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Uncle Joe

(61,843 posts) Tue May 20, 2025, 01:23 PM May 20

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Hero Tortoise Rushes To Save Struggling Friend

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Hero Tortoise Rushes To Save Struggling Friend (Original Post) Uncle Joe May 20 OP

Like humans, some are and some are just mean because they hate competition. Wonder Why May 20 #1

Bravo for the helper. love_katz May 20 #2

That's awesome MustLoveBeagles May 20 #3

What a wonderful story ...... Thanks uncle joe ..... Trueblue1968 May 20 #4

WOW!!!! And the saved tortise didn't even give his rescuer a hug. Fla Dem May 20 #5

I guess it's all a matter of awareness Uncle Joe May 20 #6

Evil and good beings UTUSN May 22 #7

Wonder Why

(5,813 posts)

1. Like humans, some are and some are just mean because they hate competition.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 02:05 PM

May 20

If God wanted tortoises to right themselves, He'd have personally helped them. That upside down tortoise was that way because he refused to donate his shell to his mega-church. The pastor, one of the tortoises who just hid his face, ignored the upside down one because it was God's punishment.

love_katz

(3,075 posts)

2. Bravo for the helper.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 03:57 PM

May 20

Is it raining in here? My eyes are wet.

MustLoveBeagles

(13,301 posts)

3. That's awesome

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 04:06 PM

May 20

Trueblue1968

(18,560 posts)

4. What a wonderful story ...... Thanks uncle joe .....

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 04:22 PM

May 20

Fla Dem

(26,750 posts)

5. WOW!!!! And the saved tortise didn't even give his rescuer a hug.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 04:49 PM

May 20

Seriously, so happy to see one helping the other after the bully just flipped the guy and walked away.

Uncle Joe

(61,843 posts)

6. I guess it's all a matter of awareness

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #5)

Tue May 20, 2025, 08:18 PM

May 20

UTUSN

(74,313 posts)

7. Evil and good beings

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 12:18 AM

May 22

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