Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for September 21, 2018

got enough to go on…

No gnu ideas … got it …!

I knew there was nothing novel to be known.

Bird brains.

Apparently, old ideas are acceptable.

No! That’s an order, not an idea! Bad blackbird!

Is it okay if I just don’t get any good ideas?

Do Not, Do Not, fly north for the winter. Blackbird fly…Blackbird fly.

The door was open. Not just unlocked, but actually ajar. Not exactly an invitation, but close enough. We went in. Flipper was waiting for us. “Thanks for dropping in. It’s so hard to get people together these days. They just seem to drift apart and lose touch. I’m glad you got my invites. It’s just us here. My staff is attending a fund-raising dinner party. They do that often, so there is nothing unusual about tonight. They aren’t hired security, just concerned citizens in attendance. I give them the night off to pursue their civic interests. As you can see, I can provide my own home security.” He casually waved an unfamiliar pistol in our direction to indicate how secure he felt. We took his meaning and stood quiet, waiting for the inevitable bad-guy exposition monologue.

For those of you keeping score at home, that’s

Mr. Snappy Comeback 1 – Bossy Bird 0

They’re apparently standing in butterscotch pudding. Why think?

Stagnate waters breed diseases.

Hey, what’s the big idea?

Attention WalMart shoppers ! Ideas are now on sale in Aisle 5 for as low as $2.99. We’ve got a limited supply, so get them while they last !

OK, am I seeing this correctly? He has just accepted the idea not to accept ideas? Something like loving the idea to never fall in love again? Or vowing to never split an infinitive again?

Do you have any bright ideas for dealing with the unintended consequences from the last bright idea?

An example of an oxymoron.

I am a liar, I am lying….

Looks like an idea for a strip when you’re fresh out of ideas. That’s so lame you should eat crow!

And so the meme spread like a virus, from one fertile mind to another. New ideas: they’re for the birds.