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April 03, 2007 |
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Lost Turtle
FOUND by Nathan Golub
in Redwod City, California
"Probably Escaped Fall 2001" is very vague. How long before you realize your pet turtle is missing? Also, the description pretty much fits every box turtle I've ever seen. I wonder if they had people bringing them wild box turtles, thinking they were a lost pet. Would Kira be able to distinguish her turtle from other turtles? The drawing is excellent.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
did it only have one eye?
I LOVE this one, maybe they were wanting a bunch of turtles but were too lazy to go get some on their own. Or, maybe it left during post 9-11 trauma, it was that time of the year, you know.
Aawwww poor turtle! Maybe it escaped when it was supposed to be hibernating or something, that could explain the vagueness of "probably Fall 2001".
I love the amount of effort that went into this poster and really hope that the little turtie found it's way home.
LOL! This is so funny for all the reasons you mentioned Nathan! Great find.
Um, I wonder if said turtle lopes to her when she calls it's name.
Wait, there IS no name listed is there?
Um, looks like a Buster or Moxie to me.
Me thinks, Miss Kira is running some sort of "Box Turtle Scam."
This find makes my day.
It was probably an enterprise; people brought Kira turtles and she sold them off as pets. But I must agree, nice drawling.
Ive had many pet box turtles. We use to let them run free in the house. We lost one and to this day, we cant find him. Box turtles make great pets!
That is the prettiest 'lost-pet note' I have ever seen!
it probably took that long to get somewhere significant.
classic! I hope the little fellow survived.
I think turtles bury themselves in the dirt during the winter. So it would be easy to not realise your pet turtle was gone. Kira probably thought he was sleeping, and then he was gone. It happens to the best of us.
Graphic design skills certainly can't hurt when your pet is missing. This is pretty well done.
This is maddening. What is this turtle's name? Do I know this turtle?
Have I run over this turtle?
It's enough to drive me bonkers.
i've just decided that my new band's new name will be 'Lost Box Turtle', and our first EP will be called '5" Long'.
it would have been helpful to give the box turtle's name so people could call for him/her as they walked along central avenue.
Turtle soup! Mmmm. Mmmm. Mmmm.
Somehow, I don't think this is for a real lost turtle. It looks kind of like a marketing assignment or something. In which case, I really like it as it is quite creative.
I was once missing for six weeks before Jo even noticed I was gone. Even then, she only noticed when she suddenly realized that she couldn't remember the last time someone gave her a Cleveland steamer.
It's amazing that somebody put so much time into creating a poster for something that they obviously didn't care too much about, if they can't even pin down the season they lost it in. I guess sometimes you just never realize how much you need something until it's gone.
i don't trust this. Kira enjoyed making this hand-made full color poster WAY TOO much. Something is up.
This would be a good way to get a pet turtle if you didn't know where to find one. Just claim you lost one and someone will bring you one.
I'm thinking it would be difficult to lose a turtle. It's not like they can run away!
Oh my God! A turtle fitting this EXACT description has been spotted in my backyard several times since Fall, 2001! Could it be . . . ?!
I enjoy how she pointed out "Orange Eye" and such. I wonder if it had any defining features that would make it stand out. Maybe it had a special trick or something. Maybe it responded to a name of sorts like Hubert or something. Hmm...
I hope a sign-maker or billboard company hired her. That sign is outstanding!
I lost my red-eared slider for 3 weeks. He was a jumper! We don't know what he lived on to survive that long, but when he was found in the hamper it said very little for my housekeeping skills. Maybe Kira didn't notice the little "goodbye" note pinned to a toadstool.
So incredibly descriptive, but she loves her turtle so much that she doesn't know when the turtle disappeared?
I had a tortoise once. I never lost the thing for more than a few hours.
Lol I think maybe I found that turtle.
Flargy,
Please explain a Cleveland steamer? Draw a picture, if you must, but I need specifics.
As one who has lost a turtle (multiple times), I can reassure some of you who are worried. They can live a LONG time in the suburban 'wild.' I lost my first turtle, Joseph, for 7 years. Neighbors found him. I lost him again for 3 days, again, neighbors found him. I lost him yet again and am hopeful that he is out there somewhere living a happy turtle life (he's been out there for 6 years).
Now, I have a new turtle, Sidney, and haven't lost him yet!
(note: turtles are faster than you think.)
Uh Flargy, PLEASE don't explain "Cleveland Steamer."
Kira obviously got caught up in the big "turtle-painting" craze, and Mr. Box Turtle wasn't having any of it. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PAINT THE EYES TOO, KIRA.
I wonder what the reward is...
i heard an old wives tale that you can tell the sex of a box turtle by the color of their eyes; red for males and brown for females or vice versa, i can't remember. either way, with the orange eyes, what we have on our hands is a very confused little box turtle. maybe he/she set out to find themselves.
Questioning, I'll leave it up to you whether or not you really want to look up the definition.
Of course, if you REALLY want to know, you could just ask Jo in Tulsa. I hear she actually invented this maneuver, but named it after Cleveland to avoid having herself associated with its origins. So much for that.
