“That’s right, young feller. I went a-courtin’ and I did ride, uh huh. Sword and pistol by my side, ’cause you never knew what kind’a trouble you might meet up with in them days. Now, this was back before they built the bridge over the interstate, so I had to hop right into traffic, cars comin’ both directions, and if’n you didn’t time your jumps just right — splat! It was game over, man, game over.”
What a ribbeting story, Sky H. (PS: The creator of this video claims that no special tricks were used, and that the frog was just sitting like this when they filmed it.)
Don’t know why, but “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay” is running through my head right now.
Ahhh! That’s the first thing that went through my head too!
Mine ,too ! I loved that song- and now I’ll love it even more !!!
… and I remember wearing an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.
“Give me five bees for a quarter,” you’d say…
I’l be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah.
PS: My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that’s the way I likes it.
Ha!
Here’s a picture from one of our county dances ‘back then ….
http://patsaunderswhite.com/images/album-frogs/thumbnails/originals.jpg
I should have known that voice sounded familiar! How about this parallel comment: “Out of my way! I’m a motorist!”
We had to use the word “dickety” because the Kaiser had stolen our word “twenty”. We chased after him for dickety-six miles.
Dear Advertisers, I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. We are not all vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs.
Theresa, speak for yourself!
When I saw this vid on the news the other night, I figured it was just a matter of time before it ended up on CO with text by NOMTOM.
“Dear Mr. President,
There are too many states these days. Please eliminate two. I am not a crack pot!”
Love Grandpa Simpson. Dickety six!
massive props on combining “Froggy Went A-Courtin’” and Frogger references. Epic.
Wow! Evolution in action!
and froggy inaction
For his peculiar preference for dangling his legs off splintery benches, the frog earned himself the nickname “Long John Sliver.” Most frogs prefer a bit more lily padding under their ‘tocks.
BWaHAHAHAHAHAHA! Snorf Chuckle and AHhahahahaha
All he needs now is a miniature corncob pipe and a tiny banjo.
Y’ALL WILL NOT EVEN BELIEVE THIS:
http://cf0.8tracks.us/mix_covers/000/423/680/33627.sq133.jpg
(unf., I couldn’t locate a pic with BOTH a small smoking pipe and a banjo together.
)
BUT a cat PLAYING a tiny banjo??? I thought THAT was better than usual luck
*spits terbacky juice*
Fird, honey, wheyah d’yawl fahnd these amay-iz-in’ collectibles? Yawl hev jes’ got the most amay-iz-in ree-sauces!
Th: BWA HA HA atcher “bona-fide” audio-visual accompaniment.
emmberrann: Why, ma’am; thankye so verreh kindleh.
Thishyere is one partick’lar place that Ah find,
tuh have a raht nahse see-lec-sholon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bevspix/3382608405/
“I went up to Miss Mousie’s door, but I heard a lot of nasty barking and the sound of a gun being cocked, so I thought better of it.”
Um, I used a word that SOUNDS bad but isn’t so… pass the Moderation Lounge chip bowl! What’s on the teevee??
NUTTIN’, honey!!
THAT’s why I migrated from my own apt over here to the computer lab to see
CO. The gud stuff iz s’posed to be on, later tu-night.
*sigh*
Um, hate to be a buzzkill, but go read the comments on the original vid, and look at around the 35 second mark.
This frog was pithed with a nail–nailed through to the bench–it also explains why he isn’t moving his legs.
Not cool
oh my god!!!! that’s so horrible! i feel like i’m going to throw up now. :’(
It’s okay, froggy is okay. You can still throw up if you want to. It happens a lot in the Moderation Lounge.
BTW, I see I am hanging out in the Mod Lounge…I hope I didn’t shock anyone, just reporting on another viewer’s observation. Sorry.
*looks around for minibar, makes self a vodka tonic*
buzzkill.
That frog is totally nailed down to that bench.
No it’s not.
Oh my God, is that true!? That’s horrible!
No. It’s not true. But thanks for playing!
Wow. Reer to you too.
awwww, don’t take it like that!
hey, i’m just joshin’!
*gosh do I ever know how gut-collapsing it can be when I’ve said
something written and not realized that without a facial expression to
give the story a mischevious tone, I’ve left the impression I meant to bop somebody”
Signed,
That’s no fun.
Been there, done that .
Frog sitting patiently waiting for his friend, Toad. Such a good froggy friend!
