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shockey80

(4,379 posts) Sun Sep 30, 2018, 12:53 PM Sep 2018

Ted Cruz reminds me of a Mudpuppy.

A slimy lizard like fish. Whenever I see him on TV he creeps me out.

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Ted Cruz reminds me of a Mudpuppy. (Original Post) shockey80 Sep 2018 OP

sort of... lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #1

Yes BigMin28 Sep 2018 #2

I adore salamanders and amphibians of all types Cirque du So-What Sep 2018 #3

From my Twitter feed Gothmog Sep 2018 #4

I'm going to be THAT guy... Vivid Lizard Sep 2018 #5

lapfog_1

(31,980 posts)

1. sort of...

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Sun Sep 30, 2018, 01:06 PM

Sep 2018

BigMin28

(1,875 posts)

2. Yes

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Sun Sep 30, 2018, 01:14 PM

Sep 2018

Cruz and those like him are lizard people. Cold blooded and predatory. They possess absolutely no humanity whatsoever.

Cirque du So-What

(29,887 posts)

3. I adore salamanders and amphibians of all types

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Sun Sep 30, 2018, 01:21 PM

Sep 2018

Karnival Kruz? Not so much.

Gothmog

(182,062 posts)

4. From my Twitter feed

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Sun Sep 30, 2018, 02:17 PM

Sep 2018

Link to tweet

Vivid Lizard

(27 posts)

5. I'm going to be THAT guy...

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Sun Sep 30, 2018, 02:28 PM

Sep 2018

Just in case there is any confusion, and also because I like these critters that much, I'm chiming in.

A Mudpuppy is a very large, fully aquatic salamander (amphibian) that is interesting for having true gills even in adulthood.

A Mudskipper is about the coolest fish around IMHO. It can survive, and even thrive, for relatively long periods of time in the air on wet mudflats. Those little critters are both ugly and oh so cute.

And yes, Ted seems a bit like a mudpuppy to me, especially in personality. My apologies to all mudpuppies out there.

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