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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: W. Gray on August 19, 2007, 09:45:38 AM

Title: Frogsicle
Post by: W. Gray on August 19, 2007, 09:45:38 AM
Kermit might not have the ability to do this.

There is a northern wood frog around the Arctic Circle that freezes rock solid for several months during the winter.

There is no heartbeat and no breathing over that time.

The frog thaws out the next summer and resumes life in a celebratory manner by immediately looking for a mate.

Apparently, there is a species of caterpillar, some insects, and a turtle that have the same type of freeze and thaw lifestyle.

The frog gives the outward appearance of being froze rock solid but inside vital organs are kept soft with an antifreeze of some sort.

Someone should have told Ted Williams.


Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: kdfrawg on August 19, 2007, 10:03:26 AM
It is nice, for me, to know that Ted Williams has reason to be envious of a frog.

;D
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Rudy Taylor on August 19, 2007, 11:43:35 AM
My first thought was Hillary.

Maybe we could freeze her.

Just ... freeze her.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 19, 2007, 12:29:53 PM
 I thought she was already frozen. ;)
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Judy Harder on August 19, 2007, 01:34:35 PM
this did get a chuckle out of me.  Thanks Rudy..........I needed one.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: emptynest on August 19, 2007, 04:59:53 PM
Is this where we do Hillary jokes?   IF so, I have some good ones.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: W. Gray on August 19, 2007, 05:01:39 PM
Go ahead and have at it. I have some things I wanted to interject about Hillary but decided not to.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Mom70x7 on August 19, 2007, 05:10:19 PM
scootch on over to politics and have it - let's keep the coffee shop clean.

:D
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Jo McDonald on August 19, 2007, 05:45:16 PM
This morning, we had a little shower and Fred was outside doing his daily "raking of the leaves" and he called to me and there was this cute, tiny frog on the patio -- and I said "Oh, it is Kermit -- but I thought he would be bigger" 
Fred looked at me as if I had six heads.. rolled his eyes and went on raking leaves.
  Kermit -- just SO  glad you stopped by for a minute.  Sorry you couldn't stay longer.  Maybe next time.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: kdfrawg on August 19, 2007, 06:44:35 PM
I usually think of myself as a tree frawg. So I am generally fairly small when I'm playing frawgie. But it sure is easy to hide! So I hardly ever have to use my secret weapons.

;D
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 19, 2007, 09:12:20 PM
 Secret weapons?  What secret weapons?
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: emptynest on August 19, 2007, 10:08:52 PM
Will try to post some Hillary things in the politics section over the next few days as time allows.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: kdfrawg on August 19, 2007, 10:51:22 PM
Diane, if I told you they would not be secret, now would they?

;D
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Rudy Taylor on August 20, 2007, 06:59:18 AM
Yes, Empynest, I concur.  Politics should be moved to the correct thread.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 20, 2007, 10:11:47 AM
 Drat, Kermit, ya caught me!
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: kdfrawg on August 20, 2007, 11:25:59 AM
I'm not even sure how politics got moved into the frogsicle thread. Frawgs are not very political, even though the "regular feller" in the frawg suit is. So I would agree with the removal of politics from W. Gray's marvelous thread about frogsicles.

Speaking of W. Gray, the phrase "W. Gray" is not all that conducive to friendly conversation. Did I see somebody once refer to W. Gray as Waldo? And if so, would it be allright if I addressed W. Gray as Waldo?

:)
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: W. Gray on August 20, 2007, 06:10:49 PM
Yes, Thanks.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Janet Harrington on August 20, 2007, 06:34:45 PM
W. Gray has a name
And Waldo is his name-Oh.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 20, 2007, 07:04:15 PM
   W-a-ldo, W-a-ldo, W-a-ldo and Waldo is his name oh.
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: Rudy Taylor on August 20, 2007, 07:25:16 PM
Where's Waldo?
Title: Re: Frogsicle
Post by: kdfrawg on August 20, 2007, 07:27:14 PM
Well, I guess we have answered that question. The important Waldo is here.