This little guy or gal comes out at night where he/she likes to perch on my porch light or wind chime and pounce on unsuspecting moths. During the day, our new friend, hides under the siding, making for cute pictures.
He/she appears to be a Notre Dame fan because his/her first appearance was during their game against Michigan. Though he/she didn't bring any luck as the Irish lost.
- Invent a name and leave it in the comments. Not a scientific name, but a strictly fun name of your choosing. You many leave details of why you picked that name, and you may use names from your manuscript.
-Try to come up with something new and avoid using names others have already taken. Use of usual frog names is probably not going to work here. My 18-year-old daughter has reserved the right to pick the winner since she first discovered the frog. She won't be impressed by ordinary names.
-Include your twitter handle or your email address in your comment so I can notify the winner.
-One, and only one, entry per person. Be a follower of this blog. (It's required for the Nightmare Query anyway.)
-The contest will run through my birthday on Tuesday, September 17th. The winner will be posted on September 18th. Winner is not guaranteed a spot in Nightmare on Query Street (October 19th), only a spot in the slush. But you'll have a email subject line that stands out.
To make it even more fun, feel free to comment on other people's entries and leave congrats or chuckles for their naming choice.
If you need any more incentive to enter, Nightmare on Query Street already has eight agents signed on, and there is the possibility of more! For details on Nightmare on Query Street, so you know what you're getting into, go here.
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| There are actually two frogs in this one. Can you find them? |
Now post that unique and funny name!
Sir Puffin McCroakenstein
ReplyDeleteI picked it because it seemed fitting ;)
My email address is Scorpio71103@yahoo.com
Croakenstein is very fitting. He's so ugly he's cute.
DeletePerfect for Halloween!
DeleteCrocus.
ReplyDeleteFor the tiny little flower that pokes it's face up through the snow to announce spring's arrival.
Twitter: @mbelec123
I love this! Flowers are my thing. Too bad I'm not judging. :(
DeleteQuite clever, I approve!
DeleteThat's a good one!
DeleteVodka Louis Archibald or Anastasia (depending on gender) Dribbles. VLAD for short. (The impaler, because he/she impales his prey on the tip of her/his tongue.
ReplyDelete@fetterslopez
My daughter might go for Vlad. Very dark!
DeleteElphie, short for Elphaba of WICKED, the green gal who became such an Animal activist that she ended up on the wrong side of the law protecting them--and so people called her the wicked witch of the west.
ReplyDeleteOh! I saw this play last year! Such a fun time. Loved Elphaba!
DeleteTwitter @lorareedpalmer
ReplyDeleteFitzgerald Rand Orwell Grahame (F.R.O.G.)
ReplyDeletebecause he clearly is a literary frog
@storyparkgirl
Clever! You put some thought into this one.
DeleteNice! :)
DeleteThe Honorable Sir Patrick Sticky-Toes, Esquire.
ReplyDelete@RenaTheWriter
oops, hit publish too soon. Patrick because it is such an iconic Irish name, and because it reminds me of Sir Patrick Stewart, and the frog is definitely noble enough. Engage.
DeleteHe does stick to our windows. Little goofy thing.
DeleteI love this one! Make it so.
DeleteKnute
ReplyDeleteAfter Knute Rockne, legendary football coach at Notre Dame. ;)
Twitter: @LittleJoni00
Knute is kind of a play on amphibian words too! Love it!
DeleteYep, I thought of that as well. "Newt". :P
Delete~Joni
Very cute!
DeleteTrevor, after Neville Longbottom's toad in Harry Potter. Or Darren O'Hare, Captain of the Irish Quidditch team in 1993 :)
ReplyDeleteTwitter: @JamiMontgomery
Neville is my favorite character from HP!
DeleteRudy. Hopefully that's self explanatory for an Irish fan :)
ReplyDeleteTwitter: @Rockets2Writing
He's getting fat enough to be a Rudy! hehe!
DeleteLady Nightshade. Because she comes out at night, and is pure death to any unsuspecting light-drawn bug.
ReplyDeleteKimberlyAKay@yahoo.com
This sounds like something that would appeal to my daughter. She's a big fan of the darker side.
DeleteHe looks like a poised little fella, which makes me think he just might be a prince. I think his name should be Prince Naveen, Prince for short.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Have you tried kissing him? You never know! ;)
P.S.S My birthday is on the 17th, too! Birthday Buddies :D
email: rm_writer@hotmail.com
Birthday Buddy! Hey!
