Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Shudder...

I don't like amphibians. I don't know what it is. I'm not all that fond of reptiles, either, but my reaction upon seeing a snake is to try and get closer so I can get a good look at it.

Frogs and turtles I don't need to get a good look at. I just don't like them. Why this particular phobia seems constrained to amphibians is beyond my understanding. It simply is. I have overcome my aversion to frogs enough that I can catch them to use for fish bait, and I can pick up a bullfrog as long as it's good and dead. That is, I have personally just put a .22 bullet through it's head.

Toads? Toads are the ultimate evil. One reason I wear a leather glove while working is so I can reach into a dirty meter box without having to worry about coming into direct physical contact with a toad. If you ever, for some reason that I'd prefer not to have explained, need a toad, just start looking in water meter boxes.

I hesitate to write this post in fear that some day someone is going to Winston Smith me with a box full of toads.

So why did I write it? So you'll know why this article about the Devil Frog made me shudder in revulsion.

4 comments:

  1. So deep fried frog legs are off the menue then hun? Personally I love them, rattlesnake and gator tail. Then again, I am from the deep south were we eat such things.

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  2. No, I have nothing against frog legs. It's mostly just living toads that get me. I guess it's sort of hereditary. My mother has a paralyzing fear of snakes, and one of my sisters has the same fear of frogs and toads. With me it's mostly just toads.

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  3. Guess you never done much toad venom smoking in your youth.

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  4. It's the Michael Moore of the frog world!!!!!

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