It was perfect. All the pieces were in place. My masterpiece was ready to be created. I had procured my supplies, glues, glitters, paints, ribbons and such. And I had completed my mandatory quota of “Hand-Crafted Christmas Cheer” for the Gift Shop. I had plenty of time and nothing could stop me now. As I look back on it, I realize that the fact that everything was so perfect was probably an omen of certain doom. Any arc of perfection must result in a downward arc on its backside, when it lands. And I can say, with certainty, that I did land on my backside on that arc. I forged ahead, filled with hope and ambition, confident that nothing could stop me from producing the most memorable Santa’s Sleigh ornament ever produced. As I completed it and stepped back to survey my masterpiece, the horror of what I had actually done struck me. The Snowman Santa was leaning. His hat was crooked. The bag of toys was not centered, and you could only see “OYS” above the side of the sleigh. The rails were uneven. The runners were not positioned fore and aft to the same position, and were not parallel, either. There was no time left for repairs or to redo it. I wanted to run away and hide. I’ve never been good with glue, and this was my grand symphony of errors.
Sadly, the Paderewski of Pullets was misunderstood and underappreciated by her fowl weather friends. Those poultry poltroons, the cockerel critics, said her performance was way down in the pecking order and not up to scratch.
Henrietta was clucking fed up with all the nasty wasty comments made every time she played! Maybe because it was the only song she knew, was Old McDonald had a farm. She changed up the lyrics…instead of a"cluck cluck here" and a “cluck cluck there” Henrietta sang “Chicken scratch here and chicken scratch there” ! People just don’t like change!
I’m telling you, we never should’ve let her play on that toy. It’s got such a plinky-plonk tone, we couldn’t help laughing. Why we ever let Dr. Who transport us here, I’ll never know.
It also reminds me of a story I heard recently. Experts wanted to have a psychologist play checkers with a chicken so they could disprove her declaration that a death row inmate was mentally sound bc he beat her at checkers.
Very interesting 6.2 at the point where the African Plate and the Antarctic plate meet. Something to watch. Normally, action is west of there, near the Sandwich Islands, along a different plate boundary, feeding tension differentials into the Pacific.
Jonathan Lemon creator 11 months ago
She played a fugue in beak minor.
Superfrog 11 months ago
You shouldn’t have said “fowl play” out loud.
Ubintold 11 months ago
Now you know why the chicken crossed the road.
Imagine 11 months ago
Love the artwork!
Imagine 11 months ago
Chickened out.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator 11 months ago
Please come back. I’m not like everyone else. They’ll pretend to listen and enjoy your playing. But not me.
I WILL laugh and giggle the whole time.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member 11 months ago
My advice to the chicken: Challenge them to play tic-tac-toe, as long as you get to go first.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member 11 months ago
Is that a strand of DNA coming off the back of that girl’s hat?
PraiseofFolly 11 months ago
“They cackled when I roosted down at the piano …”
https://swiped.Co/file/they-laughed-when-i-sat-down-at-the-piano-by-john-caples/
3hourtour Premium Member 11 months ago
…artists can be such cowards…
…er…
…chickens…
markkahler52 11 months ago
Schroeder needs his piano back! You can even play a duet!!
FLIGHT SUIT 11 months ago
Can anybody see this comment? This one I am typing right here?
Huckleberry Hiroshima 11 months ago
(chicken thought-bubble): “But.. I mean buk, you both HAVE NO FACES, I CAN’T PRETEND ANYMORE! I’M OUTA HEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRE!!”
nancyb creator 11 months ago
Her performance laid an egg.
ericlscott creator 11 months ago
Those expressions are hiding something.
phritzg Premium Member 11 months ago
She was playing that Strauss composition, “The Voices of Spring Chicken”.
Imagine 11 months ago
When facing faceless faces, chickens may run.
Brass Orchid Premium Member 11 months ago
I feel that the chicken might have had more patience with them, had they not named her “Nugget”.
