A headline made for the Lounge...

[SallyMander]

From a Herpetology (that's the study of reptiles and amphibians!) Newsletter that I get... :rofl:

Eight Million Brazilian Turtles Invade China Each Year (Over 50 Million Being Raised At Chinese Turtle Farms)

The Brazilian turtle, originally from the south-central United States, was introduced into China in the 1980s via Hong Kong. Because the Brazilian turtle has strong vitality and is very easy to raise, it has been massively reproduced in breeding farms in China. According to experts, the Brazilian turtle has endangered the future of Chinese native turtles. This is an extremely grave invasion by a foreign species and may cause an ecological disaster.

According to a report in "Beijing Science and Technology" on May 25, every morning at 8:00 a.m., the pet turtles are the most conspicuous ones among the pet animals that are busily displayed in Tianqiao Pet Market in Beijing. The shop owners promote sales of turtle unceasingly to pedestrians: “Choose a Brazilian turtle if you want to have a pet”. A Brazilian turtle, the size of a bottle cap, costs 10 Chinese yuan for three; 5 yuan for a little larger one; 20 yuan for the one of size bigger than a bowl. The price is extremely cheap.

[EastTennesseeDem]

1. That'll show those commies.

Wait ... how much is a brazillion again?

[madinmaryland]

2. Huh? Would that be equal to a cotillion?

:shrug:

[MineralMan]

4. Could be. Can Turtles Dance?

Do you have a YouTube link?

[madinmaryland]

5. ..

:D

[MineralMan]

13. Thank you for the proof of dancing turtles.

It must be true...there is a picture of it.

[LynneSin]

12. No but according to John Cornyn there's Turtle lust out there, thanks to the gays

:eyes:

[madinmaryland]

15. Has Cornyn been hanging out with Rick Santorum??

Man on turtle??

:puke:

[LynneSin]

16. Cornyn was man on turtle, Santorum was man on dog

Get you're warped fasinations into beastiality straight!

[madinmaryland]

18. I guess that would make Cheney...

man on quail??

:wtf:

[LynneSin]

19. don't get in his way or he'll shoot you and them make you apologize to him for it

:eyes:

[MineralMan]

3. That is a large number of turtles, indeed...

[ThomCat]

6. The Brazilian turtle is from the south-central United States?

:think:

Um... Someone was real bright when they named those.

[SallyMander]

20. I know! LOL!

It's actually a red-eared slider, according to the original article...



I used to have one for a pet! :hi:

[Arkansas Granny]

7. How many zeros would that be?

[SallyMander]

25. Well... six, followed by......

hmmm

:think:

:dunce:

[billyoc]

8. There's a wax joke in there somewhere...

:evilgrin:

[jeff30997]

10. Huh...

Don't burn the turtle at both ends ?

[billyoc]

Brazilian Turtle Wax.

Ouch!

[marzipanni]

17. Nuh-uh

Turtles are nakee around the cloacee... LOL

[MineralMan]

9. There's something vaguely reptilian about your

interest in this. I wonder...

[DarkTirade]

11. A million Brazilian? Jesus Christ! That's a LOT!!

:wow:

[suninvited]

14. EIGHT million brazilian!

[SallyMander]

21. ...

:D

[Sheltiemama]

22. "How many is a Brazilian?"

[Crabby Appleton]

23. Eight Million Brazilian is a hell of a lot of turtles !!11!!

[SallyMander]

24. That is what i call an INVASION!!!

:rofl:

Hi Crabby :hi: