Frog Applause by Teresa Dowlatshahi
- September 29, 2008
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"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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Comments (17) Jump to Comments Form
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
No, no, never! Hold me upsidedown, shake me, threaten to make me read Dick Tracy the rest of my life, I’ll never give up my subscription to Frog Applause!
OK, so I already caved on the upgrading to ‘Pro’ part….
sloop said, about 1 year ago
Savages! Who at GoComics is wearing a blue shirt today?
itisme
said,
about 1 year ago
I was pro before pro was cool.
Give up Frog Appaulause?!!!
Are you absolutely daft man?
Tom Saaristo
said,
about 1 year ago
Now get your hands off my man junk!
ejcapulet
said,
about 1 year ago
Give up FA???? Are you mad???
Bill Hinds
said,
about 1 year ago
Don’t give in to the MAN.
lrope said, about 1 year ago
Wait! Adam@Home is mysteriously missing from his own strip today. Maybe that’s Adam in the blue shirt! http://www.gocomics.com/adamathome/2008/09/29/
judyparka said, about 1 year ago
Well, we know that’s not Adam hanging upside down. Adam’s chest is a lot hairier. (And, yes, I’m extremely embarrassed to know that about Adam, but after being subjected to his numerous baby-poolside loungings, I know I’m not the only one with this VALUABLE information).
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
Teresa, we need a visit from Grace the Face, please.
frogapplause
said,
about 1 year ago
marguerite: Okay, I’ll see if Grace is around. When I first started this strip, Grace the Face visited 2x/week. Now she’s lucky if she gets one day of “facetime” per month. Last I heard, Grace got fed up and cancelled her subscription to “Frog Applause”.
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
LOL! Tell her to unbunch those undies, and come for a visit.
pschearer
said,
about 1 year ago
On occasion I’ve considered canceling Frog Applause, but then Teresa will make fun of some other comic strip and that keeps me going for a few more weeks or months. But I’m really waiting to see more on the heart-rending subject of child abuse. As I recall, two very poignant strips is all we’ve had, and those a long time ago now. Up to it, Teresa?
frogapplause
said,
about 1 year ago
pschearer: Please write to me privately at shoecabink at yahoo dot com. There are a couple of things I’d like to share with you. Other readers interested in this topic, feel free to contact me as well.
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The installments that pschearer referred to ran on 03-11-07, 04-29-07, 10-07-07 and 04-26-08.
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tobybartels said, about 1 year ago
So does Frog Applause only appear on Gocomics, or is there a different version for every newspaper (or website) that it appears in? (Or did Teresa simply advertise Gocomics in several newspapers, also a possibility.)
sloop said, about 1 year ago
A quote (too good to waste on Dick Tracy) by GoComics reader Grokenstein:
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“I don’t care if anyone respects my opinion, or if anyone likes my tone. I’m here to vent and get some giggles, and I always get what I come for. The little “pro” icon doesn’t make anyone’s opinion more or less valid than anyone else’s, but of course you’re free to touch yourself while fantasizing that it does.”
Jeff Kersten
said,
about 1 year ago
Sloop-
Answer me this: What professional comic strip creator would seriously take advice or criticism from someone who isn’t even willing to invest $0.08 a day to pay them for their work?
That’s $0.08 a day for PRO to support ALL professional creator’s whose work appears here. No PAY, No OPINION! You and Grokenstein are NUTS! It’s like criticizing your elected officials but refusing to vote, somehow believing that you have some RIGHT to criticize them and be taken seriously.
This is the dilemma of the textbook schizophrenic.
tobybartels said, about 1 year ago
I'm pro, and I agree with Grokenstein (as quoted here by sloop).