[JasminBerkova]

...no wait... it's a TURTLEmobile... take your time...

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[JANALA]

Best. photo. ever. I LOVE it!!! I think I almost need one.

[spoddersedpn]

Being a turtle, I see how you think that you need one! :-)

[JANALA]

I definitely do! I have been looking for years to find a bed that looks like a turtle, and I can sleep in the "shell". I even emailed a couple companies to get quotes on having it custom built. I won't give up until I get one! Every turtle needs their own shell .

[tramdoctorsss]

Just sleep in your car

[JANALA]

Um, I actually do - quite a bit. I have an SUV with the back seats down and a pillow and blanket so I can stretch out. However, I haven't needed to since I fixed my sleep at night because I don't need those numerous day naps anymore.

And I would have to paint my car green. And it would get cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I kind of like my air conditioned house.

[tramdoctorsss]

And I would have to paint my car green. And it would get cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

Just repaint it twice a year. Simple. Easy. And you save on rent. You can get your water from Lake Ontario or whatever.

[JANALA]

But...I have a house. I want to sleep in my house. In my turtle bed. In my turtle bed in the house. I would not, however, hesitate to have that car and be seen driving it around. Lake Ontario is a little far for water, but I could get it out of my neighbour's hose, at least in the summer .

[tramdoctorsss]

Excellent. Just go to Craigslist and rent out your room(s). Then use the money to buy a Turtle RV for your trip to Lake Ontario.....a van by the river.

[JANALA]

Well ok, but I draw the line at eating slugs and worms.

[tramdoctorsss]

I draw the line at eating slugs and worms.

Sometimes happiness means lowering your expectations.

[JANALA]

Agree. There's low and then there's...well, slugs and worms. I won't go that low. I've heard they're high in protein but I am willing to take that information at face value.

[tramdoctorsss]

There's low and then there's...well, slugs and worms.

Just put them on top of a pizza. I believe that's what they do in Montreal.

[JasminBerkova]

well, slugs and worms

Just put them on top of a pizza. I believe that's what they do in Montreal. No. You're thinking of Paris. And possibly Mumbai.

In Montreal they would deep fat fry them, give them a fancy name, cover them in gravy and cheese curds, and sell them to curious (and gullible) tourists for $25 a serving.

[Ztcgtqvb]

The turtle in the picture is a Red Eared Slider. I showed the picture to my turtle, and she balked at it......"nonsense" was all she said before she retired to the cubby hole under a chair in the bathroom.

[JANALA]

I went to the insectarium in Montreal where they serve up insects in any fashion you can imagine - in lollipops, ice cream, fried/sauteed, dipped in chocolate, live...

All this turtle could say was "ew no". The guy I was with tried quite a few though. Kudos to him.

[tramdoctorsss]

Yeah, most Tim-Hortons-gift-card-carrying Canadians prefer to get their insects in traces rather than in whole pieces.

[JANALA]

Exactly! And don't forget the MSG - they throw that in at no extra charge.

(I don't drink Tim's unless my life depends on it, so I can knock 'em. I'm a Starbucks girl through and through).