This gets our vote for Worst Ripoff of the First Line of Pride and Prejudice EVAR
An Op-Ed in the New York Times about a tortoise with a Very Personal Problem.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, at least among humans, that a giant tortoise in the possession of the last sperm of his species must be in want of a wife.
Poor Lonesome George.
May 9th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Haha! Great article, though. *crosses fingers for George and the unknown Eve*
May 9th, 2007 at 10:48 am
I don’t know — it’s so pathetic, it’s almost funny again…
May 10th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
I know. I was HORRIFIED when I read that line.
May 10th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Actually I think it’s kind of funny. And the fact that the author is expert enough on Jane Austen to throw a marriage quote into an article on a tortoise… well, I’m nothing but impressed.
May 11th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
One of my friends pointed out that his species would die out whether or not he liked other tortoises. The baby tortoise would be a half-breed of sorts if he found a tortoise he liked. Or his species would die out because he would die of old age without liking another tortoise, which considering that he doesn’t like tortoises to begin with may or may be a bad thing in his opinion.