Toad pinger

[W Brewer]

WB heard <<toad pinger>> on CNN in recent days. Now just occurred to WB
that it was probably <<towed pinger>>. Google verified <<Towed Pinger
Locator>>. Perhaps WB sidetracked by recent transcription of Southern Min
amphibian vocabulary from field recordings. Actually, <toad pinger> does
make some sense, rhythmically sending out a ribbit, waiting for a return
response. Although the robot more resembles a sting-ray.

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