Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for March 19, 2012

And that can be a very good thing.

Spaghetti Face is disturbingly reminiscent of this image which I screen-capped from some old horror movie trailer. I’m sorry to say I can’t remember which movie it’s from.

“Those who know do not speak.Those who speak do not know.”

Lao-Tzu

“Better to keep your mouth shut and let them think you a fool than to open it and prove them right.”Me? Laconic.

We have two ears & two eyes, so we should watch and listen twice as much as we speak.

What he has in his mouth might be considered drug praphinali! Maybe he just can’t wordify?

If you’re conscious, awake, you’re thinking. We all are. It’s the contents of your thoughts that matter.

If you consider how silly he looks wearing a fur Snuggie and sitting in a snow woman’s lap, no wonder he’s short for words.

Couching his words.

Muchly say don’t I but, lot a think I.

I drink a lot, but I don’t say muchly.

I have always been under the impression that those small hinged containers were indeed pillboxes. My parents collected antiques and they had several of them. I think that they might also have been used in some cases as snuff boxes.

Sure, you bet. If my building is on fire you can just bet I am going to set off that alarm. I’ll patiently await my eventual release.

mmm…chocolate covered strawberry marshmallow…

Sigh, those shells make me nostalgic for the beaches of Englewood Florida. Shells just like those were abundant on the beaches there as were fossil shark’s teeth. Sanibel/Captiva are more famous but Manasota Key is also a great beachcombing place.We spent a lot of time there in the winter when I was growing up. Mom and dad retired there. Depending on your screen size, two places they lived may be on the map, Grove City in the south (or just off the map to the south) and Overbrook Rd to the north (or just off the map to the north, they lived on a canal in Overbrook Gardens).

I think, therefore I drink.

I think, therefore I stink. —Jan Cox

“Fire Box Traps Pranksters” I hope that she isn’t in the building that is on fire.

BLOG: The small boxes may be either snuff or patch boxes.

“Plant the seed and watch it grow.” — Eric Clapton

Patch boxes were used for storing the tiny black patches that ladies and gentlemen of fashion in the 18th century used to call attention to a particular facial feature, such as eyes, or mouth.

You can keep your weed in it.

GREAT CARTOON ALERT -KLIBAN’S NOW ON THE GOCOMICS’ LIST!!!

Re: phones on the blog; I think so too T, that’s why it isn’t plugged in.

Also, I saw the movie “Oyster Farmer” . It was ok, but I watched it mainly to see what the depiction of the oyster farmer was in Australia and how it compared to farming here in California.

What eyes?

Re: FB, TSA—

Apologia for the TSA stupidity….

When I was very young (long, long ago, and in a galaxy far, far away), one of my most beloved books was Scuppers the Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams. A simple story of a sailor dog with a bit of an identity crises, the illustrations charmed me then, and continue to do so now.

“Knock Loudly, I’m Home” made me think of this charming story at once. Thanks for the memories.

@APOI: A wonderful announcement. I wonder how daring UUClick will be with some of Kliban’s edgier stuff? If they’re not, I certainly can be…

The shooting of Trayvon shows how individuals with the assumption of authority can overreact. It is great when citizens take on roles to aid the police, but law enforcement wannabes can get wrapped up in their assumed authority and I believe a small percentage of them have a personality that compels them to want to seek out and create such situations. I have noticed a surly confrontational attitude applied at border crossings and amongst the police themselves. Such professions can attract individuals who have aggressive personalities, people seeking out an occupation that allows them to bully.

Most of his muchiness is muffled by his mustache.