२४ मार्च, २००६

A 250-year-old tortoise...

... has died. The animal was older than the United States. It doesn't seem that there now exists any animal in the world who is anywhere near as old as was dear Addwaita, "the one and only." Goodbye!

९ टिप्पण्या:

michael farris म्हणाले...

And just three days before retirement ..... MENDOZAAAAA!!!!!!!!

David53 म्हणाले...

Would you want to live 250 years?

ShadyCharacter म्हणाले...

My pet turtle told me it's all downhill after 175...

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

Sad. One less connection to the past.

अनामित म्हणाले...

He's almost the Zelig of the tortoise world. Sad!

Mark Daniels म्हणाले...

A "slow post day" at Althouse is capped by an item about a tortoise. Some Fridays are like that.

Mark Daniels

Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...

Tortoise rigor mortis.

Robert Holmgren म्हणाले...

Damn, we need a single payer plan to prevent this happening in the future. Plays right into Democrat healthcare themes.

bearbee म्हणाले...

R.I.P.

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