Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for November 03, 2020

Skim low, sweet Charity.

She doesn’t look like a siphoner.

Hey, it’s your business how you run your business…

I just need to clarify: Are the requisite funds for the business, or for personal use ? There is, perhaps, an ambiguity in the antecedent.

If we were paying her an adequate wage, this would not be necessary.

…some authors’ works are too flowery for me…

…and she only paid $750.oo in taxes, too…

…pumpkin spice poetry, now at The Star Knaked Coffee Shop…

…Mrs. Deacon had been teaching kindergarten since 1888…

…the secret to her youth is that she ate [ redacted for clarity] and [redacted] kept her young…

…it is possible that this could be the third in six elections that the president elect didn’t win the popular vote…

…I am the monster…

…Frankenstein was the madman that created me…

… John Wilkes Booth did not kill Lincoln…

… he was just trying to protect him, that’s all…

…is your gravy too lumpy?…

…try using Diet Pepsi Green mixed in with it next time…

… perfect for when a metaphor just won’t do…

Just taking my fair share, and not putting that part in the official transactions book.

Siphoners are always dipping into the books looking for a numbers game…..a little bit here, a little bit there, here a bit, there a bit, every where an eensy bit!

I believe it’s called embezzlement, and as a reward, the state will provide for your future housing, clothing, and dietary needs; even medical benefits. Of course it’s all rather strictly regimented, and the housing accommodations are stark. Just do what the Head Matron says and everything will be what will be….

Yes, Aunt Hortense has such a checkered past. And I heard ‘personal use’ had a lot to do with pari-mutuel betting. Over an extended period.

I see you are thinking outside the box again.

The gal has a Money Lisa smile(?) if I ever saw one …!

Seen it happen. She went to jail and nearly destroyed her company.

What a gas. No Monsanto to kill these weeds.

 

What ISN’T considered a delicacy in Asia?

Good idea.

When did she become a typical politician?

Siphoning takes way to much sucking for my tastes, and isn’t it funny that after all that sucking, the one who lost is deemed the sucker.

And taking notes.

…you may find X-rated thimbles elsewhere…

…the same with rich socialites going down in the elevator…

…there are other places to steal an elver…

…or put down a horse…

…(your mane makes you look fat)…

…but let’s not sweep it under the rug…

…the only place to get Frog Applause is at Gocomics…

…{unless you have access to Mz. Burritt’s private lap…

…top…

“Suckers!” she said and flounced away.