Cucumbers get more pickled than brine gets cucumbered.

Lets start with a great story by Prescott in his book on consulting.

“… My grandpappy used to tell a story about a stubborn cucumber. When he put it in the barrel, it looked around at the other cukes and was revolted by what had happened to them. ‘Dadgum it,’ he cursed. ‘What’s the matter with you guys? Have you no pride? No self-respecting cucumber would let himself get pickled without putting up a fight.’

“‘But what can we do?’ they’d ask. ‘You can resist, that’s what you can do. That’s what I’m gonna do. No brine is going to get under my skin.’

Then grandpappy would stop, and I would always ask him, ‘What happened to the stubborn cucumber?’”

“And what did he say?” I asked.

“He said, ‘Don’t be foolish, boy. If you stay in the brine long enough, you become a pickle.’”

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