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Things Learned From 'Frogs'


1. Stupid polluting humans should not disrespect nature, or else...

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2. Those humans that are not stupid polluters, may get to live at the end like Picket Smith, Karen Crockett, and the two children.

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3. A dog[Colonel] will remain faithful to its human[Jason Crockett] though whether it will be killed too is left unclear...

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4. Walking with a loaded shotgun pointing at your leg is not a smart thing to do...

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5. Keeping deadly cyanide gas unsecured in your greenhouse is not a good idea...

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6. Falling out of a canoe or boat, and into the water, is just one of those things!

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7. A dead snake on the dinner table will in no way deter one's appetite.

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8. Live frogs hopping all over a birthday cake will deter one from eating it.

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9. Just because one's birthday is on the fourth of July, does not mean it will be a celebratory day...

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10. A person should ALWAYS stop for a hitchiker holding a loaded shotgun, with or without children.

"All is fair in love and business." - Benjamin Franklin

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11. Butterfly catching can be hazardous.

12. Frogs can command other animals to do the killing for them.

13. Joan Van Ark looks great in short shorts! 

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14. A movie doesn't necessarily has to contain the object it is named after. (The movie doesn't have a single frog - They are all toads).

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15. Spanish Moss has homicidal tendencies.

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16. The ugly rich are just that.

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17. Joan van Ark has a huge head. It looks like a pumpkin.

Janet! Donkeys!

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18. Shoving a large frog into the faces of a small group of traumatized people stuck in the back seat of your mom's car is a great way to end a movie... or not...

------------Im like a little beaver... a HOT little beaver...

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Since numbers 19 & 20 were deleted, I'll add these:

19. There are apparently no cats on the island.

20. What The Birds (1963) started, Frogs (1972) continues!

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21. Croaking frogs drives the ladies of the manor mad    .

22. Children like to pat frogs 
but adults like to throw them across the yard ( how rude )  .

23. Joan Van Ark was the prettiest & nicest lady in this movie - IMPO  .

24. Who knew that wiping-out a guy in his canoe
would get him a proper invite to the manor   .

25. So many beautiful animals in this movie too !
🐸 🐍 🐢 🐊  

26. Lizards like to hang around inside the green house
but it's not to be friends with the local humans
that live on the property ( very temporary live on that is ? )
   .

27. Spiders and Spanish Moss work well together
when attacking their enemies    .

28. Frogs like to crash 4th of July parties
and rest in teacups and on the traditional flag cake   .

29. The old lady of the manor should not hunt butterflies in the wooded swamps
she will definitely get more than expected    .

30. The old man of the manor was such
a cruel & unreasonable grouch too   .



* Thanks so much AaronCapenBanner for your subject post 

( watching this movie on the COMET Channel right now
and haven't seen this one since the 1980's -
IMPO the storyline is better than I remembered it too   ) .

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21. Children are better a handling a shotgun than adults.

22. Dead people's eyes open and close at will.

23. Although you made it out and became a model, always remember your roots and hang out with the help.

24. Frogs know what gasoline is and when you are about to use it on them.

25. Lizards know which chemicals to mix to create a toxic gas that suffocates humans, but somehow has no effect on lizards.

26. Just because two people have died is NO reason to make any changes to your celebration.

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27. Sam Elliott taking his shirt off is totally worth the price of admission!

Faramir: Good speech, nice and short.
Boromir: Leaves more time for drinking!

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Frogs at 4.2 and Empire at 3.9 on IMDB. The star power of Ray Milland vs Joan Collins. Two movies I cannot resist when they show up on cable. Great drive-in double feature. Could you pick one over the other?

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are served best when dead

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To modify a line Sam Elliot used in a commercial from way back when.

"Frogs. It's what's for dinner!"

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