An English philosopher was visiting India, and was introduced to a holy man. The philosopher asked the Holy Man the nature of the world, and the old man replied, “Oh the world is a great big ball that sits on the great flat back of the Great World Turtle.”
The Englishman asked “What does the turtle stand on?”
The seer replied “Why on the back of an even larger turtle of course!”
Then the Englishman asked “and what does THIS turtle stand on?”
The old man shook his head and smiled sweetly – “it’s no use my son, it’s turtles all the way down”
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Our Editor Responds: What came before space? – god? – chicken/egg? = solved.
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good joke! If the Indians got it right, each of those turtles is carrying a heavy weight on their back. What a responsibility. Where is this, Santa Monica or Long Beach aquarium?
Our Editor Responds: Neither – San Diego Zoo
I love that story. Hey, I saw this on my iPad and it looked so cool–just like a magazine. Very neat.
Our Editor Responds: The little blog that could looks good on all platforms
I love the turtle theory. It’s like the expansion of the universe. If the universe is everything, then what’s it expanding into?
Our Editor Responds: it’s turtles all the way around
A turtle tile?
Our Editor Responds: Yes, four thus far
My childhood friend in Pomodena called me Turtle. She said I was slow when meeting her for our morning walk to school. Her father was a German rocket scientist at GD. Like she, he was crabby.
It only proves that nothing can stop my love of turtles and crabs. We are all related under the shells.
Our Editor Responds: I too, like your friend, am crabby – a cancer and wear the turtle as my personal totem. But I am not german. Ik ben Nederlandse – Friesland – home of the warm blooded and kindly Friesian pony.
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Hi, There’s errors in my previous comment. Usually, in WordPress I can correct them –not from the iPad. So, please excuse me and I mean no downer for Margaret. Merry Christmas!
Our Editor Responds: Our editor responded – you are now corrected as is Margaret.
turtles! they’re my fave. i wouldn’t mind if they’re turtles all the way down.
Our Editor Responds:
south or east or north or west – turtles are the best
uh… hem. Thank you.
Our Editor is cranky
Oh hold the presses. I LOVE that
pony vid.
Our Editor happened upon the Freisan show at the Pomona Fair. Back when the fair would dedicate time slots to the different breeds from the equine associations.
Our Editor Responds: Today it’s amulets – totems – charms and tailsmen all the way down. Prance pony PRANCE!!
If I had a pony I would want it to be as fancy as that black prancey one. But I don’t have a place to put a prancey pony. What’s with that turtle with the long neck? Not that I see that many turtles, but is that a new model?
Our Editor Responds: What about this one (the little one?) It seems that if it’s legal to keep a pot belly pig that can grow to be enormous, one should be able to keep a grass pooping pony. V V V
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re turtle: isn’t he lovely? the way he shows up and floats out of the frame. Now if I could only figure out a way to edit – adapt music – fades etc…… 27 inches of pure frustration
Maybe it’ll be a Turse or a Hortle tile. Say that 10 times fast.
Our Editor Responds: Happy turtle today. Dumped the weight of the world yesterday. It’s turtles all the way up
Maybe your totem is a snapping turtle??? Flippers down, my fave is the soft shell hurt.
Our Editor Responds: It is this week…exhale
The infinitely larger turtles brought to my mind a kaleidoscope. (I’m going to the Long Beach Aquarium this Saturday).
Our Editor Responds: Kind of hypnotic in their float-ee world. I hope you get some great shots at the museum. I suspect you will
turt not hurt
You’re a turt and I’m a bunner.
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She takes care of behbeh turts on Pensacola Beach for nearly half the year. You might want to check her out when the season starts. She’s awesome.
Oh how I love turtles. I thought the one floating across the screen was a snake at first.
I wouldn’t be disappointed to learn the universe is built on the backs of infinite turtles.
The little blog that could strikes again. Strikes? Is that the right word? It’s late…
Our Editor Responds: isn’t the floater amazing? “strikes” or perhaps “continues” to post again (over a period of 4 yrs January 2008-2012).
This disinterested quasi-Zen biz, this passive let-it-be-turtles all the way down . . . sounds so stoic and wise. Or is it smug? I wonder. I doubt I trust it, though part of me wants to. Shall we dismiss Dylan Thomas altogether: “Do not go gentle into that good night./Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Our Editor Responds: Now now dear, are you up to your armpits in Gross National Happiness? “Quasi-Zen biz” would make a great name for a blog. Personally, when I’m not sinking, I’m raging – but I am fun at parties
Love the photo and the aneck doty.
Now I know why time goes by so slowly. Think what it would be like if it were all hares all the way down. Time would really be hopping.
Our Editor Responds: Thats a hopping good comment
Yay turtles….!! I love them, they’re cool, when I sit and watch the giants in our zoo (which I do!) they can actually move at quite a pace.. not really, but they do get around as fast as they need to, at the zoo anyway.. they’re lucky and I want that amulet …ok enough turtle talk already haha!
Our Editor Responds: It’s so true. They just get to where they’re going under our radar.
I don’t love turtles more than any other fauna (and less than a few) but I’ve saved several over the years living in the south where they’re forever crossing roads in search of water/other turtles.
Did you know you have an ad for H&R Block on your page, young lady?
Our Editor Responds: Team Pasadena has sent out the troops to investigate. It seems our generous host WP is not so generous after all and has been placing ads all along. They are willing to strong arm me out of this practice for a mere 30 bucks a year.
Really? turtles do cross the street to get to the other side?