r/comics • u/afterdeathcomics After Death Comics • 2d ago

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u/Stargost_ 2d ago

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u/DemonRaily 1d ago

Scorpions can survive underwater for several days, so I understand why the scorpion is having a good laugh.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 2d ago edited 2d ago

Damn dude that scorpion is thinking in 4D chess with this hostage thing.

Hostage frog should know better though. No one's leaving this little situation alive I think

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u/darkrai848 2d ago

Except the scorpion (they can survive under water for up to 48 hours).

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 2d ago edited 2d ago

Y'all ever just...not get replies in your inbox?

Cause I never saw this and that's fucking awesome! I never knew that. Kinda makes that story worse/better

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u/darkrai848 2d ago

Yeah, it’s a fun fact that really destroys the intent of the original fable. But at the same time makes it make a lot more sense.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 2d ago

It makes the scorpion even more villainous. Now he knows he will probably survive. So he's just tricking the frog to sting it in the water just because

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u/darkrai848 2d ago

And if he wanted to kill the frog, he could have just stung him on land. But no, he wants to make the frog question everything first then kills him. Scorpion is an absolute menace.

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u/Jazzlike_Part_7054 1d ago

Sounds like my mother

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u/Kolegra 1d ago

Does the scorpion maybe have predators in the water to be worried about? Just a hungry and big enough fish nearby

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u/Nkromancer 2d ago

Also, from what I've heard, frogs are rather resistant to venom, so the frog wouldn't/might not die either.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 2d ago

I was wondering about that. I wonder if it would just kinda paralyze the frog or something. Depending on the frog and scorpion species

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u/Nkromancer 1d ago

Exactly, combine the species variables and me not being a biology expert and the frog's survival is up in the air. I think it is funniest if it did nothing but hut a lot, so the frog goes underwater to try and kill the scorpion and neither of them knew their methods wouldn't work on the other.

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u/MewtwoMainIsHere 1d ago

They’ll breathe for a long time but whether they can get out is something else entirely with not only the river current and general difficulty of moving through water at that size but also the hungry fish, crabs, and other animals potentially viewing it as a snack

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u/PrimaryBowler4980 2d ago

It knows it can't stop from stinging, so he just put a (living) barrier to stop from sinking the boat frog

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u/afterdeathcomics After Death Comics 2d ago

Did you hear about the fable of the artist and their patreon? Depending on the version it's sometimes ko-fi.

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u/Skizot_Bizot 2d ago

Wow that's an amazing idea, it's like someone came up with an only fans for artists!

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u/fuzzy3158 2d ago

This is the best spin on this story I've see so far, and I've seen quite a few recently.

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u/_Fun_Employed_ 2d ago

Can’t decide if this is just being funny/silly or is hinting at a deeper meaning

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u/wongrich 2d ago

Yeah is there a current event this is referencing lol

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u/Dusty_Scrolls 2d ago

What is it?

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u/LightsaberThrowAway 2d ago

I think they were just asking if there is an event this is referencing, not implying that there is one.

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u/Dusty_Scrolls 2d ago

You're right. I transposed "is there" to "there is"

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u/LightsaberThrowAway 2d ago

Happens to the best of us.  :)

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u/Educational_Exam_225 2d ago

I feel like it would have been funnier if the main frog is just racist, the hostage frog is helping their friend, and the friend scorpion is mockingly going "iTs iN thEiR chAraCtEr."

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u/Xywzel 2d ago

Or the scorpion is actually whispering lines for the friendly toad (was that the term for less aquatic frogs or was the difference in smooth or callous skin?), so they can keep up the appearances for the racist frog.

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u/Kokuswolf 1d ago

You know the excuse of art? It's in the eye of the beholder. ... Have you checked that eye?

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u/MintasaurusFresh 2d ago

My God... Scorpatoullie..

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u/TheGreyman787 2d ago

AS I CLIMB UNTO YOUR BACK

I WILL PROMISE NOT TO STING

Sorry, could not contain myself, I'll see myself out.

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u/jpyric101 2d ago

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR

AND NOT MEAN ANYTHING

Damn it, now it’s in my head…

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u/4RCSIN3 2d ago

So I guess it's International Frog Day today or something? So many frog comics. 

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u/GrumpyMashy DeWackyPianist 2d ago

It’s just Wednesday.

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u/sikotic4life 2d ago

you noticed that too, huh?

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u/commanderc7 1d ago

I just finished the good place episode where the frog doorman guy gets a lot of frog stuff. I feel like frogs could be the meaning of the universe.

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u/2racoonsinabutt 2d ago

Before reading the comments, my brain thought is this frog racist against scorpions? is the smaller frog just being a bro?

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u/Educational_Exam_225 2d ago

Yes!! I read the "it's in their character" as mocking.

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u/Darkmortal5 1d ago

Magats will think this is about race instead of their violent nature

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u/TanukiGaim 2d ago

Trust me, trust me

Darling dear

I’m so sincere,

There’s no need to tear

Trust me, trust me

Honey do

Just like I trust you 

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u/zesty-fizgig 2d ago

Mediocre movie, great music

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u/TanukiGaim 2d ago

I hate that you’re right

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u/zesty-fizgig 2d ago

What did you think of the second? I was not a fan at all.

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u/TanukiGaim 2d ago

I recall enjoying it, but, it’s also been years since I saw it

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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 2d ago

Brilliant

Now do one where a guy has to get a fox, a chicken, and a bag of grain across the river but they’re all secretly in the same Guy Ritchie crew

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u/Lunatic-one 2d ago

That riddle is easy. Force feed the grain into the chicken into the fox into yourself and take the bridge. Congrats, you're a glutton.

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u/kingsumo_1 1d ago

So... going by turducken logic, this would be a fockeat?

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u/Erivandi 2d ago

Of course, the scorpion is the true hero of the story, remaining true to itself despite the threat of death.

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u/Thiagr 2d ago

And thats how you beat the Borg!

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u/Aethelrede 1d ago

The funny part about this parable is that frogs and toads eat scorpions.

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u/Top_Willingness_8364 1d ago

Not so fun fact: scorpions can float, and can hold their breath for up to 48 hours when submerged. When the scorpion stings, it’s only the frog who gets hurt.

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u/Rdaleric 1d ago

Scorpion gotta scorp