Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for August 08, 2023

A scallion?

I knew of a Leo, he was quite an imaginary pet onion himself.

Leo cried so much that day, yet strangely not as much as his mother did.

…their relationship was difficult…

…they kept pulling back layer after layer…

…everyone thought that it was cruel for Mom to chop up Leo’s pet onion…

…but she cried the whole time she did it…

…you should see what she did to Leo’s teddy bear…

…stuffed it with meatloaf!…

…What!?!…

…meatloaf-again?…

…she was equally mean to Leo’s pet saxophone…

…she made him watch as she …

…played it…

…she shot his gun…

…gave the shoe the boot…

…opened up, Fred, the umbrella…

…inside!…

…and upside-down!…

…she hung the horse shoe…

…told his friend-Brenda Starr- to break a leg…

…she flipped him the bird…

…and left his cup half full(half empty)…

…but the worst cut of all…

…she named him Leo when he really was a Virgo…

…from the Froglandia Bathmat Factory colouring book…

…Leo’s Mom Doesn’t Colour Inside The Lines…

…connect the dots version…

…by Betty Dont…

They told me that they had sent my pet onion to the onion farm, to run and play with the other onions. But now I know. I am distraught.

I like extra onions – did his pet onion have a friend?

“…and he ran like a bat out of hell.”

welcome to the real world, kid

I spent many happy hours as a child, watching the scallions, leeks, and chives frolicking in the garden. But the herbs watched them sagely, and shed a tear for what they knew was coming.

Was it Spanish, Green, Vidalia? White, yellow, red?

I need to know exactly what kind of meat was used in order to render a tender loaf!

Wonder if this recipe was in the Book of Recipes at the Froglandia Bathmat Factory?

Did he pet his onion?

No country for young men.

Best use of an onion.

Love the Blog, T! ☺️❤️

Would it have been too cruel for Mom to invite the young man to assist in the cooking of said meat loaf? Most recipes that are any good are as complicated and ingredient-intensive as all heck. She probably could use the help. And it would be a multi-tiered learning experience for Junior.

Hope she sweated it first.

Leo had an onion pet

It’s skin was white as snow

But Leo’s mother screwed the pooch

Now Leo’s pet is not no mo’

I’ve heard Meatloaf cry … on stage , of course.

At the funeral for the chopped up onion, everybody cried.

Can’t tell if I’m crying because I’m sad or if it’s the onion in the air

Meatloaf is a funny word.

The butter wouldn’t melt so we put it in a pie.

I’d bet she put Basil in the ratatouille too.

That should teach Leo not to make a pet of something found in the fridge. Mom was simply doing doing what moms do (i.e., making meatloaf).

Interesting assortment of irrelevant stuff falling/floating around. Not too distracting, though….

https://youtu.be/OjBRyG8HouM