Oh what did I do before Wikepedia???? Cleveland Steamer....
The "Cleveland Steamer" comes from a small village just outside of Calcutta where, once a year, there is a volcano that erupts, blanketing the city in used condoms, Hepatitus-laden syringes and what was possibly left of Phil Spector's dignity.
I only associate it with Flargy because last time we met, that's what fell out of his pants.
turtle looks tired from so much running away
Hmm, what a predicament poor Kira's in...
I myself have never had a box turtle, but I love kittens and as much as I try to keep ahold of them, they like to jet out the door as soon as I open it. I lost my favorite of the bunch, Bastete, and didn't find her again for a week...I must say, I was devastated when I found out she'd run off, and the picture was as detailed as I could make it.
I do hope she finds her buddy, whatever his or her name is.
I had one of these little fellows escape once - luckily inside and I finally found him behind the telly. Whew!
I painted a turtle's shells once and set it free..lol
I was away for a while... what happened to Eggs? Did Flargy & Jo do a "wood chipper" on him?
dudes! I just pooped my pants
I've been trying to get home, but Kira keeps the door locked. I was able to look in a window one day, and saw that Kira had gotten herself a new turtle. That judgemental bitch.
What a preetiest poster for the lost turtle!!!
mommy...i want THAT ONE! [points to another turtle] i promise i wont lose it THIS TIME...
I think the box turtle ran away from home. Kira didn't give it enough attention, so said box turle lives in the pond down the street with all the other run away box turtles who were neglected. They have a happy little colony where no stupid can human poke one of their eye's out.
Oh my good, I wrote that at 3:23 now it's 6:59 and I'm still crapping my pants... God the room is filling with feces...
Has anyone seen this: http://lostfrog.org/ It's about a little lost frog. Him name is Hopin Green. PS I'll find my frog.
My old man had a turtle called Nebuchaneezer, who escaped. He was missing for about three months. One day, my Grandma was on the phone and noticed a giant dark figure emerge from beneath the couch. It was him. Nebu had escaped and survived on whatever he could, and had grown considerably. Needless to say, Gramma got the shock of her life. So the moral is, there is always hope...even if your turtle escaped in 2001.
i had a red slider named leon and i let her play in the fenced in garden and by evening she was gone... i searched for days.. i think she dug under the tree..:-(
i miss her
I had a hedgehog dissapear like that. I think she ran away because she didn't like her cage-mate.
Billy in Ohio, you can tell a box turtle's gender by their bottom shell. Females have a flat shell. Males have a concave shell -- for mounting the ladies.
When I lived in Michigan, there was an annual spring migration of box turtles through my yard. I don't know where they were going. I had to patrol the yard and move them before my husband could mow. (He wouldn't touch them.) One day, I found 7 of them. I put them in a circle and took their picture.
That turtle looks like it hasen't slept in days,no wonder he split.
Nathan, I think that's the POINT.
she was probably counting on people (like me) who had box turtles & hated/didn't want them to pretend like they found hers & then create a large pot of turtle soup.
ps: if it wasn't me posting this, i'd probably think the person who posted this was psycho. :)
The turtle "probably escaped"? Obviously he made a fast getaway.... Ba da bum.
When I was 7 I had two turtles, Pebbles and BamBam. BamBam went missing one day. I never thought to put up signs! Then my dog, Mrs. Cuddles, a dalmatian, threw up turtle shell bits. Pebbles was on valium for the rest of her shortened turtle life. I was able to move on.
AAhhh poor Tess, that's a sad story 'bout BamBam. My God Father had a big azz Turtle it use to scare the heck out of me. Had her own Bath Tub too, in the back yard. Huum, I wonder if it still lives.
Jo-
WHAT fell out of Flargy's pants?
Used condoms, hepatitis-laden syringes or Phil Spector's dignity?
Or all three, all at once??
Yeah, that's right, Kira. *Now* you miss me. I've been gone for how long now, and you're only just getting around to caring? What, did Aunt Matilda decide to come for a visit and see how that turtle she got you for Hanukkah was doing?
Well, this'll teach you to neglect me, wench!
I'm not coming back. I'm loving the life of leisure: eating what I want, when I want, and at least out here, even though I have to worry about predators, I don't have to think about those weird noises I hear coming from your bed in the dark at night.
"probably escaped Fall 2001", "orange EYE"...man, this is hilarious. Love it!
Imagine seeing a box turtle on the sidewalk and thinking to yourself,"My, my! I did see a sign about one of these fellas the other day!" and then scooping it up & being like, "Miss, I think I found your turtle."
Also... how, exactly, does a turtle "escape"?
I hope nobody else starts taking down "Lost Pet" ads to put on here. That would suck. Old Orange Eyes chances of finding his way home just went WAYYYYYYYY down.
To 'lost a turtle'...
I FOUND a large red slider turtle in my backyard a couple of years ago. I took it to a pet store for the lady to care for it until I could get a tank set up, and later she called and claimed it died. I always wondered if she actually sold it. Or stole it.