Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for December 28, 2024

Dogging it with the coonskin cap.

“Dagnabbit Annie, could you have at least washed the raccoon before turning him into a hat”

Fortuitous is all that comes to mind.

Target practice at our fort? Like being at our fort and shooting at targets, or like targeting our fort?

Oh you insufferable tease… ;)

Wouldn’t that also make them practice targets?

And then the snowballs would really start flying

looks like a forknight

Daniella Boone, lesser-known sister of Daniel and sometime-lover of Denial Boone, was known for her prowess at pot shot pranking. It was said she could shoot the balls off a bull at 1,000 yards! In her spare time, she crocheted coonskin caps she sold through Disney Boone.

Little Annie Oakley.

Back in the day, when she was a wee lad, the bullies in the neighborhood always targeted her and her dog…they made fun of the Davy Crocket hat with the tail he wore….☹️ So she hid in the forte in the woods. To this day, she goes back there, to remember and to pay homage to her pooch…poor boy!

Early theatrical poster for How the West Was Done.

Hmmmm…

Fork? Nay, FORT…!

Spork? Nay, SPORT…?

Split an Apple Phone.

Oh, I was really scared there for a minute. I was afraid we would have to try to defend a foon.

I am embarrassed to say that somewhere in my family albums, there are pictures of my kid brother and me circa 1955 in full Davey Crocket drag – replete with coonskin caps, buckskin outfits, and plastic flintlock rifles and pistols. A Christmas gift from my Godmother who had more dollars than sense and a great flair for the dramatic.

Front Knox and Banker’s Hours, Ninty-Five. Target Cards at Valentine Days.

Remember the homologue!

For a few years when I was a kid my family lived near a pine forest. We kids built forts from fallen branches and pine needles. We also had pine cone battles.

It’s easy to say Fork You! when hiding in your fort.

Use the spork, Luke!

Dirty s̶a̶v̶a̶g̶e̶s̶ savants.

…I was target practice for my brothers with their BB guns…

…eventually…

…I met Froglandia shooting star, Halley Oakleaf …

…she would extinguish a flaming Blue Tip match from my lips…

…but I knew she only used me…

…because I was an easy target…

…in other news…

…Daniel Boone and Simon Keaton ran outside the fort to chase some injuns…

… but it was a ruse…

…they turned to retreat back to the fort…

…when Dan was shot in the leg and crumbled…

…not only that…

…two warriors with tomahawks blocked their entry…

…Simon picked up Boone and charged them…

…lifting him …

…he tossed Daniel Boone at them…

…knocking them down…

…so they could get back in the fort…

They should try a little tenderness.

I really like this toon’s art and colorization, T …!

( not to mention the scribble placement )

Her artwork is very deliberate and well placed to get the idea across to all of the posters and devoted fans!❤️☺️❤️☺️

Is shooting the jingle bells off my prized bull considered target practice?