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.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL, or it could be a celebrity impersonator frog. 

I meant "that type of frog", lol. 

But you have to admit, there's a very strong resemblance. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Is John selling frog paintings behind my back? LOL

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Are you telling me I could sell my frog picture?? LOL

[F, Calla & Luca]

This means, if true, that Pat did not actually say this was not a frog---hmmm! Also, from your reference it can easily be understood, how confusion reigns:

"The physical distinctions, however, can easily get blurred because sometimes the features appear mixed or less obvious, and certain species even legitimately fall into both categories. It is not uncommon, for example, to find a warty skinned frog that isn't a toad, or even a slimy toad! Even the more invisible stuff like cartilage structure has been found to sometimes fit both categories"

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Where are the citations?? I say this is HOKUM :) LOL

[F, Calla & Luca]

: )

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I saw that same thing, but I figured someone (F) would argue with me and then I would have to write another discussion :)

[Pat and Traveler]

Yikes!  I'm away from DK for what seems only a short time, and find all this!  Still giggling.....this animal really does look a lot like the pictures of bull frogs.  Hmmmmmmm......lol

[Sheila & Finnley]

Well Pat, I'm just glad ALL the brouhaha, as Karen called it, was started by you this time. I'm so off the hook now !! LOL

[Pat and Traveler]

##@$%%!!    Now it's your turn again.  :)

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

ROTFL!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Don,t despair I have just defended you, see my reply to Sheri.