Every turtle should be provided with a skateboard.

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Just wait. The next step is demanding the vote.

@splattne lol. Poor confused cat

@CatHat @splattne

They really just aren't wired to be chased by something smaller than they are. You see this in interactions with ferrets, too.

Cat: "Mmm... small prey animal! 😋 I think I'll—"

Ferret: "Oh! Hey! A plush thing to bite & make jump!" Dives for the belly—

Cat: "Wait! No! This—this isn't how this is supposed to go! ACK!!"

😂

@splattne This is joyous, and is made even more so by the superb choice of the jazzed-up sea shanty to accompany it.

@tooheymatthew I seem to recognize the "Wellerman" there?

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@wonka @splattne Correct!

@tooheymatthew

I would love to hear the rest of The Wellerman done in tinkly-jazzy piano style. Anybody know the source?

@wonka @splattne

Wellerman (Ragtime Sea Shanty) - Scott Bradlee Piano Cover

YouTube

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Thank you! That's fantastic! I will now be subscribing to the Scott Bradlee YouTube channel, and likely won't emerge until the weekend is over.

@tooheymatthew @wonka

@tooheymatthew @splattne I agree! In the music I hear the song "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" which adds hilarity to it for me. (The chorus goes "Joshua fit the battle of Jericho/and the walls came tumbling down")
@splattne What I love most is that he immediately, and gleefully decides to take on the cat 😆
@LillyHerself @splattne that's totally the best part. "FINALLY i can mess with the cat!!"*zoom*
@splattne Damn, the video is too short. More, more!
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... sugar and tea and rum!
@splattne It is interesting to see how slow-moving creatures behave when they are given tools that enable them to move at high speeds.
@kotaro like … um … humans?!@splattne
@exil_inselette humans in cars become assholes, turtles on wheels become fierce hunters of those that assumed so far to be the ruler of the household!
@kotaro @splattne
@eliasp Du denkst ja ziemlich kurz, vielleicht braucht dein Hirn ein Skateboard? Ich dachte an Fahrräder und Bötchen, muskelbetriebene Fahrzeuge, die die Freiheit vergrößern und das Leben für alle schöner machen. @kotaro @splattne
@exil_inselette @eliasp @splattne On reflection, this case means bicycles rather than cars for people.
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Technically, it’s a tortoise. 🐢 💨
@splattne @publicvoit reminds me of the scene in Year One when they’re riding on a cart for the first time every. It’s too fast!
@splattne I need about an hour more of this! 😅

@splattne "frictionless water yay"

ps: the cat is confused

@splattne *sweat thinking about making my murderous tortoise *even* faster*
@splattne those are some radical moves, dude. You should introduce them to my friend's gecko, who's also big into skating. 😏
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Thanks for making me smile on this day! 😊
@splattne cat: NOPE NOPE NOPE he now has the power of the skateboard he is DANGEROUS
@splattne I wonder if it feels like swimming for them, the whole momentum thing must feel somewhat familiar for them in that way
@splattne Best bonkers thing on Mastodon today 😀
@splattne The music is perfect, the cat has no idea what is happening and the turtle is living her best life! 😆
@splattne the better to terrorize the cat with

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Please note: The proverbially slow turtles are the terrestrial vegetarian kind.

This is a freshwater turtle. They are usually quite fast, both on land an in water, they need to catch their food.

It's definitely getting a boost, but perhaps not to the eye watering extent you might imagine if you think of terrestrial turtles.

And yeah, the video is awesome 🤣

@splattne now it just needs some nunchucks. Cowabunga!