Horny Toad
October 14, 2008emily 2 Comments »When I was little, my parents and I were on a walk up near the zoo and we saw a man hovered over something in the parking lot. My mom and I went to see what he was looking at, and found that it was a large brown toad. I don’t remember if either of us asked him what it was, or if he just volunteered the information, but I do remember distinctly that he said, “It’s a horneeeee toooooad.” He had a thick accent, maybe Minnesota or South Dakota, and he really drew out the words. “Horneeeeee toooooad.” And I thought it was hysterical. Not the words, mind you, but his accent. So I kept repeating it all day. “Horneeee toooad. Horneeeeeeeeeeeee tooooooooooad.” And every time I said it, my mom laughed even harder, and said, “No, it’s a horned toad. A horned toad.” But I knew what I’d heard, I knew what the man had said. “Horneeeeeee toooooad.” Ah, the innocence of childhood.
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
we actually had horny toads (which are different than horned toads) growing up in Southern Utah. They are kind of like a fat lizard. I always giggled at the name.
And, while I will most certainly make some (maybe many) recommendations for your NYC visit, if I am in town I would love to meet up! Unless that is too weird. Is that weird? I think it would be fun.
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
No, it’s not weird at all– it’s totally cool! I’ll be in NYC Jan. 2-5, I think. I haven’t booked my tickets yet (zoiks, plane tickets are high!), but I’ll let you know once I do.