I would like to trademark/copyright some inside running-joke junk before I get into trouble for making myself t-shirts of it online. Then NOBODY can ever use it again! It will be MINE all MINE! MWAHAHAHAAAAAAA! Anybody familiar with US law regarding that?

Now to handle a bit of Errata:

1) BigMike is not Ja'ar, and even if he were, Ja'ar is not affiliated with this blog. Therefore, the removal of the t-shirts and mugs and bumper stickers etc. (which was right after the first message I recieved, by the way), had nothing to do with his willingness or unwillingness to remove them. That's all on me.

2) The decision to name Toad Pizza "Toad Pizza" has to do with several things. The first is obvious. I am called Toad. You may call me Toad. The epithet connotes having a relatively small torso but burly legs, without implying the cuteness and friendliness that "frog" would. I am not cute, and I am rarely friendly; I am funny-looking and decidedly surly. I have been referred to as Toad for nearly a decade. Road pizza is an unfortunate condition that frequently befalls wild toads, as well as the occasional cyclist. Thusly (a preposition that never quite got its day in the sun), I find that I am often in twice the danger of the average cyclist or toad when I am near the road. In danger, that is, of becoming Toad Pizza, which also conveniently rhymes with "road pizza." I am very clever.

I hope this clears things up a bit.