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		Tortoise survives 30 years locked in a storeroom, tells reporters, "They went by pretty fast" (mirror.co.uk)		38
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Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2013-01-26 12:39:43 AM

He survived by a hare.

phlegmmo		2013-01-26 12:47:07 AM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: He survived by a hare.

"Uh huh. Um, yep."
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feckingmorons		2013-01-26 12:59:59 AM

I hope they feed him now, a few roaches and some rainwater must have left him hungry.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2013-01-26 01:02:45 AM

phlegmmo: "Uh huh. Um, yep."
www.minik.tv

INSTA-NOSTALGIA!

Apos		2013-01-26 01:18:30 AM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: He survived by a hare.

WIN

Paris1127		2013-01-26 01:37:00 AM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: He survived by a hare.

I bet it was a living shell in there...

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener		2013-01-26 01:58:20 AM

Apos: WIN

Paris1127: I bet it was a living shell in there...

Well, you can never terrapin those guys down, lemmetellya.

feckingmorons		2013-01-26 02:01:09 AM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Apos: WIN

Paris1127: I bet it was a living shell in there...

Well, you can never terrapin those guys down, lemmetellya.

Wow, you're sticking your neck out with that one.

ktybear		2013-01-26 05:21:50 AM

Eating every three years. No thanks.

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munchies anyone

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and more...so yummy....

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Jaws_Victim		2013-01-26 06:12:58 AM

Poor thing. Didnt really look worse the wear for being there for thirty years though.

AverageAmericanGuy		2013-01-26 06:17:37 AM

Slow and steady gets you locked in a farking box for 30 years.

Mr. Ekshun		2013-01-26 06:23:22 AM

Also stuck in the closet, unavailable for comment.

puffy999		2013-01-26 06:24:44 AM

Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf		2013-01-26 06:25:39 AM

Finally, a worthy challenger to Ol' Rip the Horned Toad

SpdrJay		2013-01-26 06:29:57 AM

Tom Cruise has been in the closet longer, but isn't holding up as well.

Old Man Winter		2013-01-26 06:34:43 AM

I know this is supposed to be a heart-warming tale of survival but I find it rather depressing to think of a poor tortoise who, but for the noises of the creepy hoarder, was completely alone for that long.

Day_Old_Dutchie		2013-01-26 06:42:45 AM

Son Leandro was astonished to find Manuela shuffling around in a cardboard box containing an old record player.

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Slow beats.

black_knight		2013-01-26 06:44:43 AM

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros		2013-01-26 07:29:31 AM

"Passing the time wasn't too bad. Perhaps you've heard the phrase 'a wild hare up your ass?'"

HindiDiscoMonster		2013-01-26 07:40:00 AM

ktybear: Eating every three years. No thanks.

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munchies anyone

[cdn-www.i-am-bored.com image 850x595]

and more...so yummy....

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nah... i already ate, but thanks...
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puffy999		2013-01-26 07:49:07 AM

HindiDiscoMonster: nah... i already ate, but thanks...
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Ol' Drippy! So that's where he is!

BigLuca		2013-01-26 09:20:03 AM

Am I missing something here? It was locked in a room that only the dad went into. The dad died this month. The headline should read, "Weird dad keeps secret tortoise locked in storeroom."

belhade		2013-01-26 09:52:25 AM

What a horrible story, being locked in a hoarder's den for three decades.

WordsnCollision		2013-01-26 10:08:06 AM

Apos		2013-01-26 10:16:46 AM

SpdrJay: Tom Cruise has been in the closet longer, but isn't holding up as well.

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bump		2013-01-26 10:37:36 AM

Was he being obtuse?....

bump		2013-01-26 10:46:54 AM

I was married for 23 years. the Tortoise got off light...

hbk72777		2013-01-26 11:57:54 AM

like the old stories of cracking open a concrete structure and a frog popping out.

Tarmangani		2013-01-26 01:50:49 PM

hbk72777: [www.green-blog.org image 550x309]

like the old stories of cracking open a concrete structure and a frog popping out.

My thoughts exactly. If it was really in a cardboard box, it would have had NO access to any food or water (provided the roof wasn't leaking).

Valiente		2013-01-26 01:52:37 PM

Wants a word:

userserve-ak.last.fm

Paris1127		2013-01-26 01:59:29 PM

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Apos: WIN

Paris1127: I bet it was a living shell in there...

Well, you can never terrapin those guys down, lemmetellya.

You'd think that after spending all that time in the locked room the turtle would've come out with at least some for of a reptile dysfunction...

phlegmmo		2013-01-26 02:01:46 PM

Paris1127: a reptile dysfunction...

*snert*

specialkae		2013-01-26 02:35:03 PM

Wow 30 years. And here I feel bad if I miss a day here and there feeding my turtle, Henry. Poor thing. Glad Manuela was found and reunited with her family.

/turtles are the best pets, no barking, no peeing on the furniture and smart enough to tell the difference between their humans

rushthatspeaks		2013-01-26 04:08:28 PM

Awww man, that's really sad, I am misty eyed. I hope turtles don't feel lonely.

libranoelrose		2013-01-26 04:18:15 PM

It's lucky it didn't end up in the Galapagos.

Mister Peejay		2013-01-26 04:41:46 PM

hbk72777: [www.green-blog.org image 550x309]

like the old stories of cracking open a concrete structure and a frog popping out.

I can buy that part, given what we don't understand about deep hibernation, but the part with the top hat and cane and dance number? That's absurd. You wouldn't find something that ridiculous even in a cartoon!