MASSIVE MISTAKE!

~~Jarrah White~~ · 11-07-2003, 10:03 PM

I've just realised something wrong since the original comic! The turtles are actually tortises! Turtles have flippers not legs!

*Dane E5R* · 11-07-2003, 10:09 PM

They're mutants, man. Besides, is it really that big of a deal? That's like sayin' "they're not black, they're jamaican!"

~~Jarrah White~~ · 11-07-2003, 10:11 PM

Okay I'll let it slide. Besides, the name Ninja Turtles sounds better.

**HorseTechie** · 11-07-2003, 10:18 PM

Heh... but it's also true that the United States defines the Turtle/Tortoise species differently from Europe/Australia too.

Your country thinks that all terrapins that are not in the water all the time are tortoises. Whereas in America, we think the terrapins that require very little water to thrive (mostly those who live in the desert) are tortoises. Those who live in the damp woods or the ponds and sea, are still called turtles here.

So that's why the Turtles, are still turtles here.

*Cascadia* · 11-07-2003, 10:49 PM

well said, HT.....you beat me to it

**HorseTechie** · 11-08-2003, 09:54 AM

...I still believe that the TMNT were box turtles. Not red-eared sliders, dammit!

*Kid Icarus* · 11-08-2003, 10:07 AM

odd question: what would be the genus and species of a box turtle? i need it for biology

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**HorseTechie** · 11-08-2003, 11:44 AM

Here ya go!

http://emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/...Terrapene.html

Albrecht · 11-08-2003, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Elite5Raph

They're mutants, man. Besides, is it really that big of a deal? That's like sayin' "they're not black, they're jamaican!"

Misfit · 11-08-2003, 12:03 PM

Thanks for the nature lesson there, HorseTurtle.

Wow, you really do learn something new every day...at least I did, I never knew that stuff.

Dinogrrl · 11-08-2003, 06:14 PM

Yeah, we go for the triplicate system in Australia - land dwellers are Tortoises; freshwater dwellers are Terrapins and sea-going ones are the Turtles.

But Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises just wouldn't sound as good.

*Buslady* · 11-09-2003, 11:51 AM

Ahh we can go on with this one..

Sea turtles have flippers.
Pond Turtles have legs and arms with webbing between their fingers making them look like flippers and have amphibious natures.
Tortoises are almost strictly land based with huge elephantine arms and legs.
The word "Turtle" is appropriate for ALL chelonian creatures. (just read that ina turtle book heheh)

But...
look at the original sketch of a ninja turtle...he looks like a tortoise to me !H hahaha ha ha haah

I think of them as red ear sliders.

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Originally Posted by HorseTechie

Here ya go!

http://emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/...Terrapene.html

thats a great website!

box turtles, pond turtles...ahhh they're chelonians....that's all the matters.

OA · 11-09-2003, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Buslady

Quote:

Originally Posted by HorseTechie

Here ya go!

http://emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/...Terrapene.html

thats a great website!

box turtles, pond turtles...ahhh they're chelonians....that's all the matters.

hmm...Teenage Mutatnt Ninja Chelonians?

Savanti Romero · 11-10-2003, 12:57 AM

In America most people think anything close to a turtle is a turtle.

11-07-2003, 10:03 PM	#1
~~Jarrah White~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,394	MASSIVE MISTAKE! I've just realised something wrong since the original comic! The turtles are actually tortises! Turtles have flippers not legs!

11-07-2003, 10:09 PM	#2
Dane E5R Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 1,602	They're mutants, man. Besides, is it really that big of a deal? That's like sayin' "they're not black, they're jamaican!" __________________ http://www.luckyusshow.com

11-07-2003, 10:49 PM	#5
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	well said, HT.....you beat me to it __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

11-08-2003, 12:03 PM	#10
Misfit Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 508	Thanks for the nature lesson there, HorseTurtle. Wow, you really do learn something new every day...at least I did, I never knew that stuff. __________________ My LiveJournal My Fanfiction "I'm the pretty one!" - Mikey in "Meet Casey Jones".

11-08-2003, 06:14 PM	#11
Dinogrrl Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 176	Yup Yeah, we go for the triplicate system in Australia - land dwellers are Tortoises; freshwater dwellers are Terrapins and sea-going ones are the Turtles. But Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises just wouldn't sound as good. __________________ Exceedingly Spherical Goldfish

11-07-2003, 10:11 PM	#3
~~Jarrah White~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,394	Okay I'll let it slide. Besides, the name Ninja Turtles sounds better.

11-07-2003, 10:18 PM	#4
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Heh... but it's also true that the United States defines the Turtle/Tortoise species differently from Europe/Australia too. Your country thinks that all terrapins that are not in the water all the time are tortoises. Whereas in America, we think the terrapins that require very little water to thrive (mostly those who live in the desert) are tortoises. Those who live in the damp woods or the ponds and sea, are still called turtles here. So that's why the Turtles, are still turtles here.

11-08-2003, 09:54 AM	#6
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	...I still believe that the TMNT were box turtles. Not red-eared sliders, dammit!

11-08-2003, 10:07 AM	#7
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	odd question: what would be the genus and species of a box turtle? i need it for biology .

11-08-2003, 11:44 AM	#8
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Here ya go! http://emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/...Terrapene.html

11-10-2003, 12:57 AM	#14
Savanti Romero Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 600	In America most people think anything close to a turtle is a turtle. __________________ "The sceptor has returned at last; and it's all mine!" -Savanti Romero, Vol. 1 issue 47 1992 AKA: [email protected] utromheadquarters.0catch.com