Ahhhhh! I LOVE Frog and Toad. I still laugh my head off when I read “Ice Cream” to my son.
I’m not exactly sure why, but this is just so hilarious to me! Hahaha!
Ellen Degeneres showed this video during a segment.She couldn’t stop laughing.
It’s the original Kermit the Frog!
Or a close relative! (Maybe he’s also related to Michigan J. Frog?)
v, I dun’ tol’ ya tuh keep yer grubby paws, offa mah MAN — er — FRAWG.
Harrumph.
:tika tika tika tika tika:
THIS JUST IN!
Crazy Captionator Continues to Cause Cardiac Concerns!
Yet again, the Captionator has struck in the fuzzy center of COville, causing readers to burst out in frighteningly hideous and maniacal laughter and roll around on their floors so much that they no longer need to mop.
This time the Captionator mixed messages from a beloved old folk song and a beloved old video game, doubling the damage as nostalgia added longing for “the good ole days” to the uncontrollable glee and unintended breakdancing in front of computers worldwide.
One reader known only as “Catsquatch” told us “It has to stop! I cant take much more! Im in fear for my very life! Whats gonna happen to my husband if I die laughing?!?!?!?”
When will the Captionator strike again?
Will the authorities ever catch up with the Captionator?
Who else will succumb to the Captionators crazy captions?
Tune in next week when we show the filim at eleven!
:tika tika tika tika tika:
Where’s your catchy news theme-music?
Oh yeah!
UN DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!:
Seriously? It inserted a smiley instead of what I typed? Seriously?
Yep! A colon — : — plus a capital “D” is automatically converted into a “big smile” icon. To avoid this, put a space between the characters.
We now return you to the Catsquatch News Report.
Oh, and thats actually a toad, and he didnt sit that way all by hisself.
Five French chefs are watching this with drool hanging down their chins.
Watching animals sit like humans is oddly entertaining.
Dat frog is wading for da bus to take him to da gardenshop.
He wishes to buy some crocus.
I picture Ol’ Mr. Frogger with a shotgun, yelling at the neighborhood kids…”You no-account kids stay offa my lawn!”
He’s chillin’, waiting for the bus cuz his car got toad…
can haz heem? want to hang out afta wuk.
Does this frog know Scrambles the cat?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lWQauJjqRM&w=420&h=315%5D
I knew this guy reminded me of someone more well known…
EXACTLY what I was thinking!! Kermit singing the Rainbow Connection…LOL
That´s not really cute, but more bizarre, hehe.
German newspaper took the Vid of their site, becaus a frog just cannot sit like that without being nailed or being sedated. It’s just not possible for afrog to sit in such a position.
so how does a frog live with a nail through it’s bum?
Sharpy,
High-school science; if you “pith” a frog–ie damage the spine at the base of the skull–it will continue to breathe, etc it just can’t move. Used for “live dissection” (yes it is what it sounds like; not done at most high schools anymore).
So, literally, yeah, a nail in the right place could paralyze it while keeping it alive and holding it upright. Sad and gross but true.
oh gross. i’m sorry you had to know that. and i’m sorry i have to know it now too. i will now put on some rose-colored glasses, pull my head back into my shell, then put it in the ground and stick with the QTE version of everything.
I have alot of experience with frogs. My sister and I played with them all the time when we were kids. (And more than a few times as adults. ahem) But I’ve NEVER seen one do this. He so looks like an old man sitting on a bench somewhere having issues with everthing and everybody he sees. Like: “danged kids. what are they doing over there? Hey! get off my lawn! crap. my water bill sucks this month. danged water bill. ijits at the Dept of Water Works are morons. Hey! my cable is off again! *couch, cough* danged sun spots”. *Shakes fist (??) at sky. DANG YOU, YOU FLIMSLY SATELLITES!*
*giggle*
Hi Juemik
A frog does not sit in that position of its own accord, its true.
But the frog was not nailed there, nor was it sedated with drugs.
An old trick advertising companies use is cold.
When a mouse or frog or other small creature is needed to be still for a photo shoot, the advertisers place the small animal in the refridgerator for about 10 minutes, which causes it to become sleepy and move slowly or simply sit where it was placed.
This little guy was probably chilled, then placed on the bench in that sitting position for the video of him chillin to be taken
Jus’ waitin for mah bus to arrive..reminds me of forest gump.
“momma always said, life is like a box of chocolates(bugs) you never know what you gonna get.”
meebee he waiting to get kissed?
Oh my, he looks so sad!