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Vivid Lizard

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

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

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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Ted Cruz reminds me of a Mudpuppy. [View all] shockey80 Sep 2018 OP

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