Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for December 13, 2016

He had to hunt down the chicken first.

Was the office snack machine out of Snickers again?

Chicken, Sunny Side Up.

That’s a double yoke, all tied up.

                             MOTHER THALWEG

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Words/Phrases Made Famous by Frog Applause

Today’s Category: Bozo Wannabes

Number 8: CLOWNDIGGER

http://www.gocomics.com/frogapplause/2010/08/08

Honorable mention (Cameo by Grace the Face):

I KEEP MIXING UP RONALD MCDONALD AND DONALD TRUMP

http://www.gocomics.com/frogapplause/2007/06/09

I found CLOWNDIGGER AND WHIPPOORWILL SUCKER here: http://www.gocomics.com/frogapplause/2010/09/14

After many years of trying, the government finally declared that domestic partnerships were a legal full time employment contract relationship.

This was greeted with great joy for a short while, until the domestic partnership tax was imposed.

This tax reasoned that payment was made of half all earned income to the domestic partner, and required tax to be paid on that income, as well as all other taxes, such as social security, medicare, etc., etc..

This was, effectively, the end of domestic partnerships and the institution of marriage, long held by many to be an unjust and inequitable form of slavery, anyway.

Right away, dearest..

Hmm … I’m imagining chicken Cordon Bleu, with grilled asparagus, scalloped potatoes, and a nice dry Riesling. And for dessert, baked Alaska.

I like clowndinger; sorta the antonym of humdinger…

I would love to unfold your pleats.

Hungry for life, I am.

Altwin turned and exited quickly, in his wake a sussuration of sound that resembled somebody saying, “pediatrician” lingered for a moment.

Ferrins allowed a brief smile to grace his face.

He was aware of his nickname, “The Pediatrician”, among the lower ranks. He knew that it came from the fact that he had little patience, a pun he found wryly amusing, and which gave him some hope for the wits of his underlings.

What he did not know was that this sobriquet had been placed upon him by his superiors, who considered him, and I quote, “a man to whom one does not bring adult concerns”.

It was just as well that he labored under a false premise and did not appreciate the true nature of his reputation, which was that of a person who would butcher any actual responsibilities placed upon him rather than executing them faithfully as designed.

Perfectly valid question.

Have I missed something?