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Neighbor calls police on 92-year-old woman over noises coming from her pond: ‘It’s my entertainment’
Yahoo ^ | 3 JULY 2023 | Wes Stenzel

Posted on 07/03/2023 3:53:03 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The Guardian reported that 92-year-old Colette Ferry, a resident of the tiny French village Frontenex, received a visit from local law enforcement after they received complaints from neighbors about noisy frogs in her yard.

“A man came here and was really yelling at me, saying he could not sleep and he had to work … but I did not expect the [police]. Especially not for frogs! But there’s always someone ready to complain about someone else,” Ferry said.

Ferry is excited to see what happens next, as the French police assured her that someone will return to apprehend the frogs from her property.

“That’ll be fun … they jump,” Ferry said.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Gardening; Humor; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: amphibians; animals; coletteferry; france; french; frogs; frontenex; matingcalls; noise; wesstenzel
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And I always heard that the French enjoyed frogs.
1 posted on 07/03/2023 3:53:03 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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2 posted on 07/03/2023 3:55:39 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It’s an easy solution, just put in a bunch of non-poisonous water snakes they will take care of those frogs in no time.


3 posted on 07/03/2023 3:56:36 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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Someone should donate some foam inserts for her neighbors


4 posted on 07/03/2023 3:57:47 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

They need to livestream the french coppers rounding up frogs.

No nets, only hand caught frogs count.


5 posted on 07/03/2023 3:59:04 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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"Laws: always for other fellow." --Manuel O'Kelly-Davis from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
6 posted on 07/03/2023 3:59:09 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Replace the frogs with imported big city muslims and see how the neighbors like that.


7 posted on 07/03/2023 3:59:16 PM PDT by dforest
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Currently there seems to be a concerted effort in France to rid the country of frogs so that new management can do as it pleases.


8 posted on 07/03/2023 4:00:22 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not a government. It's a criminal enterprise. Fear it, but do not respect it.)
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—”just put in a bunch of non-poisonous water snakes they will take care of those frogs in no time.”

She is an old lady, but I think they usually start with a spider.


9 posted on 07/03/2023 4:00:34 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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Frog complains to Frog about frogs and frogs are deployed to talk to frog about frogs.

Such a confusing language!


10 posted on 07/03/2023 4:03:00 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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—”They need to livestream the french coppers rounding up frogs.”

It is all over the news the last few days.
But no longer allowed to gig them.


11 posted on 07/03/2023 4:03:30 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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I thought the frog was the natinal bird of France?🤔


12 posted on 07/03/2023 4:03:41 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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My neighbor made a small pond with a waterfall a number of years ago. The frogs are incredibly loud all night long. When it rains, they’re doubly loud. I even saw a Great blue heron there inspecting the menu. I really enjoy the frog sounds. I also enjoy the sound of cicadas and crickets and birds, especially thrushes and owls. Roosters and dogs not so much. I don’t care for frog legs.


13 posted on 07/03/2023 4:11:09 PM PDT by KingLudd
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Animal noises can be the worst imposition on neighbors.


14 posted on 07/03/2023 4:13:27 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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Complaining about frogs in FRANCE?????

That’s just ... wrong ...


15 posted on 07/03/2023 4:15:50 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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—” Great blue heron there inspecting the menu. “

It sounds like Homer Simpson at the all-you-can-eat joint!


16 posted on 07/03/2023 4:26:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: KingLudd

We have a wetland behind our house. I love the sound of frogs singing as I drift off to sleep. It’s wonderful!


17 posted on 07/03/2023 4:29:57 PM PDT by mplsconservative
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With muslim riots across half the country, I wonder how much French police appreciate emergency noisy frog complaints...

In the unlikely event the 92 year old lady just recently installed the pond and noisy frogs, maybe neighbors have something to be irked about. If the frogs predate the arrival of the complainers, this sounds like a case of valuable wetlands. Police should chuck the whiners into the pond for wasting their time and being AHs to an old lady.


18 posted on 07/03/2023 4:34:48 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

LOL


19 posted on 07/03/2023 4:38:06 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I once built a koi pond outside my bedroom window. Eventually the frogs found the pond. They made a God awful noise. One night I got out of bed, got a bucket, put every frog I could find in bucket, took bucket to a deserted area down the road, dumped bucket. No more frog problem.


20 posted on 07/03/2023 4:41:24 PM PDT by suthener ( )
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