One beautiful evening last August or so I was walking the dog, when I came across a likely candidate for a "poor sap" nomination. My nominee had a kid's spin-cast rig and was headed out on a shallow, weed-infested public dock. I love to fish, and yet I'm always surprised to see so many others who must love it more. They use misdirected tackle and techniques in such unlikely spots; there's no way I'd spend much of my time in such low-yield pursuits. But they're having fun, or at least are fishing, while I watch.
Oliver and I continued with our walk, reversed our course, and finally came upon the "fisherman". As I approached, I could see that he was teasing frogs into attacking his small rubber (hookless) worm. At this point, I was thinking that he was a bio professor at one of our local colleges. Further discussion with him indicated that he didn't have a clue about what kind of frogs they were. He admitted to simply playing with them. They were his family's "pets". He admitted to being very easily amused.
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| Bull frog - from the web! |
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| Leopard frog - from the web! |
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| Pickerel frog - from the web! |
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| Green frog - from the web! |
He had originally stricken a chord of pity, but now he seemed like a super nice guy with simple motivations. He was enjoying a beautiful evening out, he seemed happy, and here I was, engrossed with watching his efforts and the frogs.
So who's Easily Amused?
The frogs.
ReplyDeleteI assume you are referring to The Twilight Zone?
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