Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for November 29, 2023

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    Bill Thompson  11 months ago

    His endgame: to cry “Time out!” and force his enemy to stand in the corner.

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    jmillerqld Premium Member 11 months ago

    What does he have in his hand?

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    Jonathan Lemon creator 11 months ago

    Mind the gap!

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    Jml58  11 months ago

    He was the last man standing.

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    John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator 11 months ago

    Finding a good chair! It’s what we all want out of life!

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    Ubintold  11 months ago

    The guy was ruthless, and always saying: “I wonder where Ruth is”.

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    Imagine  11 months ago

    Here, there and everywhere. But especially there where there is a chair.

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    Imagine  11 months ago

    The musical version of the chair was quite entertaining. The film version, not so much. The electrical version was a killer. Stay with the analog version.

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    PraiseofFolly  11 months ago
    Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, having finally found the twelfth chair he sought as empty of the concealed family treasure, considered leaping into Oblivion … but figured he’d sell the story for a book about it, instead.

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film)

    https://en.m.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Ilf_and_Petrov

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    pat sandy creator 11 months ago

    he was neither here nor there…

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    PraiseofFolly  11 months ago

    Beyond the Blue Horizon

    Awaits yet another day.

    Ennui and Weltschmerz bore me,

    Mere Existentialism is in store for me.

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    I stand not expecting Wisdom

    Such Zen Help is not bound to come

    Beyond the bland Blue Smog, is Life’s Sum:

    A Violet light and Hummmmm …?

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    3hourtour Premium Member 11 months ago

    …the precipice between inner and outer Froglandia is the most beautiful thing ever…

    …some compare it to the precipice between life and death…

    …but instead of having to pick…

    …Indiana Jones style…

    …the correct chalice…

    …you get to pick your forever chair…

    …there are 23 styles…

    …and 14 colors to choose from…

    …[including plaid-15!]…

    …to the surprise of some…

    …many choose a bidet…

    …with some only coming with cold water…

    …it’s a strange place…

    …this twilight zone between inner and outer Froglandia…

    …like the Bermuda Triangle…

    …or the English Channel…

    …or the Halmark Channel after the Christmas season…

    …I don’t know, Joe…

    …the premise is kinda out there…

    …would people really watch a show about pickinga chair?…

    …George…

    …they watch, Ghosts, don’t they?…

    …both the BBC & the CBS versions!?!…

    …hmmm…

    …good point…

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    markkahler52  11 months ago

    I’m gonna have to sit down and think about this one awhile….

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  11 months ago

    He would not sully that greatcoat by sitting in a chair. His enemy knows that and remains patient. There will come a day of casual attire.

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member 11 months ago

    The Siege Perilous was a chair at the Round Table. It was reserved for whomever was able to bring back the Holy Grail. Or, in this case, the Super-sized Pickle Candy Cane said to have been left on the sideboard at the Last Supper.

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    phritzg Premium Member 11 months ago

    I don’t like standing on the edge of a cliff, because it feels like the force of gravity is trying to suck me over the edge.

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    goboboyd  11 months ago

    For they had the watches, but he had the time.

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    ericlscott creator 11 months ago

    and grow a pair

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    Linguist  11 months ago

    " …She knew her Dad was innocent

    But the jury didn’t care.

    They didn’t have a sofa,

    So they offered him The Chair!"

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    Rev Phnk Ey  11 months ago

    What he found was a toilet seat, so he then outshlt his enemy(a).

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    charles9156  11 months ago

    a very fine strategy indeed!

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    Ray*C  11 months ago

    Looks like a bear took that chair, but at least he kept his hair.

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    davewhamond creator 11 months ago

    Don’t go There!

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    willie_mctell  11 months ago

    Doing nothing is often the most productive strategy.

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    Zebrastripes  11 months ago

    Da-mned! I just knew I should have brought that collapsible chair! Now I have to find a crate or log or whatever……I’m running out of patience out sittting the enemy.

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    lawguy05  11 months ago

    Look behind the green curtain.

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    Mike Baldwin creator 11 months ago

    Great! No need to explain, thought citizen cane.

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    Ham Khan creator 11 months ago

    there’s no business like slow business

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    6turtle9  11 months ago

    He has met the enemy, and it is he. The abyss precipice, one would be remiss to dismiss ones fears with a hiss, better to embrace the liminal space with a kiss.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member 11 months ago

    ♫ Anywhere you can sit, I can sit longer. ♪

    ♪ I can sit anywhere longer than you. ♫

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    Howard'sMyHero  11 months ago

    Am I wasting time? My “check engine” light is on …!

    ( NOT flashing though, so I’ll wait )

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    davidob  11 months ago

    Sounds like a deep-seated problem.

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    Havel  11 months ago

    “From the lowliest peasant to the mightiest pharaoh, who doesn’t enjoy a good sit?” (Mr. Burns, “The Simpsons”)

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    Amanda El-Dweek creator 11 months ago

    I think this is my life story.

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    Earthling Premium Member 11 months ago

    …and find something lovely to put in his hair

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    The Old Wolf  11 months ago

    “As I was sitting in my chair, I knew the bottom wasn’t there, Nor legs nor back, but I just sat, Ignoring little things like that.”— William Hughes Mearns

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    3hourtour Premium Member 11 months ago

    …Captain Hook…

    …[retired]…

    …just wanted a seat at the table…

    …it seemed rich children could achieve fame & fortune…

    …just by being young, glamorous and children of powerful parents…

    …princesses …

    …as if being rich & beautiful was a super power or something…

    …millions of kid grew up poor…

    …given dreams of frilly nonsense…

    …but if Peter Pan taught him anything…

    …that it was the poor that were the happiest…

    …and that though changed his life…

    …life wasn’t about knickknacks…

    …chasing the golden ring…

    …but being free in your mind…

    …whether you were persecuted or spoiled…

    …that’s why Hook became a jeeholy witness…

    …and knocked on doors…

    …and though he didn’t believe in Christmas…

    …that Christmas bonus money would come in handy…

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    Radish the wordsmith  11 months ago

    I’m hooked.

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    Sisyphos  11 months ago

    And suffer the ennui of Waiting for Godot? Just jump, brother! Peace be with you….

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