Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for February 01, 2011

Just don’t twitch too much…

Etymology

Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix +‎ -le (“frequentive”);[1] compare haggle.

(Wiktionary)

Better be a fine ogler

It’s in the genes.

Can I buy a self help book on finangling?

Great blog stuff today, 1/2 Qt’s of Pepsi? More misguided martkeing Pints of beer much better, especially Imperial Pints.

The told me never to finagle but I didn’t listen.

Finagling is a gateway activity. Before you know it you are twitching. Next comes kvetching….

What he’s doing in the last panel…I’ve never heard called finagling…unless he’s being dishonest with himself.

I looked all through the guy’s Garfield collection and didn’t find the only item I would have, the lady with those large Garfield eyes. They say that one should make eye contact and that is how I feel.

hey MzD-B… got a kick out of the squirrel thing too…. youngest son went to U of Mich. he and his girl friend “invented” squirrel “fishing” ie: teasing… using super light weight tackle they tied off a peanut, in the shell, and cast… the squirrels at UofM are well fed, friendly and very large… they could kill an afternoon squirrel fishing… the squirrels seemed to enjoy it too, plus they always ended up with a ton of nuts….

Now I know why the Pillsbury dough boy is always so happy.

Don’t fight it.

cleokaya -

I wish you wouldn’t have pointed that out about the last panel. Will “finagle” now become just another euphemism for fapping???

I’m with 3hour, Teresa. Great blog! Loved the Louis Armstrong video! Also enjoyed the creative crossing paintings!

Looks like he’s holding a briefcase to his chest…his mustache for its handle?

It’s his resemblance to Dennis Rader (BTK) that worries me…

The BedBunker reminds me of a bed product I saw a while back, but I can’t find it now… it was a bed that converted into an enclosed shelter, in case of some sort of attack. When I saw the BedBunker, I thought at first it was this product.

If anyone knows what I’m talking about, post a link. It was a few years ago that I saw it, I think.

Ah ha!! Found it. Behold the Quantum Sleeper:

http://www.qsleeper.com/

“high-level security system designed for maximum protection in various hostile environments”

Here’s a mushroom to go with those badgers:    

Anyone know the story on the nun photo? Pretty disturbing, and I’m not Catholic.

Great mushroom, but what does it have to do with the badgers? Is there a connection I’m missing?

I see photos of models dressed as nuns a lot. What’s so disturbing about this one? It’s nice, in my opinion.

http://tinyurl.com/4u3e9cx

bellybutton bacteria because someone took my word haggle

There are nuns and then there are nuns and then there are The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

And the Sisters of Mercy.

And the Little Sisters of the Sock Poor - talk about specialization.

TheOld Wolf, you read my mind!

Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger. Mushroom! Mushroom!

For Judy Parka: http://tinyurl.com/p2tm