DeleteJean-Bob from The Swan Princess.
ReplyDelete@kathleea
Ahh. My daughter watched this movie a lot when she was little. You might be on to something.
DeleteIt seems like there is only one name that fits. Notre Dame, the bell, it must be Quasimodo. It's a good name for a frog really--they look a little bit hunch-backed and many people don't appreciate how important they are.
ReplyDeleteThe frog does hunch most of the time. Appropriate.
DeleteI'm gonna go with Link, from Zelda. He's green, agile, adorable, and saves the world in his spare time.
ReplyDeleteOoh! Great one! Love that game. Maybe I'll go with Zelda. I can't decide :)
DeleteOh yes, and my Twitter is @Ava_Jae :)
DeleteAnd thanks, Michelle!
We've always been big fans of all the Zelda games.
Delete"Hunchy" short for my favorite character of when I think of Notre Dame - the Hunchback of Notre Dame.....I think I'm going to go out and buy a frog now and name him that.
ReplyDeleteemail is druanng1@msn.com
DeleteHe/she's hunchy for sure. That little guy is good at hiding.
DeleteLin Beifong. Lin for short. Green for earth bender and always BA. She's a good role model AND the daughter of Toph.
ReplyDeleteMy second choice would be to name her Toph :)
@AimeeHyndman
Toph! I admit to preferring the original series over Korra.
DeleteSo do I. Most people I know do :) Toph is one of my favorite characters in the history of characters.
DeleteNaga Brody. Or just Naga for short after Korra's protective Polar bear dog? :) @quiana2001
ReplyDeleteMaybe our frog is a guardian like Naga. He/she's guarding the house for us.
DeleteI've debating for a long time...but the same name keeps coming to mind.
ReplyDeleteSPLOOSH! It's from Holes, and doesn't have much connection to a frog other than it was a great surprise that made you guys smile!
@merrillwrites
SPLOOSH! That's just fun to say!
DeleteThe Kraken
ReplyDelete@Tangynt
Release the Kraken! Go frog go!
DeleteA-Brod. Named for Adrien Brody, because they're both that damn cute, and the notorious baseball player A-Rod, who also seems like he should be good luck for his team, and isn't.
ReplyDelete@lizblocker
I keep imagining a frog with Adrien Brody's nose. Interesting.
DeleteIt's fitting this contest winner would gain entry into Nightmare on Query Street because I have a serious frog phobia! I almost couldn't look at the pictures!
ReplyDeleteI say his name should be NEO. Tree frogs come from the suborder Neobatrachia. (Research!) Plus he seems to have control over The Matrix with his gravity-defying leaps onto precarious hanging hummingbirds.
@EmCeeCollins
The frog is bending backwards with bullets a flying! :-)
DeleteOrion Indiana (& your daughters last name here)
ReplyDelete: )
@amilouiseallen
Silly frog. Star gazing in Indiana.
DeleteCharming. In honor of all the fairy-tales where a prince was turned into a frog (and hopefully back again.
ReplyDelete@MichelleABarry
Keep seeing Charming from Once Upon a Time.
DeleteSpecial Agent Kissus de Gorf
ReplyDeleteSleeker than 007, the frog disguise increases the chances of smooches.
@patchi_writes
DeleteI like 007, not sure what to say about this one. I'm picturing the frog in a tux. Hmmm.
DeleteZack... Dragon character in my book and it just seems to suit him :)
ReplyDeleteI think Zack suits everyone.
DeleteLil Croaky de Froggy Because he seems like he'd be a French rapper, lol!
ReplyDeleteSnort! Too funny!
DeleteHeqet- Egyptian Frog Goddess of fertility.
ReplyDelete@LeslieDobkins
Way to research.
DeleteMonsieur Cuisses de Grenouilles ~ or Mr. C.Gren for short :) (translation: Mr. Frog's Legs) He's looking a little French to me ~ although perhaps not too tasty, really. ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Bday Michelle!!!
Oh, and I'm at @DoneaLee ~ :)
DeleteI'm learning something new here.
DeleteDon't expect this name to win, but:
ReplyDeleteFlynn the Frog
Because try saying his name five times fast. Total tongue twister.
Okay. That was weirdly fun.
DeleteJust in case you do love tongue twisters @S_M_Johnston :)
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