"Frog Applause reminds one of learning to read, in the sense that each word in the captions seems 'surprising' and new. Teresa's writing takes one back to that fresh state of mind (typical of, but of course not limited to, childhood) in which the brain, free of preconceptions, doesn't 'fill in' any blind spots along the way but rather wholly embraces the present moment as it unfolds. Every sentence is literally an imagination-expanding adventure." — Craig Conley, author of One-Letter Words: A Dictionary (HarperCollins)
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lrope said, over 4 years ago
The words under the strip: Frog Applause goes mainstream. Attempt #26. Is this banal enough? Is the kitty blue enough? Cute enough? Are any of his private kitty parts showing? – No. Yes. Yes. No.
sloop said, over 4 years ago
His private kitty parts are too blue.
prettyfeet said, over 4 years ago
In the first panel, he is underhovering.
margueritem
said, over 4 years ago
Ban banal, it’s the bane of higher brain activity.
WickedCrazy said, over 4 years ago
Here kitty kitty!
runar
said, over 4 years ago
No toast. This is obviously not a manifestation of the BFAD.
Michle
said, over 4 years ago
what’s a BFAD? (I’m definitely over 30)
Tom Saaristo said, over 4 years ago
5th panel: I have hovered
haikumiko said, over 4 years ago
I did not understand runar’s comment either. What is BFAD? Also: Why did he say “No toast”? I’m feeling dumb now.
haikumiko said, over 4 years ago
Tom: He must return to the ground before he can say “I have hovered”. :-) My guess is that the fifth panel says, “I am an overhoverer”.
runar
said, over 4 years ago
When you drop a piece of toast, it always lands buttered side down. When you drop a cat, it always lands on its feet. When you strap a piece of toast, buttered side up, on the back of a cat, and drop it, what happens? The law of falling toast decrees that the butter lands on the floor. The law of feline deceleration demands that the animal lands on its feet. An equilibrium is struck by nature in which the cat/toast combination is suspended in mid-fall. Voila! The BFAD: Buttered Feline Antigravity Device. Rumor has it that NASA is investigating the possibility of using the BFAD for the Mars mission and replacing the shuttle (Hint: try doing a search on “Buttered Feline”).
judyparka said, over 4 years ago
I’d like to have a blue cat like that – as long as his private parts don’t fall off and hover independently.
judyparka said, over 4 years ago
You deserve a big round of frog applause for your BFAD comment, runar. Too funny!
6turtle9 said, 7 months ago
No, no, no, and, unfortunately, no.