tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post4906507847748395781..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: Turtle identification made extremely difficultRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-35313275850083744592008-07-20T18:17:00.000-05:002008-07-20T18:17:00.000-05:00BTW: I am the girl whose first grade thru 6th was ...BTW: I am the girl whose first grade thru 6th was named "Boner Elementary"...everytime I told anyone the name they smiled or laughed. I was 16 before I "got it". :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-13380668861159101902008-07-08T13:37:00.000-05:002008-07-08T13:37:00.000-05:00Wasn't Cooter a character from Andy Griffith? Didn...Wasn't Cooter a character from Andy Griffith? Didn't he hang out with Goober? (Heh, "Goob and Cooter"....fun!) I couldn't resist an Ask.com lookup of the word: it's a term for turtles, a character on the Dukes of Hazzard, a punk rock band from Mississippi, the aforementioned festival, and the words "cooter piercings" came up so I quit "asking" since I was at work. Look what that turtle started.... ;-)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-35535760349398452802008-07-02T08:17:00.000-05:002008-07-02T08:17:00.000-05:00Annie, nah, not me! That festival must be the one ...Annie, nah, not me! That festival must be the one from the show.<BR/><BR/>NCMW, I can always tell when Jasmine spots them - she has a specific turtle bark, if you can believe that.<BR/><BR/>GS, I see you are not as uneducated as I am! :)<BR/><BR/>Ron, maybe he dodn't know what it meant either?<BR/><BR/>Lauren, I feel so naive sometimes. :)<BR/><BR/>Tom, thanks, it probably would have cooled her off anyway. But I'm not sure the hose would've reached that far!<BR/><BR/>Shannon, I'm glad I'm not the only one. :)<BR/><BR/>Thimbelle, good call.<BR/><BR/>Aluajala, birds are a lot easier for me, but I've had a little practice there!<BR/><BR/>Wren, ours don't make as many appearances as they did when we first moved here. The dog, maybe?<BR/><BR/>Jill, we have those pancake turtles too, but I don't see them as often. Park park... heh.<BR/><BR/>Susan, are we going to have to wash your mouth out with soap? :)<BR/><BR/>Jen, that was the ONE thing I was able to tell that it was NOT. There are lots more though, lol.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-45925145019713290582008-07-01T10:24:00.000-05:002008-07-01T10:24:00.000-05:00It isn't a red-eared slider, as they have the very...It isn't a red-eared slider, as they have the very distinct red pattern on their "ears." I don't know what other kinds of sliders there are.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391141656502188191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-26744485532978142972008-06-30T15:26:00.000-05:002008-06-30T15:26:00.000-05:00Cooter. Cooter. Cooter.Cooter. Cooter. Cooter.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-4037728789802331502008-06-29T18:20:00.000-05:002008-06-29T18:20:00.000-05:00There are a ton of turtles in my favorite park her...There are a ton of turtles in my favorite park here in town (Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens...aka Alice Keck Park Park)<BR/><BR/>But there are two that are entirely different and look like armored pancakes with big noses and wide scaly feet.<BR/><BR/>I'm not good at turtle id'ing...but I tell you, those two flat guys are kinda scary looking when you're used to the other rollypolly type.SantaBarbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159992968479023593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-16722628109333628172008-06-29T10:21:00.000-05:002008-06-29T10:21:00.000-05:00Lucky you, our turtles never venture out of the sw...Lucky you, our turtles never venture out of the swamp and into the yard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-77532671438309230812008-06-29T05:51:00.000-05:002008-06-29T05:51:00.000-05:00I enjoyed your story. Interesting and it reminds m...I enjoyed your story. Interesting and it reminds me on how I usually try to identify some birds or wildflowers )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-45217068647241468532008-06-29T01:50:00.000-05:002008-06-29T01:50:00.000-05:00I think it must be "Turtulus Mommyius", since it w...I think it must be "Turtulus Mommyius", since it was laying eggs! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-85764464189645667772008-06-29T00:20:00.000-05:002008-06-29T00:20:00.000-05:00Am I a complete ignoramus or sweet and innocent? ...Am I a complete ignoramus or sweet and innocent? I have been racking my brain trying to figure out the slang meaning you are referring to, but I am drawing a complete blank. Don't tell me, I probably don't need to know anyway. I wouldn't want to ruin a perfectly lovely word like "cooter". Cooter. Cooter. Such fun to say.<BR/><BR/>My vote (obviously) is for cooter, although I'm not sure identification is a democratic process.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195117616949021672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-72875200423713106542008-06-28T22:17:00.000-05:002008-06-28T22:17:00.000-05:00I probably would give it a little wash with the ho...I probably would give it a little wash with the hose to help ID it! Great finding these guys in your yard! Cool Photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-17915071517037136282008-06-28T11:56:00.000-05:002008-06-28T11:56:00.000-05:00After reading your comment, Rurality, I had to go ...After reading your comment, Rurality, I had to go look it up. Maybe you can get to South Carolina next year for the <A HREF="http://www.cooterfest.com/" REL="nofollow">Cooterfest</A>? <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-78046908956585747602008-06-28T10:05:00.000-05:002008-06-28T10:05:00.000-05:00oh and LOL@ cooteroh and LOL@ cooterzenmasterlarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271827229701299167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-72329652872112886532008-06-28T10:04:00.000-05:002008-06-28T10:04:00.000-05:00this is so cool!!!!!this is so cool!!!!!zenmasterlarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271827229701299167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-23322147339913696002008-06-28T07:17:00.000-05:002008-06-28T07:17:00.000-05:00Ack! OK I forgot that other thing that Cooter mean...Ack! OK I forgot that other thing that Cooter means in some parts of the country. Either it doesn't mean that here, or else I'm so sweet and innocent that nobody ever said it around me! I had no idea anyone used that for a slang term, until I saw the John Stewart show making fun of a festival by the same name.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-44019792211570690892008-06-28T00:36:00.000-05:002008-06-28T00:36:00.000-05:00Heh. I used to have a brother-in-law who called hi...Heh. I used to have a brother-in-law who called himself "Cooter." Or maybe he was a brother-out-law; I lost track after a while. I thought he was being a bit self-aggrandizing with the name, actually; he was one of those self-made rednecks who hail from Pittsburgh.<BR/><BR/>Nice turtle you have there, whoever she was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-90660475101926740152008-06-27T21:33:00.000-05:002008-06-27T21:33:00.000-05:00Even if it isn't a cooter, I'd say it was, just to...Even if it isn't a cooter, I'd say it was, just to be able to say the word. Great pics.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-76805707120698280412008-06-27T12:44:00.000-05:002008-06-27T12:44:00.000-05:00Glad you came across the pictures. I love turtles...Glad you came across the pictures. I love turtles.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-25574044811349879262008-06-27T12:16:00.000-05:002008-06-27T12:16:00.000-05:00Bet you just want to be able to say that a cooter ...Bet you just want to be able to say that a cooter laid eggs in your yard, Rurality. <BR/><BR/>The "Of course, didn't you know that already?" comment reminds me of a few conversations around here, too. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.com