THE HACKER AND THE FROG

One day, a hacker was emptying his garbage and found a big frog sitting
beside his trash can. The frog jumped on his foot and said, "If you kiss me
I'll turn into a beautiful girl and do anything you want." The hacker
studied the frog for a moment picked it up and carried it inside. He placed
the frog in an empty floppy disk box beside his monitor and went back to work.

On a daily schedule the hacker would take the frog out of the box and talk
with her. They'd speak of technology, music, literature--you name it. Each
little visit would end with the frog saying, "Please, if you kiss me I'll
turn into a beautiful girl, we'll do anything you want, and I'll be your
girlfriend." And every time the hacker would return her to the box without
the requested kiss.

Months passed and she grew more attached to the hacker and seemingly he to
the frog. She stopped asking for the kiss thinking surely as the
relationship grew closer the kiss would be coming. Finally, after nearly
six months the frog could be patient no longer and began to lose civility
with her beloved hacker. She croaked harshly, "If you would JUST kiss me
I'll turn into a beautiful girl we'll do anything you want and I'll even be
your girlfriend!"

The hacker replied, "Look, I haven't time for a girlfriend, but a talking
frog is really cool."