Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for October 09, 2012

De proFUNDIs deum !

Re: SCARS AND THEIR STORIESI’ve been around and I’ve got the scars to prove it !

and infundibulum insurance is expensive.

You never were much of a poet, nor even versifier.

Good grief; looks like Little Bobby Thomas is back, still criticizing Teresa and members of the Blog Farm. (Yes, Bobby, I know that that is not what you meant to say; still, I kind of like it- it has a nice ring.) As you can see, there is no PRO next to my name, but I can assure you that I am quite real, have never met Teresa, and am in no way related to her that I know of. All my dealings with her have been through the strip or the blog, All have been courteous and respectful, so I cannot understand your vitriol. Could it be some misguided plea for attention? Teresa knows my real name and e-mail address, as do Dogsniff and a few select others who post here. The use of avatars and user names is not only suggested by, but encouraged by, go comics to protect the personal privacy of commenters. The “Pro” tag merely indicates a paid subscription to Go Comics in general, not any one strip. Have a nice day!

Chrono-synclastic infundibulum….name that book.

RE: blog: Ice cream-Now THAT’S “brain freeze” the HARD way!

Whitening- Back in the day Mom used to use “blueing” in the wash to get whiter whites. and lots of Clorox.

pcolli: I know it’s Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse 5?

What, more drivel from Robert L. Thomas, Jr.?

For what it’s worth, Robert, I’m a real person. I’ve never met Teresa, but I find more value in a single one of her offbeat comic strips than any of the insulting, vapid and pointless effluence that issues from your keyboard. You are obviously mentally unbalanced, and have a sad, empty, pathetic and lonely life. You have my pity.

The amazing Ms.. Edwina.

In case you are interested, My Poor Knee is a panel from the comic book The Crusaders written by Jack T Chick (!) and drawn by Fred Carter. A very disturbing series.

Robert Thomas’s comment about reduculous names quacked me up.

That glass horse being made reminds me of that Kliban cartoon from – yesterday, was it? – where God is a middle-aged woman in an apron pouring living beings out of ketchup bottles.

Sorry I missed all the fun with Mr. Thomas. I’d’ve given anything to be named in his diatribe.

The “Boys” entry on the Blog might also be labeled “Altar Boys.” They look like they’re getting ready to be in a procession, perhaps for Holy Week or Easter. The two garments they’re wearing are the cassock and surplice. The cassock is the long, red one, and the surplice is shorter, white, and square-necked. In my parish, the altar boys’ cassocks (and the one I wore) were black.

@Robert L. Thomas, Jr.: You think Dogsniff is a ridiculous name? Thank you-—————————————————-But did you notice he mentioned me first? I’m so proud!

Funnel? My Latin is a bit rusty.

Man, I feel a little left out. Robert didn’t mention me at all in his e-mail. And after typing most of that e-mail IN ALL CAPS. Plus, I’ve already admitted that I am secretly Teresa.-——————-I just want to make one thing clear to Robert. You have a hard time of distinguishing between Teresa and the commenters on this site. Teresa did not mock you. She did not ‘dodge and deflect’. That was us. I’m the only one who is secretly (or not so secretly) Teresa..And we made fun of your spelling and grammar because it was the easiest thing to mock. You didn’t really have much of a point otherwise. This time, you have a point we can mock along with your still subpar spelling and grammar..BTW, when someone mocks your spelling and grammar, you really should proofread your next email..For the record, I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I am a Libertarian. (Pro Choice, Pro Guns, Pro Freedom).Seriously? Paying people to comment on a comic strip? Friends, yes. Though we’ve never met. Family? Not genetically. Creepy stalkers like you? Way too many..In conclusion. Go away you silly English K-nig-hits or I shall taunt you again.

I thought we all agreed to ignore Robert L. Thomas, Jr. I bet he is really a figment of Theresa – just to get everyone riled up.@pcolli – just thinking about a long weekend on Ballard Street makes my infundibulum hurt. Gotta go.

re: bobbie jr.i have only one question for you. do you live in your mother’s basement?i’m just looking for a change in vlad’s statistics.signed:what? you think i’m stupid. this is the internet.

Two of life’s pleasures…pumping and dumping.

Robert L. Thomas Jr.1) I am not a Liberal, nor am I a Conservative.2) I do not know, nor am I family to Teresa Burritt.3) I do not have “Pro” next to my name.4) My grammar is far worse than yours.I use a spell check. 5) No one pays me to enjoy or comment on this strip, Citizen Dog, Overboard, Cul De Sac, Ballard Street, The Lost Bear, Ect…I do so because i enjoy the diversity found on Gocomis.6) Violence? Frog Applause is no more violent than B.C.,Andy Cap, or Broom Hilda.7) My name is Overton Leslie Hallford and i live in the Pacific Northwest.(I suggest you don’t come looking for me.)8) It is apparent to me and everyone that enjoys T.Burritts work that you are an ass. Otherwise you would do what most people that don’t like her work do.Just don’t look.

Re: ALTAR BOYS (1960s)I hate to nit pick but as an ex-alter boy, ex-seminarian, and ex-Catholic, I remember those days and Choir Boys wore the red cassocks, while Altar Boys wore black ones.

Robert L. Thomas, Jr.I for one am happy you showed up. The comments here and the blog itself are more entertaining since your arrival. Keep up the good work.

Does that Robert Thomas guy actually think that using his “real name” on the internet makes him any less anonymous? Another slide rule and plastic pocket protector internet tough, and this type is predominantly GOPer, ill-informed, and dumb and gullible enough to think every word out of Willard Windsock’s mouth is not a flagrant lie.

