Rebel Without a Pond.

How does looking at that picture make you feel; seeing that portly amphibian just sitting there on his trusty motorcycle without a care in the world? I’m guessing that 9 out of 10 of you looking at that image will smile, maybe even force a hoot out of your upper orifice, but you’d be wrong to do so. Actually I’d go as far as saying its prejudice to laugh at or mock a frog on a bike. And here’s my reasoning.

You’ve probably all heard of evolution; the act of developing certain physical or mental attributes to better help your survival. Well that’s an ongoing thing you know. It’s not just something that happened a long time ago when apes ruled the Earth with their frantic arm waving and copious stone throwing; it exists every minute of every day. Actually, scientists believe we evolved from apes, so that would explain why we like to wave our arms frantically (hailing a taxi) and throw stones (when it doesn’t stop for us).

In fact right now, all living things on this planet are evolving. It’s a slow process though, so there’s no point in sitting in front of a Duck Billed Platypus and waiting to see what other crazy features pop out of him. It takes generations.

Actually I wouldn’t recommend sitting in front of a Duck Billed Platypus anyway. I’ve heard they’re quite aggressive and have a fondness for human eyes. They scoop them out with their bills. You aren’t eating dinner now are you?

So yes, evolution is going on right now and this brings us back to the Fonz from earlier.

You’re probably still tittering like a schoolgirl at the little fellow astride his diesel machine aren’t you? But what if this picture is a result of evolution? What if this particular frog has grown tired of his daily routine? What if he doesn’t want to almost get killed everyday crossing the busy road to get home to see Mrs Croak and the tadpole triplets? What if he has evolved to ride a motorcycle because of this? And what if he’s just testing the water with this bike and intends to upgrade to an SUV so he and the family can actually join the road and see where it takes them?

Think about that. Have you thunk? Yeah and I bet your prejudice just took a beating. Not laughing now are you?

I’m being serious here though. It’s a frog on a motorcycle sure and yeah I can see the funny side of that. But it’s not a spider piloting a jet plane or a manatee on a zip-line – that would be absurd.

Incidentally, I was out walking the other day and I saw a sloth driving a digger. I thought – good luck to him, he’s trying to better himself. Evolution in action.

Although I’ll admit, he was really taking his time over what he was doing.

Some things never change.