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Arts Beats & Eats 2025
“Is this your art? It’s fantastic! Absolutely fantastic.”
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“Oh my goodness, I love it.
I love every last one of them.”
“These photographs are bringing me so much joy today.”
“Wow! This is incredible. This is so unexpected.”
“It’s given me grief for a year that we didn’t get something last time.”
Two boys about 9 years old:
Kid #1: “Oh, I love this frog guy!”
Kid #2: “The frog guy is the best!”
“This is my favorite thing ever! I love this.”
“A whole new level of incredible right now!”
“This is the best booth, by far.”
“These are great! The best thing in all of Royal Oak right now.”
“This is the best ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ I’ve ever read.”
Him: how many frogs do you have?
Me: points to sign.
Him: “Oh, I didn’t see that FAQ there.”
His girlfriend says: “He’s not a reader.”​
“I’ve never seen anything like this. This is so cool.”
“I love you, sir.” - A young man.
“These frogs are just like us.”
“This frog is having a life!”
“Were you a strange kid growing up?”
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Ann Arbor 2025
“I was telling my friends that you’re a legend here. Everybody loves you here.” - A show staff member.
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“Oh, this is my favorite booth every time. Between this and the guy who does the fireflies.
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A young woman to her friend: “Dude, this is a job. Somebody did this and made it their JOB!”
“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!
I’m so excited.”
Teenager: “This is so sick!!
”Me: “I’ll take that as a compliment.”
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“This shit is cool as hell”
“I love your work with my whole heart.”
An older lady:“You have a sense of humor, I would date you.
”​Her: “Do you ever watch them when they’re doing this - you know, jumping around?
”Me pointing to the pictures on the wall: “Do you think they do this when I’m not around?”
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Mount Gretna, PA 2025
​“This is definitely the most time we’ve spent in any booth so far.” A woman with husband and two kids.
“There’s nothing about this that I’m not in love with already.”
“I love your mind. I’d love to spend 24 hours with you and see how you see the world.”
“Aaaah, Wake and Bake. Imagine getting baked and looking at these?”
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"What a strange way to make a living."
Columbus 2025.
“I think you’re the star of the show.”
“Your patience must be through the roof!”
“You’re easily one of the most patient people on the planet,”
“Very clever. Very, very, very clever.”
“Dude, this is awesome. I love it.”
A lady to someone else in my booth:
 “Buy them, just buy them. These are so good.”
“I am so impressed. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
“You are… be still my heart.”
“I am… Flabbergasted!”
Boy holds up a Kermit doll and says, “Kermit really WAS here.”
“I’d like to be in your brain for an hour.”
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“You are sick. You are a sick man”. And then, turns to his wife; “This man should donate his brain to science“
“Your booth brings such joy to people. That’s what I love.”
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“I think your frogs have some issues.”
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Belleville, IL - 2025:
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“You’re still my favorite artist down here.”
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“They’re real frogs!?!”
“I thought they were cool before, but…“
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“I love your job.”
“I would love your job.”
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“Awesome! Just cool stuff”
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Woman shaking her head: “These are so good!”
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“I tell you what, it’s genius work“
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“A sense of humor to die for."