Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for September 27, 2023

My spleen.

I can live with my liver … considering all the abuse it has taken over the years.

The red arrow was very helpful.

caudal fin reduction surgery is popular among fish with higher incomes.

Peter Paul Rubens painted many rounded tails.

If I work out diligently, my Caudal fin should be more truncated by spring.

Ha! Great question, and delightful answer!

On a scale of 1-10, I’ll say an 8 and we’re fin-ished here!

☺️☺️☺️

I think it’s my beady eyes and I’m rough around the edges.

A body-positive fish tail tale!

Sometimes I’m glad I took Latin in high school.

You just knew it wasn’t going to be that well-rounded set of large pectoral fins.

Reading Frog Applause is like whistling past the thesaurus on a dark and stormy night.

Burma Shave

didn’t answer the question

You have wonderful incisors, though, I’ve seen them when you smile. Don’t let anybody give you grief about those.

Lost my internet Monday … now it’s back … thought you ought to know … Fini …!

…high-school for fish can be so mean spirited…

…she was fishing for compliments…

…fish in the microwave at work is a big no-no…

…first fish date is nothing compared to fish second date…

I really like my round to-it. You should get one.

Two lovingly rendered fishies, sharing intimate thoughts! Being of a normally non-caudal fin-equipped species, I can’t really grasp the sensing of its beauty, however. I shall speak not of the “caudal” in any more generic anatomical sense. Else, how low would I go?!

The tendons on the inner side of my wrist are fabulous. They’re like puppet strings.

This is a case of caudal and effect.