"...whats that all about?!?!?

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The most generic meaning is being a chump.  More specifically, doing the 
work so someone else can get the credit/profit.

I don't think SBWII had a specific incident in mind, but who knows.  The 
phrase is a good hook.



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Taiawagi Helton wrote:
> He is pledging metaphorically, I think, to no longer
> pay for the "care and maintenance" of a woman who
> rewards others with her favors.  Consistent with the
> economic view that each individual is a "rational
> maximizer", allocating one's resources so as to
> maximize one's own satisfaction, he will no longer pay
> the costs for and invest in an endeavor, the benefits
> of which are captured by one other than himself. 
> After all, what's the point of working to feed and
> fatten frogs for dinner, only to see them eaten by
> snakes?  
>
> Taiawagi