Friday, May 23, 2025

Quips and Quotations (Natural Shell-ection Edition)

 


What did turtles evolve from? Really, I want to know. And for God’s sake, don’t say lizards, because turtles are nothing like lizards. They could not be more different.

--Gwen Stefani




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  1. Turtles are very lovable, until they bite you.

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    1. Snapping turtles, yes, Andrew. I'm not sure I'd be able to tell one apart from a non-snapping kind, so best not to fool with them. Like most wild animals, they'll only attack a human if they feel threatened (such as when you try and pick one up.)

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  2. Ahhh Gwen Stefani, I know her and have some of her songs! She was married to an English guy.

    We need to protect the Turtles. Happy World Turtle Day :-D

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    1. Ananka, you may be thinking of Gavin Rossdale, frontman of Bush.

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  3. Thanks for letting me know it is World Turtle Day, a fact that had eluded me. I shall make a point of going down to the lake and if I see a turtle I will bid him well. The chances are good that a few will be basking in the sun (if we have sun, that is) and I will let them know that today at least they are celebrated. No doubt they will be impressed. Mere days ago World Bee Day graced the calendar and I did encounter several large bumblebees but they seemed singularly indifferent to the honour. I greeted them in the most friendly manner and they simply buzzed off!

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    1. David, I'll try and do a post on World Bee Day next year.

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  4. Happy turtle day! Indigenous people revere the turtle, too.

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    1. Oh, yes, Boud, some refer to either North America or Earth as Turtle Island. Me and another fellow who goes to the same church have been working on revising the Land Acknowledgement (a statement acknowledging Native Americans) and during my research I've come across the term Turtle Island many times.

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  5. I didn't know Gwen Stafani was such a deep thinker.

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    1. I don't mean to pick on Gwen, Debra, it just seemed like the perfect quote for this particular post.

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    2. Besides, she fronts the band No Doubt and this is Shadow of a Doubt, so there's a certain synchronicity there.

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  6. Hello Kirk, I had to look up Gwen Stefani--apparently she is an entertainer of some sort, and also an airhead of the first order. However, I am not a turtle expert myself, so I just spent an interesting hour starting with the Wikipedia article and going down various rabbit holes, including Youtube videos of the various sounds turtles make. Not surprisingly, many turtle species are endangered or "recently extinct". Perhaps World Turtle Day will help.
    --Jim

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    1. GWEN, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, JIM SAID IT AND NOT ME! I STILL WANT YOUR AUTOGRAPH!

      OK, Jim, now that I got that out of the way, I must say this blog has never been, even at its most political, all that environmentally-minded, but ever since the Executive Branch has been seized by molesters of all stripes, especially those in charge of our regulatory agencies, I find my thoughts turning increasingly green. And so I will try and mark these holidays as I come across them, before the only species left on the planet are cockroaches, strains of the covid virus, and homo sapiens.

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  7. Hi, Kirk!

    Based on the "shell" word in the title of your post, I initially expected it to be a discussion about the 86-47 story blowing up in the latest news cycles. Instead, I am relieved to learn that it is a less touchy topic - a loving salute to our shelled friends in recognition of Hug Your Turtle Day aka Take a Turtle to Lunch Day.

    You wrote: "And so I will try and mark these holidays as I come across them, before the only species left on the planet are cockroaches, strains of the covid virus, and homo sapiens." You should perhaps edit your reply to make it read "superior white homo sapiens" because that is the long range goal of the current administration.

    I'm back with a new post of my own this Sunday and invite you to join the fun at Shady's Place. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, good buddy Kirk!

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    1. There's plenty of white homo sapiens in this administration, but I have yet to see any signs of superiority.

      Anyway, Shady, Sunday's pretty busy for me, so I probably will be at your place on Monday.

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