Can we please throw the boiling frog metaphor into some boiling water? Can we please throw the boiling frog metaphor into some boiling water? Tod Kelly September 16, 2013 The ubiquitous frog-in-boiling-water metaphor is ubiquitous these days. It's also lazy, meaningless, and incorrect. Read More Read more about Can we please throw the boiling frog metaphor into some boiling water?