Only then did Beck say the frog "was fake." He then asked his guest, former Bush administration official John Bolton, to verify the animal's inauthenticity.

"Call me 'Frog,' " said the frog in a clear, strong voice.

"You don't seem to have any problem talking to me," said the frog.

"To fail spectacularly is a loser's paradise," said the frog-footman wistfully.

"Well, okay," said the frog-footman, "that does take the sting out a little bit.

"I thought my turn would come," said the frog, and went plump in after it.

"You were in there a while," said the frog-footman as he escorted me from the building.

"Well, thanks for that," said the frog-footman sarcastically.

"You can not catch me," said the frog.

"Why do you shine so?" said the frog.

"A new arrival, I see!" said the Frog.

Nuk says the Frog-Seagate team brainstorms new approaches during the design phase, distilling a wide range of initial concepts into a single, actionable idea.

Conservation International said the frog's Pinocchio-like protuberance on its nose pointed upwards when the male called but pointed downwards when he was less active.

"The birds are coming," said the frog.

"I hope not," said the Frog complacently.

"Be ashamed of yourself," said the frog.