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Jaimec
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 09:43 am: | 
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From what I remember (and this is NOT scientifically accepted practice):
"Turtle" is the generic term for ANY shelled reptile. However:
"Turtle" is used primarily for marine turtles,
"Tortoise" is used primarily for exclusively terrestial turtles, and "Terrapin" is the correct term for an aquatic reptile that frequently leaves its aquatic environment to bask in the sun, or cross over land.
There are exceptions, of course. There is a fresh water South American turtle that has flippers and never leaves the water except to lay eggs. And the common Diamondback Terrapin actually lives in brackish (slightly salt) water, not fresh water.
Box turtles and wood turtles are more closely related to the aquatic terrapins than they are to the purely terrestial tortoises. Tortoises are strictly herbivorous, whereas box turtles and wood turtles are omnivores.
Yes, when I was growing up, I wanted to be a herpetologist... |
Greenlantern
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 09:48 am: |
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Yes, when I was growing up, I wanted to be a herpetologist...
I don't understand. What does STD's have to do with any of this?
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Buellinachinashop
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 09:59 am: |
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woody harrleson? |
Tramp
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:16 am: |
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(Message edited by tramp on August 07, 2008) |
Rotzaruck
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:11 pm: |
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Well, now that we have that all worked out, I have a question about the big race. Was the other guy really a hare, or just a rabbit putting on airs? |
Greenlantern
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:17 pm: |
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yes. |
Psyclonej
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:22 pm: |
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"Somebody's gonna have to go back and get us a whole sh!tload a dimes" |
Greenlantern
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:26 pm: |
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"You boys are lollygagging around like it's a hunnert n twenny degrees! CAYN'T BE MORE'N A HUNNERT 'n FOURTEEEN!!! |
Wile_ecoyote
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:38 pm: |
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That has to be my most favorite movie of all time. I laugh every time I watch it and seen it maybe 30 times!" Of course you'll have the good decency not to mention it. " |
Miamiuly
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:41 pm: |
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steady as a rock.
Yeah, but this is my shootin' hand.
Gucci bags on the horse.
What'd he say?
He said the sheriff is a near...
'cuse me while I whip this out...
If you don't laugh at blazing saddles, you are in trouble, might as well check out. |
Cyclonemduece
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 09:28 pm: |
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you look like woody harelson |
Brumbear
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 09:40 pm: |
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Damn I think ya'll had enough BEANS
MONGO LIKE CANDY |
1313
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:36 pm: |
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Damnut,
There is a really passionate group of Buell riders in Brasil (or Brazil depending on how you spell it...).
My advice is to look them up,
If you have no idea how to, PM me for further details...
1313 |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 11:38 pm: |
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>>lollygagging<<
There's a word I need to use more. |
Damnut
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 06:45 am: |
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Yes I know about the group here and met them at Homecoming. I have been in contact with Junior since then and may be meeting him tomorrow. Might even get to go riding. |
Tramp
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 10:47 am: |
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Be aware of their initiation rites, DN-
"....watch out for your cornhole, bud"
(name that movie) |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 02:39 pm: |
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It's just we're putting new coversheets on all the TPS reports before they go out now. So if you could go ahead and try to remember to do that from now on, that'd be great. All right! |
Thumper74
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 03:29 pm: |
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"So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life."
I never got that movie until I worked in an office |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 04:56 pm: |
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Speaking of tortoises... just saw on National Geographic that Lonesome George may not be so lonesome in the near future! |
Buellinachinashop
| | Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 05:01 pm: |
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"I never got that movie until I worked in an office."
Uhm, yeahhhh, I'm going to need you to go ahead and come in tomorrrowww. |
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