What numbers do you see?

 

I see five numbers. How many and what numbers to you see? Apparently, some people are unable to see no numbers.

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Making, and Eating, the 1950s’ Most Nauseating Jell-O Soaked Recipes

 See the recipes here.

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Why did these strange 1950s inventions kill so many people...

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A light at the end of a frog...

With readers like mine, it's easy to have an interesting blog. Here's a tip from reader extraordinaire... Randy_B.

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"I follow an author named Ursula Vernon (who also writes as T. Kingfisher) and she recently won a Hugo award for Best Novel.  She wasn't at the awards ceremony but here's her acceptance "speech" which was read out by a friend:

Hello, everyone! If you’re reading this, Nettle & Bone just won a Hugo. I am genuinely sorry that I can’t be there in person to accept, both because…well…Hugo Award and because China has some of the best food of any country I’ve ever visited. I have eaten foods on a stick there that would make strong men weep.

Wow. I did not expect this. This is the honor of a lifetime, and I’m only 46! Thank you so much to the readers who thought Nettle & Bone was worthy of a Hugo.

No book gets written alone, of course. Thank you to my editor Lindsey Hall, the whole crew at Tor, my agent Helen, and my husband Kevin, who makes sure that I have actual meals and clean underwear and so forth.

There are a lot of serious and heavy things I could say right now, and probably I should. But other people have said them better and more movingly than I ever will. So instead I want to share something wonderful and disgusting and maybe a little inspiring with you.

There is a species of water beetle that regularly gets swallowed whole by frogs. And while there’s a lot of things you can do to keep from being eaten, once you’re inside a frog, your options are severely limited. Generally you get digested. But this particular species of beetle said “You know, I bet there’s another way.” And it started walking. In fact, it walked through the frog’s digestive tract and out the back end.

This is 100% true, you can look it up. 19 out of 20 of these beetles will simply walk out of the frog, unharmed. It usually takes them about an hour, although one beetle speed-ran the frog in five minutes, which I’m sure was very exciting for the frog.

The moral of this story, if there is one, is that no matter how dark the situation, there is always a way through. And there’s always a light at the end of the frog."

Here's an Ars Technica article about the speech and the phenomenon:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/hugo-winner-reminds-us-all-about-that-beetle-that-escapes-out-of-a-frogs-anus/

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Clay Jones with his GoCreator pin

GoClay! You're the best.

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Brick chair

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John McPherson's GoCreator pin

Happy to finally share the GoCreator pin photo of the amazingly talented John McPherson of "Close to Home."
 

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D.D. Degg's GoCreator pin

Honorary GoCreator member D.D. Degg of "The Daily Cartoonist." This award was recently given to Degg by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (2023).

https://lamefrogapplause.blogspot.com/2023/09/gocreator-members-updated.html

I've had at least two "Frog Applause" readers comment that this award looks like a deadly weapon.

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Every Saturdays

Found on the door of one of Rotifer favorite restaurants in  Little Rock, Arkansas. My guess is that he doesn't eat here on Saturdays.

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John Lustig's GoCreator pin

Here is the amiable and talented John Lustig with his GoCreator pin. 

https://www.gocomics.com/lastkiss/

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Need a caption or title

I have six hours before my midnight deadline. I need a caption or title for this "Frog Applause."

Send me an email with your idea(s). I will publish the one I like best and include your name or your GoComics name as the co-creator.

teresaburritt at gmail dot com

I'd rather you send me an email (instead of leaving it as a comment) so the winning caption is a surprise. I'll probably include ideas that almost got picked. I know it's going to be hard to choose one already.

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Greg Cravens's GoCreator pin

Those are unfinished strips of "The Buckets." https://www.gocomics.com/thebuckets/

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Nancy Beiman's GoCreator pin

Thank you, Nancy. Love that you are hanging by a hook from the door. Also, I noticed that your pin is a mirror image. I decided to flip it to see how that looks as well. The Doublemint twins!!

https://www.gocomics.com/furbabies/

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Not one, but two "Frog Applause" crossovers

https://www.gocomics.com/backintheday/2023/10/12

 https://www.gocomics.com/rabbitsagainstmagic/2023/10/05

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Mike Baldwin's GoCreator pin

When I said to get creative, Mike went all out. Talk about terrific. 

https://www.gocomics.com/cornered

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Dave Whamond's new pup

His name is Reuben. Find out why this is a great name for a cartoonist's dog. "Reality Check" and "Day by Dave".

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Eric Scott's GoCreator pin

The Birdman of Alcatraz

This is my kind and talented friend Eric Scott of "Back in the Day" and "1 and Done". 

Eric is also a founding member of our GoCreator group at GoComics.

https://lamefrogapplause.blogspot.com/2023/09/gocreator-members-updated.html

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Pat Sandy's GoCreator pin

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GoCreator widgets

After I designed a GoCreator widget for my "Frog Applause" page, Eric Scott decided he needed one for his page, too. Yay! It's supposed to be a contagious activity.

Anyway, here's Eric's widget (below)-- now on "Back in the Day." Cat is a copycat! But a lovable copycat!

And since Eric has two comics, here's his widget one for 1 and Done.  

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It's time to start designing your own widgets... Amanda, Dave, Jesse, Pat... everybody. Get busy, guys!

 

Photos from readers

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Alley Oop

Check out Jonathan Lemon's "Alley Oop" shelf complete with our nifty GoCreator pin. Which strips are among those on that postage sheet? (I'm guessing that AO is one of them.)

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Panulirus ornatus

This lobster looks like part of a Gustav Klimt painting.

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The Secret of Selling the Negro (1954)

 

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Bill Bojangles Robinson

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Bill Bailey (1955)

 

The first moonwalk. Before Michael Jackson made it famous.

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