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Toadgate!!! For Pat and Traveler!
Just tonight, I was minding my own business posting photos in the Photography Group and it happened again. Not too long ago I posted a photo of what I thought was an owl, only to have Sheila (and Finnley) send me a message that I had misidentified my bird and it was, in fact, an Osprey. Just because I am not a Raptureologist, like Sheila, does not give her the right to make me look stupid and I may or may not have shown her another bird to identify. Well, I thought this whole matter was behind me and after the thoughtful discussion I wrote about people and their feelings, I had hoped this would not happen again. I was wrong.
http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/i-am-mad-as-h-e-double-hoc...
Like I said, I posted a picture of a frog we have living in our fish pond and identified him as a frog and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Pat (and Traveler) spoke up and said my frog was a toad.
Now listen, Pat, I have kissed many a frog in my life and I know a frog when I see one.
Far be it from me to cause trouble on DoodleKisses, but I cannot stand by and have my name besmirched again and have people starting to think they can just chime in and say I don’t know my amphibians and birds. I even know what ambidextrous means because I used to play volleyball and every time I hit the ball with my left hand (I am right handed) and my setter would tell me I did a good job, I would always say, “thanks, I am amphibious,” just to get a reaction. However, this is neither here nor there, because I have facts to back up my claim that my toad is indeed a frog.
First of all, I came across the difference between toads and frogs and found that frogs have tiny teeth on both upper and lower jaws, while toads lack any teeth.
I have a strong, almost pathological, desire to be right, but when I asked the frog to say, “aah,” so I could look in his mouth and put this matter to rest, all he said was, “ribbit,” and he kept his lips together. So, I kept digging for answers. I found out that toads are plumper than frogs, so I dug out my Weight Watcher’s scale and told him to hop on and all he said was, “croak, lady.”
What to do, what to do? Next, I found out that toads live mostly on land, but frogs go back and forth between land and water and I can vouch for the fact that my frog is always leaping into the water when I pull out my camera and yell for him to say cheese. I figured this wouldn’t be enough for you, so I kept searching and finally, I got the proof I needed. Frogs have webbed feet and a toad’s foot has separated toes. BINGO!! Please see Exribbit A and the white circle next to the webbed feet.
I rest my case. Toadgate is officially closed and Pat’s toad is now my frog again. Pat, a nice gift certificate to Amazon.com would go a long way in easing the pain you have caused me.
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Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on
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Pat, I can barely eat chicken :) LOL
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Permalink Reply by Sheila & Finnley on
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You know.... I was thinking about Laurie having a fish pond. That place where her amphibian lives !
Maybe we could get her started on fish identification. Just to see what she knows. That could be fun !! LOL
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Permalink Reply by Pat and Traveler on
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Sheila, sounds like a plan. LOL I suspect Laurie will be watching for us now....
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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on
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Sounds fishy to me.
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Sheila, I can tell you all the fish are gold :)
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Trick question Laurie... gold fish = Koi or Carp ?? :)
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I think the answer is yes. But if you meant goldfish:
"A relatively small member of the carp family (which also includes the koi carp and the crucian carp), the goldfish is a domesticated version of a less-colorful carp (Carassius auratus) native to east Asia. It was first domesticated in China more than a thousand years ago, and several distinct breeds have since been developed. Goldfish breeds vary greatly in size, body shape, fin configuration and coloration (various combinations of white, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black are known)."
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Yo, Jeeze F, now whaddaya got to get all up high in the brainology of this when I just be busting on Laurie's chops fo ? (That's my ghetto rock-eater talk) :)
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Sure doesn't sound like the North country to me. I can't help myself, the internet allows brainology on a moment to moment basis.
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No definitely not real North Country talk. You just can't get that type of "hick... French English mix" to sound right in print ! :)
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Sheila, I am not biting on that line :) LOL
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What happens when a frog's car breaks down?
It gets toad away.
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