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The story of "Crabs in a Bucket"...

by shawnlin Dec 3, 2008 7:39AM PST

The story of "Crabs in a Bucket"...

yeah...it's not like I just invented the saying, it's been around for a while.

Well, here's a whole lot of info on "crabs in a bucket"...

General story:
http://guidezone.e-guiding.com/jmstory_crabs.htm

"Rescue from being a crab in a bucket": http://www.crabbucketrescue.com/crabbuckets.htm

"Chicken soup for the soul"-type story about crabs in a bucket:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/384473/crabs_in_a_bucket_succeed_while_others.html?cat=5

Hawaiian "crabs in a bucket":
http://www.moolelo.com/alamihi-letter.html

urban dictionary's take:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crab%20bucket

Enjoy,
Shalin

P.S. - don't let life get you down, find a fun and enriching way to get out of the bucket!