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20 June 2019 at 11:05 #37806
martin ranson 2
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20 June 2019 at 11:05 #415173
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This may sound odd, but it is for a new M. E. project … can anyone think of any more well-known frogs to ad to this list ??

Kermit from the muppets

The frog king from shrek

Toad from wind in the willows

These things are important in the modern world … we must be aware of literary giants like these … I hope someone can add a few names please ?
20 June 2019 at 11:09 #415174
JasonB
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Crazy Frog, go on I know you all want to listen again!

Edited By JasonB on 20/06/2019 11:11:47
20 June 2019 at 11:16 #415178
John Paton 1
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Paul McCartney and the Finchley Frogettes – 'The Frog Chorus'
20 June 2019 at 11:18 #415181
Brian H
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I thought frogs were something to do with railway lines!

Brian
20 June 2019 at 11:20 #415182
Simon Collier
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How about Freddo Frogs, the chocolate ones.
20 June 2019 at 11:40 #415185
SillyOldDuffer
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A frog he would a-wooing go,
Heigh ho! says Rowley,
…

(wonder who Rowley was? He appears again in Rowley, powley, pudding and pie.)

'Fellowship of the Frog' is one of Edgar Wallace's decent crime novels.
20 June 2019 at 11:44 #415186
Nigel Graham 2
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Earliest fictional amphibian I recall was Freddy the Frog, in a children's comic otherwise long forgotten to me!

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I forget where, a geology text-book probably, but I once saw a reference to a very early (BC?) Chinese seismometer whose ornate indicator was based on bronze frogs that dropped balls from their mouths. I don't know if the number of disgorged spheres related to the severity of the earthquake.

'

Likewise Brian – I thought Martin was studying this for his forthcoming best-seller, The Development of the Railway Point From The Mines Plateway Stub to the HS2 Diamond Crossover.
20 June 2019 at 11:44 #415187
Weary
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Prince Charming before he was kissed?

Ref: 'The Frog Prince' by Brothers Grimm.

Yours, hopping to it,

Phil

Edited By Weary on 20/06/2019 11:44:30
20 June 2019 at 11:58 #415188
John Hinkley
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Napoleon?

John
20 June 2019 at 12:06 #415189
JasonB
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Budweiser Frogs from the Adverts
20 June 2019 at 12:32 #415192
Perko7
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Ethel the Frog (Monty Python) ??

Prince Naveen (Princess and the Frog – Disney movie) ??
20 June 2019 at 12:44 #415195
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Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 20/06/2019 11:40:57:

A frog he would a-wooing go,
Heigh ho! says Rowley,
…

(wonder who Rowley was? He appears again in Rowley, powley, pudding and pie.)

Wikipedia: Old Rowley was the name of a stallion racehorse belonging to King Charles II (1660-1685) of England. The Rowley Mile Racecourse at Newmarket, Suffolk, developed by the king as a national centre for horseracing, is named after the horse.^[1] As the stallion was libidinous and "renowned for the number and beauty of its offspring",^[2] Old Rowley became a nickname for the king himself, who had many mistresses and sired many illegitimate children.
20 June 2019 at 12:46 #415196
Hopper
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"Jeremiah was a bullfrog. " (Joy to the World by Three Dog Night.)
20 June 2019 at 12:50 #415197
V8Eng
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To throw a wobbler into the literary world:

Frog model aircraft.

Edited By V8Eng on 20/06/2019 12:52:10

Edited By V8Eng on 20/06/2019 12:52:44
20 June 2019 at 13:08 #415202
Bazyle
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Blood, frogs, lice, flies (Old testament plagues in Egypt from the Bible)

Edited By Bazyle on 20/06/2019 13:11:01
20 June 2019 at 13:23 #415208
Ron Laden
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There,s Robin….. Kermits nephew.

Brer Bull Frog….The complete tales of uncle Remus

Bunda the Marsh Frog….. The ?? Saga, cant remember.

Trevor from one of the Harry Potter books.

Edited By Ron Laden on 20/06/2019 13:25:11

Edited By Ron Laden on 20/06/2019 13:27:11
20 June 2019 at 14:32 #415218
Nigel Bennett
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Boggy the Frog in Into the Happy Glade and By A Silver Stream. Written by Trevor Dudley-Smith, aka Elleston Trevor, who is more well-known for his "The Flight of the Phoenix".

Bit obscure, but true!
20 June 2019 at 14:43 #415221
Michael Gilligan
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Posted by V8Eng on 20/06/2019 12:50:54:

To throw a wobbler into the literary world:

Frog model aircraft.

.

Catching your wobbler: **LINK**

https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58354frog/index.htm

MichaelG.
20 June 2019 at 15:44 #415228
I.M. OUTAHERE
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When i read the title and before reading the post i thought it was going to be about frog. Glow engines !
20 June 2019 at 16:15 #415236
Rik Shaw
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The fruit of Wayne Slobs loins – Frogmella Slob

RIK
20 June 2019 at 16:15 #415237
MichaelR
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Brick Frog.
20 June 2019 at 16:46 #415243
Emgee
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Very low volume compared with a Peterborough Brick Co.

Emgee
20 June 2019 at 17:29 #415254
pgk pgk
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The three musketeers? (someone had to be first)
20 June 2019 at 17:34 #415256
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Posted by John Paton 1 on 20/06/2019 11:16:36:

Paul McCartney and the Finchley Frogettes – 'The Frog Chorus'

An earlier frog chorus was Aristophanes', in his comedy of 405 B.C. called simply Βάτραχοι – "Frogs"

Edited By Bill Phinn on 20/06/2019 17:34:22
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