I know "toad" for each of these: Blinkin' like a toad in a hailstorm, a toad strangler. Both gleaned from my wife, who's from northern Arkansas. PR On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Michael Quinion wrote: > A subscriber has asked me about "blink like a frog in a hailstorm", > as language is concerned - there's "frog strangler" as well, isn't