Today, as a frog biologist I was out in the field searching for a relatively rare frog species. After three hours I finally heard the frog call and I crept closer and closer to the sound until... squish... I stepped on the very frog I was trying to collect. They're endangered. FML
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On 06/19/2009 at 12:23am - misc - by oops... (man) - United States (Texas)
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Ew you stepped on it? FYL.
#1 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:06am by IllegalLight
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Shouldn't someone who's looking for these frogs kinda not step on them? YDI
#88 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:05pm by ravinderkaler
Well, now we know why it's an endangered species. The dumb thing didn't move out from under your foot!
who's green earth, is it those psyco bastards who throw red liquid all over people and are animal rights activists?
Yeah, admitting that online is probably not the best thing. You're probably going to get fined like whoa.
Haha yea that sucks but hey u can still semi examine it and good luck
#11 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:26am by smartsportsbabe
Somehow this doesn't seem real. I think if there are biologists specific to frogs, they'd have a more technical title than "Frog Biologist". Or you'd just be a biologist who fancies frogs.
#13 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:49am by Genephix
He's called a Herpetologist. If he said he was a herpetologist, nobody would have known what he meant. I didn't even have to look this up. :D Thank you National Geographic.
agreed, it's fake. a frog has much sharper senses than that, you can't just step on one. It will see you before you see it.
#33 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:02am by ilikequarters
frogs are pretty trusting though. well, toads, anyway. you have to touch em almost to get them to move.
#37 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:34am by thatwasobvious
And, is it just me, or does the OP seem to be making a conscious effort to sound more intelligent than he is?
#60 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:20pm by Genephix
Or maybe he is just a poor looser who barely made it trough the career ? Theres always this possibility
#63 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:33pm by LesYeuxDeDario
Herpetologist is actually a broad term, covering amphibians and reptiles. So either OP's a herpetologist interested/specializing in frogs, or OP's a biologist that likes frogs. Who knows?
Hah wow. For some reason this post made me laugh for like a minute straight. Oh, the irony.
Poor froggy. I guess when you are searching for one, you should glance at the ground every so often.
Could you get something to eat out of it? mmmmm fried frog legs...
#20 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:12am by theberliner
Wow.
As someone who will dedicate their lives to something as useless and obscure as frog biology... FYL.
loto, knowledge is power man, obviously you don't have either
#39 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:43am by shortwiz247
U know they can track u now? I would get rid of ur computer before they can trace it back to u.
#34 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:09am by shakenbake93
Seeing how you spell, it's amazing you know what a computer is. Obviously you still haven't gone around all the keys on your keyboard. Hint: Y and O are on the first row of letters.
Now, for your knowledge, any governmental agency that can find the identity of OP has more important things to do than fining people for stepping on a frog, even an endangered specie.
Not to mention that the fact that OP posted this here does not prove it really happened. His lawyer would just have to tell the court that he made up the whole story, and nobody would ever be able to prove anything.
So if the US government is going to spend money to track this guy down on the grounds that he claimed on an entertainment website that he accidentally killed a frog, that country is really messed up.
#75 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:59pm by UsingLogic
okay 36 made me laugh xD
and if this is your job, shouldn't you be like.... good at it? :P
what were you expecting, the frog to be floating in the air in front of you? always watch your feet when looking for something on the ground...
#41 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:47am by reetah
Well the dumbass should've moved. Natures way of eliminating the "low hanging fruit". Do endangered frogs taste like chicken?
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Fuck MY Life for having read this bullshit.
#46 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:22am by stop_whining
48 didnt meant that, he suggested that the "biologist" is the one who kills them notoriously
#64 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:35pm by LesYeuxDeDario
frog biologist... hahahhaahah
that sucks though, anyone could've done that.
#52 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:53am by mayhembaby
you managed to do something on accident that I couldn't do if I tried! your a professional frog killer!
#53 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:01am by Suckstbeyou
For a moment, it was FYL, but then... why the hell weren't you looking /down/? Did you expect the frog to be floating through the trees?
...That being said, those are really stupid frogs.
#54 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:08am by solitare_lee
When I first read this, I honestly thought "they're frogs - no one cares",
but with 50-something comments, apparently people do.
