YSaC, Vol. 1263: $Frogs$ is my Ke$ha cover band.

2012 May 30

$frogs$ (Oakland)


Looking for live frogs will buy what ever you can catch

I’m not going to try to catch a frog. I’ll NEVER get that stupid ringtone out of my head.

Thanks for the post, Dana!

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  1. 2012 May 30
    CapnMac permalink

    [aside]
    Was chauffeuring my nephew not long ago, and had to traverse a parking lot and multiple drive-through lanes. Which prompted a comment about “life-size ‘Frogger’.” Which reference, sadly, had to be explained. And did not really register until said nephew downloaded a Frogger game app . . .

    Weird Uncle as source of tween entertainment–check.
    [/aside]

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    • 2012 May 30
      funky "looking innuendo" monkey permalink

      I tried to explain to a 10 year old how the old dial ’em phones used to work. Her face just kept that blank look on it.

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      • 2012 May 30

        Explaining the 8-track is a similar struggle.

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        • 2012 May 30
          funky "looking innuendo" monkey permalink

          And TVs that you had to get up and walk over to and turn a knob in order to change the channel.

          Dang kids don’t know how good they got it!

          *shakes cane*

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        • 2012 May 30

          I spent ten minutes trying to explain to my nieces what “records” were. I was hampered by the fact that they are only vaguely aware of what a CD is, since all their music is in MP3 format. (I was finally reduced to describing them as “Kinda like a really big DVD, but with music on it instead of a movie.”)

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        • 2012 May 30

          Didn’t you used to have to watch TV shows when they came on over the…. cable? And if you missed it, it just sucked to be you? Man, that sounds awful.

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        • 2012 May 30
          One Moving Violation permalink

          FM, until today, I had one of those TVs

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      • 2012 May 31
        One Moving Violation permalink

        Ooh, and party lines.

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    • 2012 May 30
      mud "Hello My Ragtime Gal" slicker permalink

      Let him watch the George Costanza episode of Seinfeld where he tries to move the Frogger machine across the street to get it plugged in before the battery it’s hooked up to runs out and loses his high score forever. “Game over!”

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  2. 2012 May 30
    wanda permalink

    Looking: for live frogs will buy what ever you can catch.

    If the live $frogs$ are going to be paying me, should I just go straight to them and eliminate the middleman?

    And what do those froggies who are rollin’ deep wish me to catch?

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    • 2012 May 30
      Demon Duck of Doom permalink

      If it’s a falling star, don’t forget to put it in a bucket. If they want you to catch a tiger by the tail, I’d pass on that one.

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      • 2012 May 30

        If it’s a falling star, don’t forget to put it in a bucket.

        Falling stars last longer if you put them in your pocket, then they’ll never fade away.

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        • 2012 May 30
          Demon Duck of Doom permalink

          True, but that’s because they burn a nasty hole in your thigh.

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        • 2012 May 30

          Meh, I’ve got plenty to spare.

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        • 2012 May 30
          Demon Duck of Doom permalink

          You have more than two?

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        • 2012 May 30

          Do the spares in the freezer count?

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        • 2012 May 30
          Demon Duck of Doom permalink

          I like to keep an extra set of emergency giblets (hey, you never know when you’re going to need a gizzard transplant) in a plastic bag, tucked up in my…… well, never mind, but they’re safe and warm in there, that’s all that matters.

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    • 2012 May 30
      CapnMac permalink

      Well, yes, you should, but, you are not sparkii, either.

      I’m still shuddering imagining the sorts of parties with amphibian licking there are; or of the “play” that requires bushels of frogs . . .

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  3. 2012 May 30

    Good evening. On Ethel the Frog tonight, we look at the Oakland underground market in amphibians.

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    • 2012 May 30
      wanda permalink

      Oakland? Live frogs? Is he trying to control the bug population, or did he get the toad-licking thing a bit wrong?

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  4. 2012 May 30

    Suh-uhn…you lookin’ for dat frog? Just CHOOT ’em!!

    Swampily yours,
    Troy

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    • 2012 May 30
      funky "looking innuendo" monkey permalink

      Squee! Swamp people! Poor Troy, I want to buy him a new shirt, he wears that same stripey polo every show.

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      • 2012 May 30

        Admittedly, FM, I’ve never actually seen the show. I have seen the promos while watching some of my other guilty History Channel pleasures, i.e. ‘Pawn Stars’, ‘American Pickers’, and hubby’s favorite ‘American Restoration’.

        I just saw the ad, thought of frog-giggin’, swamps, and Troy came to mind.

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  5. 2012 May 30
    wanda permalink

    Fozzie bear is desperately looking for a new partner.

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  6. 2012 May 30

    All I caught were these warts…

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  7. 2012 May 30

    Wow, I thought Doc Hopper gave it up years ago! At least Max isn’t working for him any more. Right? Right?

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  8. 2012 May 30

    “So, how’s that plague work going?”

    “Kind of hit a wall today. Ran out of frogs.”

    “Did you try Craigslist?”

    “Hmmmm…”

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    • 2012 May 30
      mud "Hello My Ragtime Gal" slicker permalink

      And here I spent most of last week and the holiday weekend collecting locusts!

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  9. 2012 May 30
    Ralph permalink

    It’s only around 125 miles from Oakland to Calaveras County. The $Prize$ for breaking the record is $5000. You can buy a lot of athletes for that, but most are not capable of getting a leg up on the tough competition. It’s not easy being green, eating flies and croaking early.

    Exploring craigslist can be a ribbiting experience.

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  10. 2012 May 30
    Demon Duck of Doom permalink

    Although I spent my formative years in said municipality, I never had occasion to sample $frogs$ (Oakland). Rumor has it the dish was created by Sir Arthur Streeb Greebling on one of his rare visits to the colonies.

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    • 2012 May 30
      funky "looking innuendo" monkey permalink

      I thought of food first, myself. Frog legs rule!

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    • 2012 May 30
      CapnMac permalink

      Is $frogs$Oakland like “Surf Maryland” or “Ski Missouri”?

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  11. 2012 May 30


    Why are there so many retards on Craigslist
    selling stained naugahyde.
    They earn our derision, with phony descriptions,
    What’s Sparky have to hide?
    So it’s been sold for free or some OBOs.
    You’ll see Taco’s thong, wait and see.
    Someday we’ll find it, the spelling corrections.
    You’re kicking and screaming with me.

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  12. 2012 May 30

    I’m pretty good at catching colds, what do you think Sparky would pay me for one of those?

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    • 2012 May 30

      It depends on how you gave it to him…

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      • 2012 May 30

        Well, my box is already R-rated…

        And now I’m in the corner.

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        • 2012 May 30
          mud "Hello My Ragtime Gal!" slicker permalink

          Puhleeeeeeease don’t talk about your R-rated box…..save that for Friday’s conversation.

          8)

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  13. 2012 May 30
    One Moving Violation permalink

    If you never been frog kissin’…

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  14. 2012 May 30
    Irregular Fractal permalink

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  15. 2012 May 30
    Litarider permalink

    I’m dorky enough to think about Cannery Row because of this post. And that Oakland isn’t far from Monterey. Maybe the poster is looking for Mack and the boys.

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  16. 2012 May 31

    ghostcat, your powers of Snark are wicked and evil and stuff! Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, Oakland Froggers!

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  17. 2012 June 12
    iesika permalink

    You have to be licensed to catch frogs in California (and most places). There are heavy restrictions on taking amphibians from the wild, around the country.

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