Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for February 21, 2016

Nothing like an almond cluster to unstress your vowels.

We need something else in the picture to tell us which is out of scale, the almond klustər, or the circus performer.

Dairy Queen’s parfait, straight from Burger King.

Strangely twisted fonts for fair Texarkana. But never trust an almond cluster (or kluster!) bigger than an ottoman. Why not pecan, anyway? Everybody knows Texans favor pecans….

Mmmmm…You can really taste the love.It tastes like chocolate.

You can fondle my almonds but, Don’t Take My Coconuts!

“Sometimes you feel like a nut…”

Never trust a man who brags about his nuts … especially when they are chocolate coated.

Must be from the Texas side (Arkies only wear red tights).

And a very stylish outfit, too!

“Nothing like an almond cluster to unstress your vowels.”-I could use some X-Lax myself.

hmm X-Lax Almond Kluster flavored, for those hard to get to the passing of Go…

Should I add this to the “Frog Blog Recipes for All Occasions” section over at FAAS ???

Geee why do you get two one hundred bills for passing Go? Watch out for pot holes rounding jail…

It was down in Louisiana, Just a mile from TexarkanaIn them there ol’ cotton fields at home.-Cotton Fields : Huddie Ledbetter

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’We gonna do what they say can’t be doneWe’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get thereI’m east bound, just watch ol’ bandit runKeep your foot hard on the peddle, son, never mind them brakesLet it all hang out ‘cause we’ve got a run to makeThe boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there’s beer in TexarkanaAnd we’ll bring it back no matter what it takesEast bound and down, loaded up and truckin’We gonna do what they say can’t be doneWe’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get thereI’m east bound, just watch ol’ bandit runOld Smokey’s got them ears on, he’s hot on your trailAnd he ain’t gonna rest ‘til you’re in jailSo, you gotta dodge him, you gotta duck himYou gotta keep that diesel truckin’Put that hammer down and give it hellEast bound and down, loaded up and truckin’We gonna do what they say can’t be doneWe’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get thereI’m east bound, just watch ol’ bandit runEast bound and down, loaded up and truckin’We gonna do what they say can’t be doneWe’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get thereI’m east bound, just watch ol’ bandit runI’m east bound, just watch ol’ bandit run

To deliver that thing, you’d need a cluster truck.