Still, typing “farm” for “from” is not really a typo, more like some computer form of dyslexia, for which nobody is to blame, except his mom’s cocktails while she was pregnant with Robert. And folks that want to play the grammar and typo victim card incessantly, should learn permanently that “grammar” has two "a"s and no "e"s. I bet the guy can’t tell the difference between “lose” and “loose”.

pcoli, that would be Slaughterhouse Five. Or the WGBH/Boston TV movie, Between Time and Timbuktu, but Willard will rid us of such offensive original TV programming, and baptize us all retroactively. Sorry to make mean-spirited political comments, but I didn’t start.

gaijinrabbit: As long as you are quoting Thornton Wilder’s stage manager, you should add "somewhere in the mind of God to your location.

Infundibula Galore…didn’t Honor Blackman play the part?

I know what you mean, ShyX2. Here we are, two charter members of the TDL*, and he doesn’t even call us out. And we’ve never had trouble with hateful haters hatin’ crackpot critics criticizing us before!?

Heck, nighthawks’ favorite sparring partner even accused me of being Teresa once upon a time. WHO DO YA HAFTA KNOW TO GET A LITTLE DISRESPECT AROUND HERE?!

* Teresa Defense League

United in a common cause once again. RLT is like the virus that gets the immune system up and running.

Teresa, like our friend Robert says, it’s time to admit the truth about yourself and your strip. Please stop dodging and deflecting. The presidential election pivots on your response, nay, the fate of the world, so please stop spinning, spinning, always upwards and reveal the truth.

Is it a conspiracy by Teresa to force us to comply to her will?.Is it just a sad person who needs our sympathy and a lot of therapy?

Teresa thanks for posting the eggplant Parmesan today. I had it for dinner last night. If I planned to have it tonight I would not be able to stomach it after the scar photos preceding it.

re: Yes, we feel the love!

“Pump and Dump” refers to breast feeding mothers. When you are breast feeding and you get drunk, you aren’t supposed to breast feed, because alcohol gets into the breast milk. So, you pump your breasts and dump the breast milk. I have never heard this reference used to describe anything except getting drunk while you have an unweaned infant.

My name is Shoshanah Lee Marohn. I live in Wisconsin. I do not know Teresa, nor are we related. I do not have “PRO” next to my name- nor do I even know what that means! I like the Frog Applause more than any other comic.

I guess the implication is that your comic is like tainted breast milk… which is one of the awesomest insults ever! Especially if you consider that it’s not so much tainted as spiked with alcohol.

My Dear Fellow Frog Applausians:

I fear I must rise to the defense of Mr. Thomas. After all, at least I use my real name and picture for my avatar.

We have all known for quite some time that Teresa, raised in an environment of backwoods redneck trash, reaches for the sky with her Frog this and Frog that, but never quite gets beyond the reach of a frog’s tongue to the nearest fly (a metaphor even all of you 47%ers might be able to understand).

I am a proud member of the W.T.C.U. and the Phyllis Schafly wing of the G.O.P. I believe Mr. Thomas correctly detects rampant liberalism in the undercurrents of Teresa’s Frog-related blogging and cartooning. I have wanted to say so for quite awhile but just didn’t feel like it was my place. Thanks you Mr. Thomas. It needed to be said.

Sincerely,

/s/ Rotifer’s Mother

Dear Aunt Teresa,

Your check was late again this week. The rest of the family and I can’t sit here for hours, typing drivel and switching user names for nothing, you know. If you don’t start paying on time, I’m going to have to move back to Tulsa.

By the way, I’ve heard rumors that the voices in someone’s head are on to us. Maybe we should lay low for a while.

Mom says to say, “Hi!”

There is one other definition of “pump and dump” that is actually more common than the breast-milk reference, but more restricted: It refers to mailblasting the world about a particular penny stock that is supposedly about to go wild (pumping up the value.) Suckers invest, the emailers cash out (dump their stock) and vanish back into the sewers. How this applies to Frog Applause I cannot say.

What about your uvula?

Well, out here on the blog farm-where we are not related to Teresa (more’s the pity, I’d like to claim such a talented relative)- receive no compensation for our (admittedly few) posts-and have no stake in her work (other than our enjoyment)- we feel very, very, very sorry for your poor schooling and limited understanding. There, there, Booby (sorry for the typo) Bobby why don’t you go lie down and have a good cry and get over yourself.

Oh, Shytimes, how true your comments are! And the Old Wolf just made the whole “pump and dump” comment that much more nebulous. Maybe we should all start sprinkling “pump and dump” into our workplace conversations, while we’re at the water cooler here at TeresaCO, and see what meanings we can make of it? Teresa might give a raise to the most creative meaning makers among us! It’s pump and dump for every man, woman, and child!

whoa – those comments about Mister Thomas got my infundibulum all aquiver…. he must see something that strikes his fancy, he could easily avoid FA and/or the Blog … or, as my dysfunctional Hoosier family says “enjoy the abuse, ‘cuz if we didn’t like you, we’d ignore you altogether!”

I’ve been following today’s comment pro and con Mr. Thomas’ intemperate remarks with interest. The pump and dump definition definitely caught my eye. I have never heard of it in reference to breast feeding but like The Old Wolf have heard the term used regarding stocks. Also, perhaps because I live in the land of the flippers ( Florida), I have heard it used in reference to buying real estate cheaply, inflating the price and then getting rid of it . This can sometimes involve fraudulently inflated appraisals.