• Raining Frogs

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:34 am**

Caught this news story this morning and thought I pass it on. Frogs falling from the skies.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1421070.html?menu=news.quirkies

Wish there were photos.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:56 am**

Scientific explanation or not - still dang creepy.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:47 pm**

I agree. Frogs falling from the sky would just be old testament freaky.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:42 pm**

Yeah...but that's far from the first time it's happened. Like the story says, it's a recognized phenomenon.

Still, yeah, I think I'd be pretty creeped out if it rained frogs around here...

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:48 pm**

Eh, probably a tornado nearby that tossed the frogs up.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:48 pm**

A. Pendragon wrote:Eh, probably a tornado nearby that tossed the frogs up.

Holy shit. I just sounded like Debunker for a moment. I miss him.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:49 pm**

He was always good to knock you back to reality.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:52 pm**

I dunno... That movie that just came not too long ago probably pissed god off to no end... I mean, he'd never use the same tricks twice, right? He's gotta show us that he can come up with NEW plagues without the help of movie directors.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:15 pm**

Uh... Yes, it is an extraordinary but observable occurrence. Thanks, Ransom.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:54 am**

Hi Everyone,

Obviously God is sendin' everyone a sign by makin' this happen. He wants people ta remember He exists and ta follow their bibles - else he'll hafta move from the creepy to the wrathful.

Hannah

PS At least that is what these things were supposed ta mean when I leanred about 'em.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:33 pm**

Sadly, Hannah, that's not really the case, here... A tornado picked up a swarm of frogs, carried them a ways off, and dumped them unceremoniously on a town. It's happened a lot before; it'll continue to happen. It's sad, because it kills the frogs...and sorry, I don't believe that an act of Creator should or would kill innocent animals just to get a point across.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:14 am**

No other debris, animal or otherwise, arrived with the frogs?

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:10 pm**

Not according to the story. If they were taken from a lake though the moisture would have been possibly lost in the atmosphere.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:24 pm**

In all honesty, would you want to report on excess debris? It detracts from the shock of your news story... "It rained frogs, rain, splinters, straw, and bits of pebbles and some other stuff" just doesn't have the same shock value as "OMG FROGZORZ!!1"

I'm not saying for sure there was or wasn't; I'm only saying that it's doubtful that a news reporter looking to write an article to an audience with tastes that the American audience is known for would report on other debris raining down with the frogs.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:59 pm**

It happened before with a similar "event" being a river of blood. They reported it, but happened toleave out the disturbing fact that a slaughterhouse was hosing down its killing floor into the river instead of using proper drainage. People were more enticed by the event than the facts. People see what they want to, and always will.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:37 pm**

"Why don't shut up and die already. You aren't getting out no matter how hard you try. The girl is dead and gone no matter what these here folks say. Ben killed them all, so let him suffer like he deserves!"

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:32 pm**

KonThaak wrote:In all honesty, would you want to report on excess debris? It detracts from the shock of your news story... "It rained frogs, rain, splinters, straw, and bits of pebbles and some other stuff" just doesn't have the same shock value as "OMG FROGZORZ!!1"

I'm not saying for sure there was or wasn't; I'm only saying that it's doubtful that a news reporter looking to write an article to an audience with tastes that the American audience is known for would report on other debris raining down with the frogs.

Correct, and I agree with you, but someone maybe saw something, and independent investigation could find such witness... maybe.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:29 pm**

"Why do I know you. You are so familiar, I can see the words, but not the face. He knew you....he tried to warn you. To bad for him. I have no quarrel with you, yet, M'lady. But I do know you."

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:50 pm**

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:51 pm**

Worst pickup line ever, Evil Ben. Don't you know that "Do I know you?" never works?!

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:24 am**

Does he pick unreadable fonts just to annoy us?

I have to highlight his posts just to read them.

Well, I would have to if I actually read them.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:41 pm**

Ditto...except I do read them. I like getting my daily allotment of chuckles.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:00 pm**

we got people for that (Sasha)

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:27 pm**

The old bear smiles ever so slightly.

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:44 pm**

See? Not so painful is it?

Cheer up, camper.

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:41 am**

I wonder what kind of velocity and air time those frogs got. Imagine taking one to the side of the head or something. But I guess with all the other debris raining down you would have already taken cover.

Someone's got a story.

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:10 pm**

Well these things typically don't mention live frogs hopping around after the storm.

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:24 pm**

Heh, yea, but what I was getting at, someone was outside for this storm and knows what was happening. Small rocks falling on me, I will run inside the barber shop here. Oh frog guts all over....

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:46 pm**

I don't suppose you've heard of Beavis and Butthead over there . . . or a little thing called Frogball.

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:38 pm**

Ron knows of Beavis And Butthead? :shock:

Next he will say he has seen South Park? :lol:

Two shows that are perhaps among the worst examples of the dumbing down of TV.