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2006-03-24 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-03-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 kool story, rip Adwaitya

Posted by RD 2006-03-24 02:49|| 2006-03-24 02:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Its a sign of the New Covenant. God says: take out Iran.

Posted by Listen to Dogs 2006-03-24 03:27|| 2006-03-24 03:27|| Front Page Top

#3 His life went by so fast.

Posted by Mike 2006-03-24 06:49|| 2006-03-24 06:49|| Front Page Top

#4 So what the hell does a tortoise DO for 255 years? It's not like he can travel the world or something.

Posted by Angineth Slalet6196 2006-03-24 07:16|| 2006-03-24 07:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Another one bites the dust.

Posted by Churchills Parrot 2006-03-24 10:16|| 2006-03-24 10:16|| Front Page Top

#6 AS 6196:
God did not see fit to give reptiles a burning curiosity. They are content with a good meal and sunshine when they want it. Our turtle, Leon, is quite content in a small horse trough, with clean water flowing at a gentle current, a sun lamp, and Reptomin Turtle Food. He will patiently sit for hours in the corner where the current slows, waiting for the turtle food to float into easy reach.

I think God invented turtles to give us a good laugh. Leon is good for my morale; he's got a ridiculous perpetual frown and his little legs paddle wildly when he jumps off his sunning platform into the water.

I'm going off topic for a minute to remind everybody that, if you see somebody selling turtles smaller than four inches long, they don't know diddly about turtles and they're breaking the law. Don't buy a cute little turtle who's undersized for any reason, and don't buy any reptile unless you're ready for a long term investment, including making room for it as it grows. Leon will grow to the size of a dinner plate and can live for 30 years.

Some morons have let their oversized pythons loose in the southern US, where they pose a threat to livestock, small children, and the endangered species in the Everglades.

Posted by mom ">mom 2006-03-24 10:31|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2006-03-24 10:31|| Front Page Top

#7 I blame Bush

Posted by Penguin 2006-03-24 10:50|| 2006-03-24 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Adwaitya, we hardly knew ye.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-24 10:57|| 2006-03-24 10:57|| Front Page Top

#9 mom: Maybe turtles are nocturnal, frolicking around and doing all sorts of kung-fu and all. We just never see them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-03-24 11:15|| 2006-03-24 11:15|| Front Page Top

#10 I once saw a couple of tortoises doing the, "I like to move it, move it" at the LA Zoo. Males are sure noisy.

Posted by BigEd 2006-03-24 12:18|| 2006-03-24 12:18|| Front Page Top

#11 Soup's on!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-03-24 14:26|| 2006-03-24 14:26|| Front Page Top

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