Brass Orchid Premium Member 11 months ago
It was perfect. All the pieces were in place. My masterpiece was ready to be created. I had procured my supplies, glues, glitters, paints, ribbons and such. And I had completed my mandatory quota of “Hand-Crafted Christmas Cheer” for the Gift Shop. I had plenty of time and nothing could stop me now. As I look back on it, I realize that the fact that everything was so perfect was probably an omen of certain doom. Any arc of perfection must result in a downward arc on its backside, when it lands. And I can say, with certainty, that I did land on my backside on that arc. I forged ahead, filled with hope and ambition, confident that nothing could stop me from producing the most memorable Santa’s Sleigh ornament ever produced. As I completed it and stepped back to survey my masterpiece, the horror of what I had actually done struck me. The Snowman Santa was leaning. His hat was crooked. The bag of toys was not centered, and you could only see “OYS” above the side of the sleigh. The rails were uneven. The runners were not positioned fore and aft to the same position, and were not parallel, either. There was no time left for repairs or to redo it. I wanted to run away and hide. I’ve never been good with glue, and this was my grand symphony of errors.
Linguist 11 months ago
Sadly, the Paderewski of Pullets was misunderstood and underappreciated by her fowl weather friends. Those poultry poltroons, the cockerel critics, said her performance was way down in the pecking order and not up to scratch.
charles9156 11 months ago
chicken is not running from your laughing
Zebrastripes 11 months ago
Henrietta was clucking fed up with all the nasty wasty comments made every time she played! Maybe because it was the only song she knew, was Old McDonald had a farm. She changed up the lyrics…instead of a"cluck cluck here" and a “cluck cluck there” Henrietta sang “Chicken scratch here and chicken scratch there” ! People just don’t like change!
Zebrastripes 11 months ago
Love the Frog Blog! ☺️❤️
Rev Phnk Ey 11 months ago
Are they going to choke that chicken?
*Hot Rod* 11 months ago
Pecking and grinning on my rednik submarine.
coltish1. 11 months ago
I’m telling you, we never should’ve let her play on that toy. It’s got such a plinky-plonk tone, we couldn’t help laughing. Why we ever let Dr. Who transport us here, I’ll never know.
Mike Baldwin creator 11 months ago
You were tickling the ivories, what did you think would happen?
davewhamond creator 11 months ago
Chicken Run!
Brass Orchid Premium Member 11 months ago
They were lying.
They TOTALLY laughed when she came back and played some more.
willie_mctell 11 months ago
“They laughed when I sat down at the piano.”
6turtle9 11 months ago
Cock-a-Doodle-Don’t
Randy B Premium Member 11 months ago
Chicken don’t care about the audience. When the feed is gone, Chicken is gone.
Chris Sherlock 11 months ago
I’m not sure how they can laugh without having faces.
*Hot Rod* 11 months ago
Wowoo This Billy Goat and the microphone smells like a beer.Man wha’ you doing here?
Noel Joel
Sisyphos 11 months ago
t could be worse, you know. The kids could be downright Judgmental! —And ready for some fried chicken, too (shudder)….
But as for me, I believe! https://tinyurl.Com/y8g3yptd
God bless Froglandia! God bless America! God bless us, one and all!
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr 11 months ago
It’s a sure promise if we turn you into tasty-goodness.
Howard'sMyHero 11 months ago
The kids want more in the key of KFC …!
Allison "Big Al, the gal" Garwood creator 11 months ago
I really love this one!
It also reminds me of a story I heard recently. Experts wanted to have a psychologist play checkers with a chicken so they could disprove her declaration that a death row inmate was mentally sound bc he beat her at checkers.
Brass Orchid Premium Member 11 months ago
Very interesting 6.2 at the point where the African Plate and the Antarctic plate meet. Something to watch. Normally, action is west of there, near the Sandwich Islands, along a different plate boundary, feeding tension differentials into the Pacific.