Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs
Monday, April 27, 2009

So many indignities for one small turtle.

First, it drifted too far north, until it was stunned by cold. Then, it floated along full of gas generated by a malfunctioning digestive system before washing ashore in England. Then it was snubbed, misidentified as a common loggerhead rather than a Kemp's ridley, the rarest of all sea turtles.

In a final insult, it was dubbed Willy as rescuers nursed it back to health.


Wilhelmina - she is a she, it turned out - has had a sea change in her luck in recent days, though.

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A flying turtle is pretty fucking rare!

#1 | Posted by silver_ironist

Wow... good point... and to think I was excited about this story before even thinking that part through!

Was surprised that they make good pets. Both a neighbor and my old vet had turtles/tortoises (shell about 8" in diam) that got along well with their cats. My neighbor's came with her partner, who had had the 20-year old turtle since he was a little kid.


So many indignities for one small turtle.

Something AKA can identify with..

"A flying turtle is pretty fucking rare!"

.....maybe......


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I wonder how it tastes.

Like flying chicken?

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