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40RatRod

(532 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:39 AM Apr 18

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While talking to a local farmer today who had just plowed under his crop, he said, "Well, the way I see it, Donald Trump is like a post tortoise." Not being familiar with the term, I asked, what's a post tortoise?
He replied, "When you're driving down a country road and come across a tortoise balanced on top of a fence post, that's a post tortoise."
Looking at the puzzled look on my face, he said "You know the turtle didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he is up there, he's elevated way above his ability to function and you just can't stop wondering what kind of dumb a-holes would put him up there."

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I have not heard that b4; it explains the characteristics of the mob peacebuzzard Apr 18 #1

The tortoise did claim that he could shoot someone of 5th avenue Redleg Apr 18 #3

the tortoise can't claim that now; tide is turning. peacebuzzard Apr 18 #15

Damn, that is an excellent metaphor (or is it a simile ?) Redleg Apr 18 #2

Yes twodogsbarking Apr 18 #4

IDK, I called it an allegory... Wounded Bear Apr 18 #12

That might be a better term for it Redleg Apr 18 #13

Excellent malaise Apr 18 #5

I remember President Clinton telling that tale. eom DURHAM D Apr 18 #6

Yes, I've heard it more than once PatSeg Apr 18 #8

and somehow it made it across the pond Conjuay Apr 18 #14

I'm so stealing this Ray Bruns Apr 18 #7

I had first heard this applied to Beausoleil Apr 18 #9

Oh, I guessed right to what it was 😄 though I Wouldn't want it done to any turtle, or tortoise! I didn't know... electric_blue68 Apr 18 #10

That's an extended version of the way I first heard that allegory... Wounded Bear Apr 18 #11

An oldie but a goodie. progressoid Apr 18 #16

First heard that with GW Bush as the "post turtle" Martin Eden Apr 18 #17