Neighbor calls police on 92-year-old woman over noises coming from her pond: ‘It’s my entertainment’

Yahoo ^ | 3 JULY 2023 | Wes Stenzel

[Polyxene]

Who’s on first? LOL!

[gnarledmaw]

Mmmm...forgot to mention, theres even a place that has the usual surf and turf options but have also have something that those in the know tend to call tongue in cheek “Swamp and Pond” thats a half of roast duck and six frog legs along with your choice of sides. Goes great with a hefeweizen.

[gundog]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=skNer5UT__8

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Why would she be responsible for what wild animals do?”

A good question.
In Chicago, no one is ever responsible for what the wild animals do.

[mabarker1]

the French police assured her that someone will return to apprehend the frogs from her property.

Just send Ol' Troy Landry and Pickle from the Swamp People over there. Those frogs will be in a cook pot in about 20 minutes.

[mabarker1]

neighbors sued SUUU-EEEEed because of the smell.

[Hot Tabasco]

My niece lives north of me and their yard backs up to woods and marsh. I was out there one spring when the tree frogs were courting and their back deck was covered with the frogs as well as their glass patio door wall......

[Ann Archy]

We had one little TREE FROG that Barked like a little dog!! Drove us Crazy til we found it! It was VERY SMALL and made LOTS of noise!

[Sirius Lee]

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.

Can't help but think of the frogs scene from "Cannery Row" (music by Dr. John): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skNer5UT__8

[Carriage Hill]

Frog Legs, butter and a little salt, and a Pud Light... what more do you want?

[mabarker1]

Frog LegsA well marbled 2" thick Tomahawk Buffalo or Bison Ribeye brushed with some Extra Virgin Olive Oil sprinkled with Coarse Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper on both sides, sautéed Portabella Mushroom, Idaho Baked Tater with a big blob of Freshly Churned Butter, more Coarse Kosher Salt, a light sprinkling of Freshly Ground Black Pepper, shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese and a double Tablespoon of Fresh Sour Cream and a good bottle of cold Riesling. And after a quick Food Coma Nappy some Creme Brûlée with a Chocolate Tuiles Stick garnish. what more do you want?

That should about cover it for Me

[Carriage Hill]

I’d be in a diabetic coma, after that. LOL.

[muir_redwoods]

Read up on “The Frog War” Willimantic CT. The city even has a frog bridge to commemorate the “battle”

[muir_redwoods]

“ Reminds me of a story in Omaha where a housing development went in next to a hog farm and the neighbors sued because of the smell.”

It happened in Manchester CT where a hog farm, in business for over fifty years, was forced out of business by new neighbors who knew about the smell before they moved in.

[TN4Liberty]

I read your post and imagined little frog reenactors all camped around a pond.

[DUMBGRUNT]

That was fun!
Thank you.

"So what’s with all the frogs? The answer rests in the town’s early days. One summer, in the 1750s, the town had been suffering a heat wave of several days’ duration, when late one night they were woken up by terrifying noises in the woods, unlike anything anyone had ever heard. Some thought it was attacking wolves or bears, and others feared it was an invading army. Still others were terror stricken that it was trumpets heralding the end of the world. The terrified town posted a guard overnight, and come morning — when the noises finally ceased — they sent a search party to investigate. About 100 yards into the woods, they reached a local pond, and discovered it was nearly dried up. Lining the pond’s dry bed were the carcasses of dozens and dozens of bullfrogs. The frogs, they sheepishly realized, had been the source of the noises which had terrified everyone the night before."

[muir_redwoods]

Willimantic also claims, with good support, to have invented the Boom Box Parade when they couldn’t get a marching band for a 4th of July parade. The local AM station played Sousa Marches and a bunch of locals carried Boom Boxes.

Maybe it’s true.

[Lurker]

The French police wouldn’t give me no peace.

L

[PLMerite]

There’s a small lake behind our house. Tons of noisy frogs, geese, herons, egrets, ducks. Woodpeckers in the trees. Roadrunners. Haven’t seen a live armadillo yet.

[SunkenCiv]

Sounds like the gendarmes hopped right to it, just jumped into action.

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