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Excuse me, Mr. Mallett? I have a Mr. Pastis on line 2. He says he wants to let you know that a Mr. Rat is on his way over with that baseball bat that you apparently requestedâŠ
My younger brother and I caught a great big toad and were carrying him home in a paper bag when we ran into a friend of our older brother. The friend took the toad out of the bag to see it and it peed all over his clothes. Of course my brother and I thought this was the funniest thing we had ever seen.
You guys (almost) all missed the point. In the next panel (not shown) Rat comes in with a baseball bat, saying something like âHe didnât have miles to go.â
âDear Friends, look around now, chose the nearest exit to your seat, and in case of disturbance of any kind, to avoid the danger of panic, walk â do not run â to that exit. And now we ask you all to shift on your sanitary pedestals and join us in that great old hymn â By Order of P.D.â
Toad away, toad awayToad away, toad awayWhere do you go when youâreToad away?"
I have read that the liquid they expel when picked up is actually a skin secretion, used as a defense mechanism. It apparently has a foul taste, so when a predator picks it up in its mouth, it immediately drops it.
pony21 Premium Member over 5 years ago
There used to be toads everywhere when I was a kid. Loved them (never got peed on). Have not seen a toad in years now.
mddshubby2005 over 5 years ago
From âThe Toad Not Shakenâ, by Robert Moss. Or something similar.
Ontman over 5 years ago
The tiny ones were all over the place when I used to cut the lawn. Unfortunately some didnât âmake itâ.
Kroykali over 5 years ago
Thar was toadaly ridiculous.
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Caulfields sense of humor seems to be toad.
Jeff0811 over 5 years ago
Someone should tell on them. I would but I am taking the road less tattled.
docforbin over 5 years ago
We actually have that âRoad Less Traveledâ line on the sign welcoming people to my town.
Ignatz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Has Jef Mallet been hanging around with Stephan Pastis again?
andyboda over 5 years ago
I love that the path diverges, didnât notice that until after the punchline.
The Old Wolf over 5 years ago
Channeling Pastis, now, are we? grĂan!
DonLee2 over 5 years ago
Two toads diverged, with a yellow flood, and I âŠ
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Re-e-e-e-aching. But funny anyway.
rugeirn over 5 years ago
Blasphemy! You mess with Frost, you tread on sacred ground! Or not. Just sayinâ.
jessegooddog over 5 years ago
Love the idyllic setting
Bill The Nuke over 5 years ago
Went toad hunting with my granddaughter last night (catch and release). Easily caught 5 in my front yard and a big Cuban tree frog.
Herb L 1954 over 5 years ago
If in a tow away zone,your car would be toad ;)
DavidPlatt over 5 years ago
Hedge toads?
lagoulou over 5 years ago
Luv the graphics here!
Ignatz Premium Member over 5 years ago
And Jef Mallet (as âJef the Cyclistâ) is in todayâs Pearls. Coincidence?
rroush Premium Member over 5 years ago
Robert Frost just sat up in his grave and screamed.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 5 years ago
They had to leave the yellow brick road and go back to the howling old owl in the woods, hunting the horny back toad.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member over 5 years ago
Pastis is jealous he didnât come up with this one.
Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I love the poem and have a book with that title. Good poem and great book.
kaylasdad99 over 5 years ago
Excuse me, Mr. Mallett? I have a Mr. Pastis on line 2. He says he wants to let you know that a Mr. Rat is on his way over with that baseball bat that you apparently requestedâŠ
MITZI over 5 years ago
Jef Mallett: Wonderfully crafted pun!
jvn over 5 years ago
With all apologies to Robert Frost. And Stephen Pastis.
Jan C over 5 years ago
My younger brother and I caught a great big toad and were carrying him home in a paper bag when we ran into a friend of our older brother. The friend took the toad out of the bag to see it and it peed all over his clothes. Of course my brother and I thought this was the funniest thing we had ever seen.
TheWildSow over 5 years ago
Knock KnockâŠ
Whoâs there?
A Rat with a Bat!
Concretionist over 5 years ago
Frazz toad the line: His wit is dry.
eromlig over 5 years ago
You guys (almost) all missed the point. In the next panel (not shown) Rat comes in with a baseball bat, saying something like âHe didnât have miles to go.â
childe_of_pan over 5 years ago
âDear Friends, look around now, chose the nearest exit to your seat, and in case of disturbance of any kind, to avoid the danger of panic, walk â do not run â to that exit. And now we ask you all to shift on your sanitary pedestals and join us in that great old hymn â By Order of P.D.â
Toad away, toad awayToad away, toad awayWhere do you go when youâreToad away?"
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
Boo! :D
Alec McLure Premium Member over 5 years ago
Made my day!
adrianrune over 5 years ago
If you study the shape of those toadstools youâll understand why the little guys eyes bulge out. Imagine if they could scream âOUCH!â
homfencing over 5 years ago
Robert Frost is rolling in his graveâŠLAUGHING, but rolling!
marshalljpeters Premium Member over 5 years ago
I have read that the liquid they expel when picked up is actually a skin secretion, used as a defense mechanism. It apparently has a foul taste, so when a predator picks it up in its mouth, it immediately drops it.
jgeld over 5 years ago
I wonder if Jef got this one from Pastis.
jel354 over 5 years ago
Puns are Pastisâs territory.
banjinshiju over 5 years ago
Nice tribute to Robert Frost!
gorgolo_chick over 5 years ago
Stephan Pastis has a lot to answer for.
cleehilllaw over 5 years ago
Mallett is trying to out pun Pastis. Of course, Mallettâs pun is much milder and literary than many of PastisâBesides, I love Frost.
geckoman22 about 1 month ago
How very Pastis of Jef today!