Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for February 13, 2012

Lunch was so good, you’re tasting it again…

Pavlov’s dog ain’t got nothin’ on Pavlova’s swan.

That would explain the brown stain behind her.

Where’s your vanity now, precious.

It’s not saying “Hi” it’s yelling “Help”.

I just call them,“grandpa poots”. Nice to be ould,sometime.

Re blog: is it a case of “brain versus brawn”?

Everyone clear out. Fire in the hole!!

Ah, those were the days.

Ahem! “Hi” to you, too! Thhhpppfffffffft!

I kind of cried after reading your blog. :(

It says hi; but in a muffled voice.

The famous gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin began an anecdote by saying, “I was in the drawing room enjoying my supper…” when his friend Alexandre Grimod interrupted him. “You were eating in the drawing room? That’s barbarous!” After the intrusion, the first man said, “I said I was enjoying my supper. I had dined an hour earlier.”

This looks like a job for industrial strength Rolaidsman!

Here … pull my finger.

did you know Rolaids consumes forty-seven times it weight in excess stomach acid?

Ah. Head Cheese. From my Banquet from Hell:

Recipe for making Preßwurst:

“Sweep up a butcher shop floor at the end of the day. Be sure to include the sawdust and bits of bone you find lying around. Dump sweepings in a pot of boiling water, add gelatin derived from 500 cows, and boil vigorously for an hour. Pour into molds, chill, and cut with a chainsaw into slices. Serve, and leave at once for other lands.”

In German, it’s called “Sülze”. In Denmark, it’s “Sylte”. Go to Norway, it’s called “Ogudjegmåkasteopp”. English has no obscenity foul enough. “Head cheese” is what they call it, and if I’m reminded of a certain limerick about a hermit from Wales, it’s no coincidence.

For the longest time, I was told as a child, “Try anything once – if you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it.” So when I was living and working in Austria, and Preßwurst was served to me, of course I tried it – I didn’t want to offend my hosts. It was like eating spiced gristle encased in rubber. After that first bite, I surreptitiously hid the blasphemy under a lettuce leaf, the only time I have refused to eat something that was served me. I think my hosts would have been more offended by the results had I tried to down the rest of it.

And remember, this review has been brought to you by someone who enjoys lamb’s guts boiled in a stomach and necrotic cabbage. Lasciate ogni speranza, voi che mangiate!

Teresa – -The emailed letter you posted under “I feel the love” today is so pathetic. What you do here on Frog Applause is fantastic and it is my favorite comic on the GoComics site … or maybe anywhere. Please keep doing what you’re doing. We all love it!!!

I know, I heard it!

Love the colors on this one. Kind of a flag background, but not the Mexican flag.

My wife and I happen to love burritos-we have them once a week along with Negro Modelo along with chips and salsa.

I’m more concerned about the writer of that email than anyone else here. Way more. At least that post was next to a post of a jackass.

How long food digests depends on the type of food. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I read that meat digests fast; vegetables slow.

That’s why I avoid burritos now.

the background art in today’s strip is just to rich for words! Very good, Ms T!

Cool. Two Anita Ekberg references in the funnies in one day (“9 Chickweed Lane” is the other). My compliments to the good taste of all involved.

Speak to me, O Toothless One…

For the FAFAQ:

“Are you on drugs?”

Not right now, but thank you for asking. Generally cartoonist do not have sufficient funds to acquire any large quantity of drugs of the appropriate type (usually hallucinogens, but also frequently stimulants or opiates). If you wish to fund my pharmacy, or donate dope directly, please contact Vlad soonest.

“Do you have a mental illness?”

Of course, as that is one of the prerequisites for being a successful cartoonist. For more, search wookieepedia for “insane cartoonist” or just read this http://www.rrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnhhhhhhhh.blogspot.com/ .

I almost forgot, from my Literate Ass series years ago:

Teresa -

Back to that that letter you posted in your blog … The person begins by saying …-“I don’t know whether to scratch my head or scratch my ass!”-I think that just about sums “that person” up … one wonders how “that person” managed to actually write a letter.

Three hours? Hmmm… isn’t a burrito saying goodbye right around that time?

I believe the whole purpose of including the hapless hanging donkey was to reveal the identity of the disgruntled complaining cartoonist. It is also an insult to all of us daily fans who read and await each day’s Frog Applause. I admire the cartoonists on gocomics, whether they are on Sherpa or here alongside Teresa. It can be frustrating to not achieve the status you so hope for. I believe that the best way to channel that desire is through artistic expression and not allowing your fears to come through by wasting your time on demeaning those who have achieved what you have not. It achieves nothing and only reflects badly upon you, sit down and create. Use your imagination and lose your bitter attitude or you will never achieve your goals. Remember that comics are about humor, ideas, confrontation, satire, puns and ingenuity. Keep those thoughts in mind and if you touch enough souls with your ideas you have improved the lives of your fans.

About the ten precepts of Tzu Chi:

*A traditional rendering of the Ten Tzu Chi Precepts1. Do not kill2. Do not steal3. Do not fornicate4. Do not lie5. Do not drink alcohol6. Do not smoke, use drugs, or chew betel nuts7. Do not gamble or speculate8. Be filial to your parents and be moderate in speech and attitude9. Abide by traffic laws10. Do not participate in politics or demonstrations

There are detailed explanations at various websites, such as:

http://www.us.tzuchi.org/us/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1151%3Athe-spirit-of-the-ten-tzu-chi-precepts&catid=82%3Amasterteachings&Itemid=199&lang=en

Tzu Chi is a modern Buddhist movement.

If I had one of those Portable Stovepipe Wireless Telephones, at least it wouldn’t get lost in the bottom of my purse, like my current wireless cellphone does…

Wonderful comments to the hapless wight who posted such a deprecatory note to Teresa. Of course, it’s nothing but a troll – but never have I seen such an eloquent response from fans of any strip to a detractor. Keep on being awesome, both Teresa and the Frog Blog crowd!

The Hapless Hanging Donkey would be a good name for a Professional Wrestling Aerial Technique

At first I thought; If Frog Applause is the work of a disturbed mind what does that say about me, getting up at 4AM to check the strip and spending, often fruitless, hours digging for obscure references and trying to trace down striking images… But then common sense reared its ugly head and I found myself thinking… Frog Applause is weird? Does that guy ever leave the house or turn on a TV? Has he any idea what’s going on in the world? Where was he last week when that guy posted an appeal to the Yahoo news boards for others to join him in a mutual suicide pact in case Ron Paul was not elected? Frog Applause is obscure at times (well, to be fair, most times) and maybe, at times, a little disturbing to those who won’t take the time to dig into it but, if we were all alike, there would be far too many people on this planet.

I think Frog Applause is artful and intelligent. It took me a whole to get it, but perhaps I am neither artful nor intelligent.

Although today’s strip seems singularly f*artful! Sorry. I’ve had a long day and I’m not myself….

It took me a WHILE to get it….