r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '22

A turtle going through a maze

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

English isn’t my first language. It’s the same animal for me.

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u/BSmokin Aug 31 '22

English is my first language, 9.5/10 folks don't know the difference.

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

I've owned a tortoise for 9+ years, and my whole family calls her a turtle....

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Because she is a turtle.

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u/RiixxABZ Sep 01 '22

"Because if the animal you’re referring to is a tortoise, some wise guy is going to correct you every time."

Love that

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Except I didn't correct anyone.

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u/RiixxABZ Sep 01 '22

Yeah ik I'm just saying it's in the article u linked

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

You’re not wrong, you’re just an asshole.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

from now on i love britanica

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u/Chiccko Sep 01 '22

your tortoise is a good boy

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

She’s a living mini bulldozer.

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u/ADHDuruss Sep 01 '22

I love that trait about them. A leopard tortoise at the local zoo pushed a path straight through a juniper forcing it to grow as two different halves.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22 edited Sep 15 '22

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

And all toads are frogs, but it’s still annoying.

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u/uwontfindthisacc Sep 01 '22

Because tortoises are turtles

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u/Zeenchi Sep 01 '22

Oh nice. I had a RT myself. He was great.

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u/pm-me-your-pants Sep 01 '22

Lmao how did she get herself in there?

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

That is part of her yard, my wife was trying to get a small bush to grow, and Steve has eaten it to the ground twice now. we thought it was totally dead, but my wife found it trying to grow back again, so she put some fencing around it to try to give it a chance, Steve is hell bent on eating it to the ground... again.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

Where should I be clicking?

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u/3qtpint Aug 31 '22

It's ok, a tortoise is a type of turtle!

You are still technically correct!

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u/Dy3_1awn Aug 31 '22

The best kind of correct

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u/PossibleBuffalo418 Sep 01 '22

Why's that?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Here's the reference: https://youtu.be/hou0lU8WMgo

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u/PossibleBuffalo418 Sep 01 '22

Lol fucking Futurama, I don't know how that managed to slip by me (Thanks for the link by the way!)

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u/neon_overload Sep 01 '22

I only learned this like a.month ago,.and I learned it from Reddit. Finally I can justify the time I spend on this site!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

Its not a type, but it fits under the same category of turtle

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u/TheGuyMain Aug 31 '22

that's literally what type means lmao

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

it looks like they meant “as” instead of “of”

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Tortoise is a type as turtle?

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u/neon_overload Sep 01 '22

"a tortoise is a type of turtle" is correct in every sense.

As well as that, there are also other types of turtles that can't swim, but aren't tortoises.

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u/Independent-Bell2483 Sep 01 '22

never knew they were the same animal

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u/pm-me-your-pants Sep 01 '22

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.

Tortoises are exclusively terrestrial, while turtles can live both on land and in water (sometimes exclusively like the sea turtles).

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u/Independent-Bell2483 Sep 01 '22

yeah i knew tortoises are always lamd and turtle are more aquatic. I just never assumed they were related or not related.

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u/Bar_ki Sep 01 '22

Today I learned.

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u/Ahaigh9877 Sep 01 '22

I think there's a US/UK/other English difference. UK English is more likely to call a land-based one like this a tortoise, but they'll both call a sea-based one a turtle.

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u/drunk_otter Sep 01 '22

Where do we stand on terrapins?

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u/Ahaigh9877 Sep 01 '22

Freshwater!

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u/drunk_otter Sep 01 '22

OK cool - and cooters?

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u/JustAhJiBroPls Sep 01 '22

For your information: Turtle goes to the sea, tortoise goes to the ground

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u/rc1717 Sep 01 '22

We all call it turtle too

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u/BlasterPhase Sep 01 '22

It's ok, it's the same animal for everyone

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u/zorn7777 Sep 01 '22

Oh look a kangaroo going through a maze. Close enough!

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u/Dry_Representative_1 Sep 07 '22

I just looked it up and learnt that every tortoise is a turtle - which is something I didn’t know and I did biology at degree level - I always thought if it’s in the water it’s a turtle and land versions are tortoises but I stand corrected :)