I was out for my morning saunter when I spotted this at a local pond: a baby turtle hitching a ride on a swan. Clearly, this is the laziest turtle in the world.
i have a fren.
i call him boatbird.
i am smol. he carry me. good fren.
blfsays
The mildly deranged penguin is annoyed. The roboswanship was not supposed to be unveiled until the fleet is ready. She will have words with all those turtles going down down down all the way…
ardipithecussays
Swans are only mostly vegetarian. That turtle may be in trouble come lunch time.
Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trollssays
Looking at the picture, I noticed that the swan appears to be in a “roasting pan”. Makes me suspect it is a decoy to scare off geese.
willjsays
Yes, it looks like a decoy. But swans carry their young like that. I see it every spring.
robrosays
They’re performing Wagner’s Lohengrin, Act 3, as Lohengrin leaves Elsa on his Swan Boat after revealing his identity.
ajbjasussays
Sorry pz that’s not a real swan.
Glenn Grahamsays
So its turtles all the way down until you reach a swan?
Owlmirrorsays
. . . And now, the heartwarming/hilarious/horrifying update to “The Ugly Duckling”, which we like to call “The Really Funky-Looking Cygnet” . . .
Sean and and his support group friend, Myrtle have finally figured out a way to live with their aquaphobia. Jeff will have to use the smoker this Thanksgiving.
YOB - Ye Olde Blacksmith says
Or the smartest turtle in the world.
dragonessfredriksson says
lolol
Ed Seedhouse says
Laziness is the mother of invention.
Marcus Ranum says
i have a fren.
i call him boatbird.
i am smol. he carry me. good fren.
blf says
The mildly deranged penguin is annoyed. The roboswanship was not supposed to be unveiled until the fleet is ready. She will have words with all those turtles going down down down all the way…
ardipithecus says
Swans are only mostly vegetarian. That turtle may be in trouble come lunch time.
Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls says
Looking at the picture, I noticed that the swan appears to be in a “roasting pan”. Makes me suspect it is a decoy to scare off geese.
willj says
Yes, it looks like a decoy. But swans carry their young like that. I see it every spring.
robro says
They’re performing Wagner’s Lohengrin, Act 3, as Lohengrin leaves Elsa on his Swan Boat after revealing his identity.
ajbjasus says
Sorry pz that’s not a real swan.
Glenn Graham says
So its turtles all the way down until you reach a swan?
Owlmirror says
. . . And now, the heartwarming/hilarious/horrifying update to “The Ugly Duckling”, which we like to call “The Really Funky-Looking Cygnet” . . .
“Wait! That’s no swan!”
SC (Salty Current) says
Milkshake swan.
newfie says
Sean and and his support group friend, Myrtle have finally figured out a way to live with their aquaphobia. Jeff will have to use the smoker this Thanksgiving.
The Vicar (via Freethoughtblogs) says
Better than the Laziest Men on Mars…
starskeptic says
You can’t eat what you can’t see…