The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10365   Message #71953
Posted By: Roger the zimmer
19-Apr-99 - 07:08 AM
Thread Name: Tortoise shell
Subject: RE: Tortoise shell
In the days when fairgounds gave tortoises as prizes a drunk kept coming back to the coconut shy and winning them, ignoring the stuffed toys and othger geegaw prizes. When the roustabout asked why he said" Jus' gimme another one o' them crusty pies". Old joke. Tortoises and turtle seriously under threat in Europe from pet trade, fishing nets and tourist disturbance, sad to say.