Toadgate!!! For Pat and Traveler!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

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.

[Sheila & Finnley]

♥ LOVE it !!! Soooooooo true !

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

LOL....what a minute...are they Labradoodles or Goldendoodles?

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Oh no she di'int!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

LOL :)

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

"Exribbit A"....LOL.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you, Jane, for noticing! LOL

[F, Calla & Luca]

Funny Laurie. This proves the brain's power to make sense of things. I am sure my brain just saw exhibit because that's what it expected. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

F, And I worked very hard on that line :)

[F, Calla & Luca]

Sorry.

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

All this arguing has brought a tear to my husband's eye; he can't believe there is so much debate about his identity.  I don't think it's a frog OR a toad - looks to me like the handsome fella I had dinner with last night.

And if  my husband continues with his griping and whining, I just may have him FOR dinner tonight.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL, Marnie! 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Marnie, You are supposed to kiss him and then he turns into a handsome prince :) LOL