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Breaking up with gf was hurting me a lot already. The fact that it coincided with a "misunderstanding" at work which led to me being accused of losing about 5000€, made me want to wander deep in the woods to clear my head and think about life & my bad luck. (If I wasn't in such a mood, I wouldn't have been in that isolated area at all)
Suddenly I saw this little fella totally stuck face down in this hole. It wasn't moving at all, so I feared for the worst...
After I pulled it out (the process took about 20' cause I didn't want to hurt it, plus that it's shell was very slippery -wonder why :-) ), the tortoise was scared but ok.
Tried to clean it's face and feed it something but it wasn't in any mood for food
So I let Koopa Troopa's cousin go...
... and covered the "trap"
Is it too much to claim that my bad luck turned to huge luck for this tortoise?
It's crazy how this little incident affected my mood for the better! Thought I'd share it. Thanks for reading imgurers
scorpoion
It's unlucky to start with because it got itself in that particular predicament. Cancels out I guess
JaniceSpears
karma requires balance - all your bad luck resulted in good luck for someone else.
rkwfxd
If you want to feel good do something good for someone or something.
empire666
That would have been such a shitty way to die, good thing you found it.
MagicTortoise
A hero to my kind is what you are op
insertpunnynicknamehere
+1 for more calling him a turtle
Hayatev3
Patatroise
twentysomething
Good on you, OP! When it's safe to do so, I always get turtles off roads. So many of them die that way :( their numbers are on the decline
OpenFacedClubSandwich
You and that tortoise deserve all the updoots!
Twinklepot
Great story with some lovely photos! Well done OP, glad it all made you feel a bit better. +1
Therearetoomanyusernames
Awesome job @OP. Poor guy looks like he's been there a while. Glad you're happier now too. :o)
VonSnootingham
OP is obviously not a replicant.
Argamanthys
Underrated comment.
Hotsteamingdeuce
TO THE FRONT PAGE!!!
Trickky
Upvote potato tortoise
hailthedragonmaster
The way the shell looks where it was stuck makes me think it was there for a long time.
IndigoWendigo
I noticed that too! But how would it have survived for so long? Maybe its shell is just shaped that way..
hailthedragonmaster
AFAIK, reptiles can go for long periods without food or water. But true, it could just be the way it's meant to look.
splungedude
Good guy OP is a good guy.
chemistsdoitintesttubes
Hey, @OP we are turtle bros! http://imgur.com/rGpwu0m found this big bastard on my ride to class. He wouldn't let me take the leaches off.
retnaburn
Potortorise #7
CtrlAltDnc
You are turtle-y awesome @OP!
tricert
Good save
Mackinz
Any tortoise owners know the species of tortoise that OP saved from the hole?
misseskitties
He doesn't look very grateful considering you just saved him from a long, slow death.
Duros62
No matter what happens to you, you make a difference in someone's life.
ImsoangryIhadosignupjusttocomment
Good on you man. What a cute tortoise
68WmedicMelpenny
I love that you saving that little guy made your mood change. I always say it's the little things in life :)
ishouldbedoinghw
10/10 you even protected other tortoises from same fate!
TheHappyHermit
Plot Twist: Tortoise just wanted to end it all, spent last 8 months figuring out how to get on top of rock, was in hole just 4 minutes.
pixarpizza
In southern Maryland (west side/lower F), we used to have turtles on roads after every rain. We played the game "Turtle or Pinecone" daily.
snuzzled
Unless the tortoises are smaller, baby tortoises :(
tupacshomie
Or just made the hole smaller so that turtles that would have gone right thru now get stuck. :(
MissSpelledTattoo
Second that! I got a tortoise off a road last year.
Hyero
Touched a tortoise on the tail end when it was walking on the road. Guess I spooked it, because it was in the grass faster than anything.
ishouldbedoinghw
Imgur is full of tortoise saviors!
Themuffinstare
One time on a road trip, there were turtles all over the road and every time I saw one, I'd pull over and make my sister get out and move it
ishouldbedoinghw
Kindness through sibling delegation, clever and effective!
wolfostrophe
oh, you're a nice person. Don't stop that.
Buckeyelyndsi
Wait, I don't get it... Do you know why the shell was slippery? If so, please share :)
DoughnutSlut
Gravity + Toilet needs = Poor Koopa Troopa.
Buckeyelyndsi
Duh... Self inflicted Chinese Urine Torture... Poor guy!
cocoakoumori
There's a Japanese story about a guy who saves a turtle and he gets married to a princess and becomes immortal. Your luck may change! ;) 1/2
SlappyRedCheeks
Mario?
owlest
Mario kills turtles the fuck you talking about
cocoakoumori
Urashimatarou. (^^;) Mario takes all sorts of things from Japanese mythology like the tanuki (tanooki suit) and shit. Interesting stuff!
cocoakoumori
In case anyone wants to see the story, Ive tried to retell it kind of shittily. There was an attempt. http://pastebin.com/9189jikN
AggressiveSpaceCat
Haha, I really enjoyed the shitty retelling! With some crappy ms paint to go with the story, this could easily be front page material!
cocoakoumori
Wow, thank you! I'm surprised people have enjoyed it! Maybe I should think about doing some ms paint drawings...
cocoakoumori
He then fucks it up and ends up turning himself into an old man and dies alone but, still! You did a good thing, OP!
RastaPal
Yay!
cloudandtrains
So its ok as long as you don't fuck this one up OP
Refract
Dies alone? I thought you said he became immortal.
cocoakoumori
1 Sort of immortal. It was temporary. http://pastebin.com/9189jikN A tl;dr, Guy saves turtle. Goes to magical sea kingdom of eternal youth.
cocoakoumori
4 he ignores the advice and opens to box. Turns into an old man. It was the only thing keeping "real world" time from catching up to him,
cocoakoumori
3 years have passed while he was in the kingdom though to him, it's been no more than 3 days. On land with no way to get back to the palace
cocoakoumori
2 Marries beautiful princess. Wants to go home. Princess lets him but gives him a box and warns him NOT TO OPEN IT. He discovers over 300
cocoakoumori
5 there's an Irish story with almost the same plot called Osin in the Land of Youth (Oisin i Tir na n-Og)
Refract
I see. Somehow this explanation makes both more and less sense than the original comment, but thank you for explaining :)
cocoakoumori
Haha, no problem, I tried! Had to hyper-over simplify to make the comment digestible without making it too much of an essay ;)
AnalPoptarts
Still a better love story than twilight
NiceLegsDaisyDukesMakesAMAAANOUTOFYOOOUUUU
Learn from his experience OP.
moldyhands
Better than this guy: http://www.imgur.com/hPB1nea.jpg
ThisWasATriumph
Hahahahahahha thats amazing. Terrible, but amazing.
XeroFile
Wow. I went from happy to sick feeling in an instant. Thanks for that.
BeeExpert
I went from happy to chuckling
Lazzarwolf
RIP
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
It looks like with it's neck angled up it's screaming for mercy.
TheBricking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNmJm73_fHM ... video of tortoise swimming
cloneboy
Thanks for this. I feel so much better.
JohnGohn
Don't let this video mislead you to applying it to all tortoises. SOME tortoise species can swim, MOST tortoise species CANNOT SWIM.
JohnGohn
If you cant identify a tortoise or turtle species dont just throw it in the water, leave it near water and let it decide were to go.
Mookystick
Well would ya look at that .
JohnGohn
That was a gopher tortoise the guy threw in the water. It likely drowned because they cant swim.