Please note that we encourage you to use a fake e-mail address on this forum (in case trolls invade and scoop up your address, for one thing) but we kinda insist on your real handle, otherwise we don't know if you've been given the password or if you purloined it somehow. Sorry, but we have to have some kind of way to know if we're among friends.

I know we had a large number of lurkers at the old Currents forum, many of whom never posted and that's certainly no problem. But would you please just post a simple "hi" so we know you're here? We have no way of knowing how many people view any more so an occasional "hi" will let us know we're not just entertaining a handful of folks.

You know how we hams love an audience :)

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

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In the sixties Canadian ceramicist David Gilhooly did a wonderful series of figures of the Frog Scouts, long before the Muppets thought of it. At one point I got an old Boy Scout shirt from Salvation Army and changed the embroidery on the pocket from Boy Scouts to Frog Scouts, being handy with a needle and generally subversive. Maybe we need to form a Frog Scouts troop?

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

Firemouse, should we call ourselves the "Ribbit Rangers"?

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

I am absolutely ribeted by this topic. Is there a Rosie the Ribeter out there?

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

It gives a whole new meaning to tongue in cheek. (Oh gawd, did I really say that?)

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

Yep, Coast Watcher, ya' did. It's goin' in yer permanent record, too.

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

Yup, was right on the tip of my tongue to say that, but ya licked me again! Never mind, there'll be another hopportunity.

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

Does this mean we're all members of the Tadpole University now??

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

Before any feels the need to ask, yes a frog's butt is watertight.

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2001

LL (just a joke, right?), for some reason that is just about the kinkiest statement I have heard in years.

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

Firemouse, can I buy you a drink?

LOL

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

Firemouse is beginning to get right up there with Florence King as one of my favorite writers.

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

Yer right about that, Git! firemouse is fun to read, and tickle....

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

Thanks my dears, I need a stiff drink, a tickle, whatever -- and what's a new crown on a molar going to cost? I just broke an old and not very sturdy tooth on such challenging food as a waffle with applesauce and yogurt (no, I was not one of those who managed to get their appendix out and all their dental work taken care of as preps). I don't even know if my dentist is back to work after a bad hand injury. Sheesh. I'm going to crawl into bed and hope that tomorrow is better.

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

Just the crown, no root canal? Hmm. Somewhere around $4-500, I think. Haven't had one for about six years.

-- Anonymous, March 29, 2001

another tip for anon addies. Do not use regular endings such as .com or .org etc....

You'd be surprised at the variety of sites that may be using the name that you chose, and if you forget to click on 'no email notification' those sites get the message....

-- Anonymous, March 29, 2001

Barefoot: Thanks for the tip. Old Git: Appreciate the advice RE the email addy. Changing as of this post. GB7

-- Anonymous, March 29, 2001