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Rich Colbert's avatar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS3Lkc6Gzlk

For lovers of frogs AND rainbows I present my favorite frog Kermit....

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Beautiful.

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Thomas Dombroski's avatar

There’s a 3rd frog in the pot

One that has a brain but stays in the water anyway

He’s been trained to ignore the boiling water

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Dave Walker's avatar

Like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/ZrGQE4aU7eMu1six8

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Ha. Exactly.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

Ouch.

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Cynthia Fridlich's avatar

Yeah, ouch

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Karen Caffrey's avatar

I’m being increasingly intentional about where I put my attention. You were part of the inspiration for me deleting my Instagram account this morning. Who knew you could do that?! Thank you. 😊

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Well, I certainly didn't know that. Or I'd have done so a long time ago.

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Stephen Hard's avatar

The thing about FB and YouTube (my SM regular consumption) is that one controls one's exposure with the finger, yes the middle one, but, more importantly, the index. But this requires training to keep ahead of the tricks. My background in Social Psychology is helpful because I understand two things well: 1. People lie. 2. The more compelling something seems, the more likely it is contrived to get my attention (and get me to click!). Am I immune to the madness? Probably not, but I am VERY glad to know that the frog with a brain did not die before trying to get out of the water. Let's hear it for brains!

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Pat Taylor's avatar

I’ve never signed up for Twitter/X or Instagram and do not feel deprived. Also don’t have cable on our TV; just get a few free channels in addition to the major network ones. Our kids think we’re Neanderthals where social media is concerned, but I don’t have enough valuable time left in life to deal with more than email, FB & 4 groups- this one included.

Ate 2 bites of a frog leg at a FL restaurant and was underwhelmed by the bland taste & slightly rubbery texture. Also didn’t like thinking about how much my kids liked watching tadpoles in a nearby creek morph into frogs. Muddy banks- Yes. Boiling pots-NO!

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Susan Campbell's avatar

A grandson had wanted to try frog legs so we did on a visit to Missouri, and that was pretty much it for the both of us. Rubbery. Pond-y. No, thank you.

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Paul Ashton's avatar

Maybe we should consider replacing the bald eagle with a brainless frog, although that’s really unfair to frogs.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Would a frog know it's brainless?

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Dave Walker's avatar

A great reflection, applicable IRL as well as email & SM. We each need to decide how much heat to tolerate before we hop out of the pot. 😉

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Donna S Swarr's avatar

I can't remember how many times people have re-told that idiot story about the frog to me. As for the cleaning out, that is the first thing I do on vacation. Anywhere, and I am retired. Why do I still time it a the beginning of vacations? The new feature in Google mail to click on Unsubscribe it excellent. I have 2 email accounts. The one that I keep for the purposes of not having to figure out what accounts I have somehow attached to it, I now have emails forwarded to my gmail account and auto deleted. That has helped a lot. But, first I had to really work to unsubscribe from that account.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

I'm about to go on a one-month break from teaching and I Intend to clean my house to the last inch and do some true cleaning out. And I'll be considering my online life, as well, though I've done a pretty good job getting rid of the extraneous stuff.

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Cynthia Fridlich's avatar

Love brains; I don’t eat them or frog legs even hailing culinarily from New Orleans! Ugh, my folks ate/eat all kinds, including their young apparently! Never an X’er, I had an Instagram account for my website and cancelled after 16 months. FB is a better source than NextDoor for local chit chat, news, and bragging rights, and I’ve connected with college friends who are far from me!

Thank you for leading the way for trimming up before the new year. Hi ho!

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Jac's avatar

Poor frogs!

I almost never make a New Year's resolution. Maybe this year I will, and start cleaning up my email. Thanks for the idea.

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Jeff Schult's avatar

My trigger finger is a little twitchy for dumping Facebook, too, but probably won't. Tempted to wipe it and start fresh ...

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Donna S Swarr's avatar

I deleted myself from 40 groups. I now see more friends and family posts.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

I've done that. I get added without being asked sometimes.

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Cynthia Fridlich's avatar

Deletions are Wiley coyote in nature! Tricksters. The baiters just keep coming back!

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Carol M Robinson's avatar

Unfortunately so true.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

Poor frogs. :(

All of them.

You know, I haven’t eaten frogs’ legs since 1984, when I learned about the population crisis so many species are experiencing. (I understand that it is ecologically holy to eat the legs of giant African bullfrogs, which are invasive and add to the difficulties of other frogs— but I never see species-sourcing on frogs’ legs.)

Frogs’ legs are delicious.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

The last time I ate frog legs, they tasted like pond water, so I'm all set from now until Jesus comes back. But then, I'm told a lot of that is in the preparation and this was a Joplin biker bar, so...

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

My bet is that, as with catfish, a lot depends on the water they've lived in. I only ever had city-slicker frogs' legs.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

And I'm sure mine were pulled straight from the pond out back.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

Boy, though, I miss wild-caught catfish, even when I had to skin them. The ones that weren’t muddy-tasting were So Good.

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Sherry Sauerwine's avatar

A lot of brainless frogs voted in the recent presidential election and now we have an Orange Toad taking office in January.

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Carol M Robinson's avatar

May I share your well thought and very witty comment? The best I have recently read. I will of course attribute it to you of course.

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Amy's avatar

Susan I happened upon this delightful resurrection of your column in a slightly ancient unused inbox, and I wanted to comment on your situation. Years ago a bass player of mine announced that he had an alternate" account so any retail action or signed petitions or donations get that email address and then your regular inbox is clear for the good stuff. I thought to myself "what a breathtakingly good idea!" and so initiated the practice forthwith, and it's really great. I'm not saying that I don't get spam in my more private inbox but it's certainly a lot less than thousands of people clamoring for my attention. I'm certain you've already thought of this but I thought it would pass it along.

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