# Frog Photobombs Nasa Moon Probe Launch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 14, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812 "2013-09-14T00:17:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/1 "2013-09-14T00:17:59Z")

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See the little fella [here](http://www.space.com/22772-frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-launch.html). Cowabunga!

Alas! He almost certainly did not survive.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/2 "2013-09-14T01:03:04Z")

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“…one giant leap for frogkind!”

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**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/3 "2013-09-14T01:12:20Z")

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Rocketfrog slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/4 "2013-09-14T01:23:59Z")

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“Agent 27B reports mission failure. Broken arrow. Repeat. Broken arrow.”

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**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/5 "2013-09-14T01:35:08Z")

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He thought it was a fly…

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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/6 "2013-09-14T02:08:33Z")

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[translated from frog] IT WORKED!! IT WORKED!! [/tff]

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/7 "2013-09-14T02:50:42Z")

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Do you think the frog might have been a rivet-er on the project?

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/8 "2013-09-14T02:53:49Z")

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And I thought this thread was about some Frenchie complaining about a rocket.

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**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/9 "2013-09-14T03:26:11Z")

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Odd. I don’t recall that stanza of Froggy went a’courtin’.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/10 "2013-09-14T03:48:40Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Alas! He almost certainly did not survive.

Yes, most likely he croaked.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/11 "2013-09-14T04:08:37Z")

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> [@NASA](#):
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> “The condition of the frog . . . is uncertain.”

No, I think it’s very certain.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/12 "2013-09-14T04:09:15Z")

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“Sir, the Moon probe is picking up something odd from the exterior sensors…”  
“Put it on audio.”  
“Hello, my honey, hello, my baby, hello, my ragtime galllll…”

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**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/13 "2013-09-14T04:14:50Z")

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Frog Sinatra: ♫ Fly me to the moon, let play among the stars… ♫

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/14 "2013-09-14T04:19:21Z")

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[Storm]Do you know what happens to a frog when it gets too close to a rocket launch?[/Storm]

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/15 "2013-09-14T04:22:45Z")

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♪ ♪♪ _Rocket Frog, burning out his fuse up here alone._

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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/16 "2013-09-14T04:29:44Z")

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Frog legs! Getcher fresh roasted frog legs right here!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/17 "2013-09-14T04:36:49Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> No, I think it’s very certain.

But we won’t be sure until we open the box.

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/18 "2013-09-14T04:45:01Z")

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**~ The Frog Prince ~**  
A Michael Bay film

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/19 "2013-09-14T04:49:08Z")

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As god is my witness, I thought frogs could fly…

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812/20 "2013-09-14T05:37:42Z")

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“[_Reedip, reedip!_] What the fuck was that?!? [_Reedip, reedip!_] OOOOOOOH, SHIIIIIIIIIIT!!! [_Reedip!_]”

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