Boil her to Death?

Last night JL was on the phone with his older sister. She is older, conservative, married with a baby boy. When he gets off the phone he says to me..."I am going to boil Meredith to Death."

Me: "what on earth?"

JL: "if you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water his natural reflexes will kick in & the frog will jump out."

Me: "ok..."

JL: "if you put a frog into a pot of luke warm water and gradually turn the heat up, the frog will stay in, and slowly boil himself to death."

Me: "what the hell sort of analogy is this? what are you refering to?" (i am totally clueless)

So he explains that he is preparing his sister for the cohabitation issue. He is slowly going to raise the subject. Explain his complete and utter irritation of roomates, the cost of living here in SoCal, etc. etc. He is preparing her in other words...and then will break the news...

So now i am hoping that she is capable of being boiled to death! Nice analogy babe. I am very proud of your creativity. Hopefully your creative/open juices are able to flow into your family's heads...