Frog Applause by Teresa Dowlatshahi
- January 26, 2009
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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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Margueritem
said,
10 months ago
But I left all the sauerkraut ones for you.
Edcole1961 said, 10 months ago
THe meat ones are much better. Then a few blueberry blintzes for dessert.
ejcapulet
said,
10 months ago
It’s ok if you left me some spaetzle.
thedrew said, 10 months ago
One of my family’s favorite meals:-)
pschearer
said,
10 months ago
I recently bought some potato pierogies, and as the son of a mother with two Polish immigrant parents, I was surprised they were not awful. But I always knew my mother really couldn’t cook.
Hugh B. Hayve said, 10 months ago
Good thing she came clean…she was gonna get waterboarded next.
painedsmile said, 10 months ago
Being the son of immigrants, I grew up eating pierogies. When I can’t get the real thing, I rely on Mrs. T’s Pierogies. I wish I had a bag in the freezer right now. And some sour cream in the fridge. And a few bucks in my pocket. More hair on my head… and a woman in my bed.
plight said, 10 months ago
It’s alright dear, I’ll make some more.
weedersea said, 10 months ago
pained: that’s better than a woman in your freezer and pierogies in your bed.
judyparka said, 10 months ago
Isn’t eating pierogies in bed one of those crazy you-can’t-eat-peanuts-in-church laws?
DigitalFrog
said,
10 months ago
judyparka says: Isn’t eating pierogies in bed one of those crazy you-can’t-eat-peanuts-in-church laws?
But you’re OK with the woman in the freezer part?
cleokaya
said,
10 months ago
Just what exactly what is that hand doing to that girl’s face.
Doctor Toon
said,
10 months ago
Alternative wording: Okay Mom - I think I can eat the Lutefisk now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk
frogapplause
said,
10 months ago
Last week, Lucas Wetzel of Universal Press Syndicate linked to a couple of my interviews and spotlighted a few Frog Applause strips on the editor’s blog. http://www.gocomics.typepad.com/editors
Lucas works for John Glynn, one of the VPs at Universal Press.
IMPORTANT POST-INTERVIEW NOTE: I am unaware of how many pierogies Mr. Wetzel or Mr. Glynn are capable of eating at one sitting.
ººº
INTERVIEW WITH LUCAS WETZEL
ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº ººº
Teresa: What’s the worst thing about having John Glynn as your boss?
Lucas: John used to be a police officer in a rough part of Chicago, so he’s not someone you want to mess with. He can interpret body language, and he knows when you’re hiding something (folded arms and shifty eyes are dead giveaways, I’m told). That and he insists on working self-deprecating jokes about his hair into his interviews with creators, which can be awkward for everyone. Other than that, great guy.
ººº
Teresa: What’s the name of the street on which you first lived?
Lucas: Adams
ººº
Teresa: What’s your favorite 14-letter word?
Lucas: Haberdasheries (with nymphomaniacal as a close second)
Margueritem
said,
10 months ago
cleokaya says:
Just what exactly what is that hand doing to that girl’s face.
Squeezing her poor nose, hence farleftside’s comment.
J.C. Duffy
said,
10 months ago
Whatever the hand is doing, it would be 20% more painful if not for the missing finger.
Joseph Ward
said,
10 months ago
You gluttonous little brat, lol. I love this; it’s like the opposite of “Quiet, Mr. Smartypants.” “Talk, talk, or I’ll pinch your nose!”
Crumbucket
said,
10 months ago
carbo plus carbo. pasta plus potato. large plus large. nose plus pain.