Welcome one and all to the Foley Funhouse!
Today, I’ve brought a very good friend along to tell you a story. His name is Darby Don’t Die and oh boy, does he have a tale for you. Take it away, Triple D.
Have you ever heard the one about the Scorpion and the Frog, kids?
One sunny day, the scorpion approached the frog near the riverbank.
“Dear Frog,” the scorpion said, “I need to cross this river to reach the other side. But alas, I cannot swim. Will you please carry me across on your back?”
The frog, aware of the scorpion’s reputation, hesitated for a moment. He knew the scorpion’s nature. Finally, he responded, “Scorpion, I understand your plight, but I fear you will sting me once we are in the middle of the river. Why should I trust you?”
The scorpion pleaded, “Frog, I assure you that I have learned from my past mistakes. If I were to sting you, we would both perish in these treacherous waters. It is not in my best interest to harm you.”
After considering the scorpion’s plea, the frog agreed to help. Midway through the journey, as the frog swam against the strong current, he felt a sharp pain on his back. The scorpion had stung him. Shocked and hurt, the frog gasped, “Why, Scorpion? You have doomed us both!“
With a remorseful look, the scorpion replied, “Dear Frog, it’s in my nature to sting. I cannot change who I am. It’s simply the way I’m made.”
And they both perished.
Six months ago, a Scorpion asked you for a ride, Drewitt. He wanted your help to traverse some difficult terrain and managed to convince you with his silver tongue that it’d be in your interest.
Much like the frog, you knew it was a bad decision.
You knew that if you agreed to his request, there was every chance in Arcadia that it’d end badly for you and badly it did.
Right in the middle of your journey, that Scorpion Teddy O’Toole did exactly what was in his nature, and he stung you; he put a bullet right between your eyes.
In doing that, he’s doomed you both. Trust me, you’re both on a trajectory to the bottom of the river – it’s just a matter of time.
But you see, people don’t tell this tale because they’re warning against the Scorpion or his nature. People tell this tale because the frog ought to know better.
You ought to have known better.
Wow, Darby Don’t Die, that’s one heck of a story. I’m sorry that’s your situation, Drewitt.
Don’t be, he should’ve known better than to trust a Scorpion, Felix.
I guess that leads to my Foley Thought.
Sometimes doing the right thing is doing the right thing for yourself, not for others. If someone can’t be trusted, then you shouldn’t trust them. If you do, then what might befall you may very well be your own fault.
Look at Drewitt, kids. He trusted a Scorpion and was murdered for it.