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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:47 PM
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Ummmmmm, about box turtles
what's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise??
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  - Tortoises are land creatures.  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 03:48 PM   #1 
  - Did Richardo tell you that???  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 03:49 PM   #2 
  - Actually, I sorta knew that.  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 03:50 PM   #3 
  - No - GOPisEvil flew this one solo...  Richardo   Jul-19-04 04:10 PM   #15 
  - Sub-group? That is AMPHIBIANISM!!!  underpants   Jul-19-04 03:52 PM   #4 
  - Tortoises are not amphibian. They are terrestrial.  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 03:53 PM   #5 
     - Terrestrialism!!! Terrestrialism!!!  underpants   Jul-19-04 03:56 PM   #7 
        - Help, I'm being repressed!  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 04:02 PM   #10 
  - Hmmmmm ....  TEXASYANKEE   Jul-19-04 03:55 PM   #6 
     - Where do you think John Cornyn got the idea?  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 03:56 PM   #8 
        - Well, I don't think Cornyn has ever had an original idea.  TEXASYANKEE   Jul-19-04 04:01 PM   #9 
        - Actually, this is what happens when Cornyn gets an original idea.  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 04:03 PM   #11 
        - ROFL!!!!  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 04:06 PM   #12 
           - You have to have a good sense of humor to live in Texas.  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 04:08 PM   #13 
  - What about Terrapins?  TX-RAT   Jul-19-04 04:10 PM   #14 
     - Yeah.  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 04:12 PM   #16 
        - Another damn turtle as far as i can tell.  TX-RAT   Jul-19-04 04:38 PM   #17 
           - Diamonback terrapins!  GOPisEvil   Jul-19-04 04:40 PM   #18 
 
GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:48 PM
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1. Tortoises are land creatures.
Edited on Mon Jul-19-04 03:49 PM by GOPisEvil
Turtles are amphibious (generally).

I believe that tortoises are a sub-group of turtles.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:49 PM
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2. Did Richardo tell you that???
:D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:50 PM
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3. Actually, I sorta knew that.
At least I got those questions right on a quiz that Lynne posted last week. :D
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:10 PM
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15. No - GOPisEvil flew this one solo...
Edited on Mon Jul-19-04 04:15 PM by Richardo
...my Richardo/GiE dual-thread generator was apparently on the fritz...

Now there's an interesting story: who is Fritz and why is he always blamed for breaking things? :silly:
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:52 PM
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4. Sub-group? That is AMPHIBIANISM!!!
I'm reporting you to the mods.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:53 PM
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5. Tortoises are not amphibian. They are terrestrial.
Truth hurts, dude! Burn!
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:56 PM
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7. Terrestrialism!!! Terrestrialism!!!
Witness the violence inherent in the system.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:02 PM
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10. Help, I'm being repressed!
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TEXASYANKEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:55 PM
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6. Hmmmmm ....
You seem to know a lot about this subject ....
;-)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 03:56 PM
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8. Where do you think John Cornyn got the idea?
Ooops - I think I said too much.
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TEXASYANKEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:01 PM
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9. Well, I don't think Cornyn has ever had an original idea.
So now at least I know who to blame his ignorant remark on!! But then I also have you to thank for Jon Stewart's lampooning of said remark.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:03 PM
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11. Actually, this is what happens when Cornyn gets an original idea.
He should stick to the script.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:06 PM
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12. ROFL!!!!
You guys!!!!!!

That was too funny!!!!!!!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:08 PM
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13. You have to have a good sense of humor to live in Texas.
Well, if you're a liberal, that is.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:10 PM
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14. What about Terrapins?
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:12 PM
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16. Yeah.
what about terrapins?

what the hell are those??
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:38 PM
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17. Another damn turtle as far as i can tell.
Don't know why they call them Terrapins.


Love your cat pics.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 04:40 PM
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18. Diamonback terrapins!
http://www.uga.edu/srel/diamondback_terrapin.htm

Looks like a turtle to me. :shrug:
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