Lol no wonder they're endangered, if they don't move when something's about to step on them! Hahaha FYL
#58 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:43am by vanaathiel
59-that "ugly thing" is called a frog.
OP: no wonder they're endangered! Nobody pays attention to their safety!
I agree with No. 14 no way you would call yourself a "Frog Biologist"
#66 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:53pm by Countryboy11
I work in an animal communications lab that studies frogs, and essentially all of us refer to ourselves as "frog biologists." There's one guy who uses "herpetologist," but he loves the reptiles and other amphibians. The rest of us are just frog geeks. I presume other people are the same way. Thus: frog biologist is perfectly valid.
Or perhaps OP figured (probably correctly) that the general populace reading FML wouldn't have any idea what a herpetologist is?
#122 - On 06/22/2009 at 3:55pm by Hylachrysoscelis
this is either fake or the op is retarded. killing an endangered species means a huge fine and jail time.
#69 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:23pm by Nightfallz
YDI – pay more attention to your surroundings… especially involving things of this nature. Are you stupid?
#70 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:42pm by SarlaccBits
Oh man, the poor frog! Open your damn eyes. Especially since you probably killed something that could've given the species another chance at replenishing it's amount. Wtf man. -_-
#72 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:41pm by heatherrrx
Well the frog is stupid for not getting out of the way of a bigger animal, but now that you've killed a member of an endangered species, the Federal Wildlife Marshals will be coming in the helicopters soon enough!
if frogs can type, this would totally be a fthefrogslife. LOL
#74 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:57pm by crazieeli
I don't think this is a fake. Many animals, frogs included, rely on camouflage to hide from predators-- and moving gives away their position. The frog was stupid for waiting too late to move (probably why it's endangered in the first place lolol), but it's not the OP's fault. The fact that s/he was listening for it rather than looking says a lot too.
Also, frogs matter, to those of you who said "who cares?" (: They are extremely sensitive to changes in the environment, and their populations reflect the overall wellbeing of an ecosystem. Not to mention they usually play an integral part in said ecosystem. You can't just take out part of a cycle.
Lol #73. :D
You need to pay attention to what you are doing and use proper flashlights, etc.
#83 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:52pm by BooJeanIsIt
ah! a frog biologist. it is so cool that you are a frog biologist.
#91 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:02pm by chouxpastryheart
If the frog wasn't smart enough to jump out of the way, well...there's a reason why it's endangered. =P
#93 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:16pm by airplanefood
I LOLed at "frog biologist." Not in a mean way, I'm a bio major too, so high five.
#106 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:39pm by eastmanwolf
Ok. so I am in love with frogs and I think it is amazing that this is your job! It sucks that it was endangered though. well it sucks that it died at all. but next time, maybe scoot your feet? lol idk. it sucks though. I watched two male bull frogs fight today. one was drowning the other! I broke them up cause i couldn't handle it. Well your job is amazing. try not to kill anymore. but don't let it get to you too much.
What kind of frog biologist would post on FML? Faaaaaaaaake
#115 - On 06/20/2009 at 11:51am by nottavailablee
That sucks... better luck with the next one! I don't think many people on here have taken into account the conditions your working in whilst mocking you. It's not like you're looking for frogs in a parking lot! Tall grass/weeds/bushes/trees/lots and lots of mud.. and not to mention dumb frogs that think said obstacles protect them.
#118 - On 06/20/2009 at 7:55pm by theshewolf
there is a billion frogs in my backyard if you'd like to check?
#119 - On 06/20/2009 at 9:19pm by iamstupid1243
#119, someone who researches and studies frogs, dummy.
''i was calling out and calling out to try and get noticed and helped so i can reproduce when this fat bitch who calls herself a carer stepped on me. FML''
121- for some reason, the fml from the frog's pov sounded really whiny in my head...fml's and fml's from alternative pov's usually aren't...anyway, that was hilarious!!! XD
OP: XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD good job. you could still learn something about it...?
First you say it's RELATIVELY rare, then you say it's endangered. Am I the only one who can't see how something could be both?
#131 - On 01/24/2010 at 10:21am by st4rbucksisevil
:( Sorry. (I like #38's assumption, tho. "Endangered cuz they're too stupid to move")
#134 - On 03/12/2010 at 2:37pm by Redders123
