Two Minors Married Off to Frogs

1. zav
   January 19th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   Argh. This angers me. It's hard enough for frogs to earn enough to get by these days. And now they have to support their child-wives and child wives eat so much. How many bugs do these husband frogs have to catch each day to feed their family now? Unconscionable, I say.

2. SenorMysterioso
   January 19th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

   Did the frogs have to fork over $16k, 100 cases of beer and a crate of meat for their young brides?

3. sw
   January 19th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

   what a sweet tradition! but what happens if there is an outbreak of disease anyway?

4. seekshelter
   January 19th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

   obviously, the girls when then have to marry larger amphibians....

5. Michigan J
   January 19th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

   Did the girls at least get to choose their frog husband? If it were me, I'd require he should at least look fine with a top hat and cane or rep his own cereal.

6. arrghiamapirate
   January 19th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

   My 4 year old was impressed. She wants to marry a frog now.

7. ted
   January 19th, 2009 at 8:24 pm

   Well, at least they didn't have to marry the same frog. That would be wrong.

8. johzephine
   January 19th, 2009 at 10:33 pm

   I would also like to marry a frog.

9. zav
   January 20th, 2009 at 12:02 am

   Just remember that frog marriages lead to frog divorces. And this leads to more work for frog/child divorce lawyers. We must fight to prevent frog/child marriages.

10. Christophe
    January 20th, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Can you eat your husband legs?

11. Johnny Cat
    January 20th, 2009 at 1:12 am

    what awesome comments on this story. I've seen so many others sweating this small stuff story of cultural nuance. neatorama ftw.

12. tavago1
    January 20th, 2009 at 1:24 am

    When I first read the title of the post, I was sure it had been misspelled. Silly me!

13. Evilbeagle
    January 20th, 2009 at 4:02 am

    Christophe... with butter and garlic.

14. gopalan
    January 20th, 2009 at 5:03 am

    i am from the area, and i know a little bit. the village astrologer would have told that she would lose her husband early and remarry; to avoid that now she is married off to a frog. the frog will soon die, and then she will marry again when she grows up; voila!
    the indian miss universe 1993, aishwarya roy, who is now a famous actor, married another famous actor (who is the son of another very famous actor, whew!) a few years ago. but before the ceremony she 'married' a banana tree, which was promptly cut down after the ceremony, thus rendering her a 'widow'; then she married the actor. as simple as that.

15. gopalan
    January 20th, 2009 at 5:04 am

    by the way, you cannot cover all such weird practices here; you dont have the space.

16. sw
    January 20th, 2009 at 10:58 am

    life would be so much simpler if one's spouse was a tree . . .

17. ted
    January 20th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Yup, trees don`t get headaches.

18. Evilbeagle
    January 20th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Trees don't get headaches, ted, but then...

    ...you know what, I'm just going to keep my sick thoughts to myself this time.

19. ted
    January 21st, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Something about knots and splinters, evilbeagle?

20. ted
    January 21st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Or maybe, when the actress' tree-husband died, she was "mourning wood"?

    No, that was bad.

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