Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for December 27, 2024

I firmly believe that anything can be disassembled, with determination, a set of tools, and the Grace of face.

I’m not sure I’ve ever tried to nondisassemble anything, but I do feel certain that I could do it, particularly if I were motivated by a desperate need for tea. Now, as to the second point, the young lady seems to take having many foreign objects lodged in her ears quite equably.

nothing in ears smaller than elbow

Wilma and Betty visit the Water Buffalo lodge, wearing fake mustaches, to see what Fred and Barney are up to, and what happened to Wilma’s necklace.

I’ve heard of magic hats, and magic fingers, but never of magic ears. Do you use the standard Abracadabra, or an a A La Kazam? Lame legerdemain. Sleight of ear.

No wonder she can’t hear…she’s got carrots and potatos in her ears and a small marble up her nose….she may not be in the mood to use the new tea cart today! It’s on wheels, so, just maybe later, she’ll take tea in her room! Earl Grey

Especially difficult to dislodge was the new IKEA ready-made items catalog, complete with the 17-page warning that some disassembly was required.

They’re apparently reading a less-well-known Grimms’ fairy tale.