Origin question

[Sparvid]

In the Mirage, movie and new cartoon origin, Splinter mentions that he was surprised to hear the mutated Turtles starting to talk. And in both Mirage and the cartoon, the first word spoken is "Splinter".
Now, did the Turtles start to talk before Splinter or after? Because, if it is after, then why is Splinter so surprised that the ooze made them talk if it made him talk too? And if they talked before him, then how do they know what Splinter's name is, if no one has said it out loud?

[GK Punk]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :wink:
Don't let facts get in the way of a good story :lol:
The TMNT Secret service may be after you now... :o

[Karpo_007]

Maybe splinter didn't feel like talking to himself, and thats why he didn't know he could do it... :lol:

[Kali]

If Splinter never talked, they never would have known his name, he obviously talked to them. But they weren't as advanced as he was, mentally, so it surprised him that they spoke so clearly that first time. He had no idea how the mutagen ooze would effect their different species.

[Sparvid]

Fair enough :)

[Karpo_007]

Sounds better than my theory.

[Machias Banshee]

Eee! *snuggles cute baby Turtles* :P :D I agree with you on that one, Kali... :)