Everything will be okay.

@rookie54 said
@FMF

once upon a time there was a frog
the frog was happy as a frog, just sitting on the banks of the river
one day a scorpion approached, and asked the frog for a ride across the river
the frog demurred, saying "you, sir, are a scorpion and will sting me and i will die"
the scorpion disagreed, saying "i promise to not sting you as we cross, because then we both woul ...[text shortened]... ion's last words were, "foolish frog, you knew i was a scorpion, and that to sting you is my nature"

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Which, of course, is a lovely anagram of:

Being, live, Inspire.

The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the traffic is subdued. What's not to like ?

@kewpie said
The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the traffic is subdued. What's not to like ?

@fmf said
I might start collecting frogs and books.

Take it to Spirituality, spanky!

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I've genuinely collected frogs (not real ones) most of my life. It started with a frog in a rocking chair reading a newspaper that my mum put in my empty cereal bowl Christmas morning (one of those odd family traditions). It then became a family joke to buy me frogs every birthday and Christmas. I had frog toys, frog toothbrushes, frog erasers, frog moneyboxes, frog p ...[text shortened]... tally, the above is precisely 100 words and qualifies as micro-fiction, despite being a true story).

@fmf said
Why do you seemingly always try to bury everyone else's contributions in your own charmless quicklime? You do you realize, don't you, that if you chose not to keep posting your drab and dreary drivel post after post, thread after thread, week after week, everything would be okay?

@very-rusty said
You are not better or worse I must add then any other poster on here.

@fmf said
Thank you very much. As for me, I think you are the worst poster here among the regulars. I think you are a kind of blight upon the General Forum. But thank you for your kind words, nevertheless.

@very-rusty said
Of course fmf the Covid-19 would all go away!

Do you think you are such a nice charming fellow?...Perhaps give that a little more thought! 😛 😉 Do think everyone loves your drivel? Perhpas also give that some thought! 😉 You are not better or worse I must add then any other poster on here.
Keep in mind you also post on here week after week, month after month, year after year!!!
-VR

@wolfe63 said
A 4-edit gem of manifest jealousy.

@very-rusty said

Do think everyone loves your drivel? Perhpas also give that some thought!

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I love his drivel.

😆

@very-rusty said
So your paying attention and still part of the little group. Nice to see now is a time to stick together! 😛 😉

Just be 6 feet apart though...! 😉

-VR