I grew up reading — and loving — the “Frog and Toad” books, and yet, I found many of these images hilarious. And some of it is like, ‘Toad is waiting for the roofies to kick in.’”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Lobel also said that I should talk to his daughter, who was well aware of the memes, to get a different perspective. While we were on the phone, she burst out laughing at one that repurposed an image of Toad in a sinister way. “Frog is not home.” A Reddit user added: “Toad finally found an opportunity to move the bodies.”PhotoMs. Lobel suggested that our nonchalance toward the memes was generational. “But the darker memes are never going to compute with him.”He agreed.

Source: New York Times October 28, 2017 13:52 UTC