i found this at that same page.. found it hilarious... considering that i have a signifigant other that is very far from understanding my "turtle dorkness"...
No matter how many turtles are at issue at your house (one, ten, or one hundred and ten), this easy-to-follow, 7-step program is guaranteed to show you how to live with-and perhaps even love-turtles, to say nothing of your spouse who loves turtles.
After studying these steps, you'll know how to charm your spouse into thinking he or she is getting exactly what they want. (Actually, they are.) The important thing to remember is that so are you!
step 1: Learn your spouse's turtles' names. (If your spouse keeps more than 10 turtles, go directly to Step 4.) Your spouse will be grateful and oh, so impressed.
Step 2: Discover inventive ways to praise your loved one's turtle(s), no matter what you really think. ("You know, dear, its eyes really are rather…expressive."
Your spouse will be grateful and oh, so impressed.
Step 3: Brush up your Latin (click here). Learn the scientific names of your spouse's animals. He or she will fall at your feet and cover them with kisses!
Step 4: Leverage the turtles in the house to your advantage. Acceptable trade-offs can include, but are not limited to:
* Two weeks in Paris
* A 60" color TV
* A Range Rover
* A 5,000-square-foot home on 20 acres of land
* 14 caret gold-and-diamond jewelry
* A DVD player to go with your new, 60" color TV
* 24/7 maid service
Think BIG! That's what your significant other did when he or she added a foot-long, 100-pound sulcata tortoise to the household, right?
Step 5: Pretend not to fall for the cute baby turtle your spouse just brought home.
Step 6: Hide the fact that you're beginning to like turtles:
1. Remind yourself how much turtles eat and poop
2. Imagine what your home would be like with twice the number of turtles!
Step 7: Remember — Things could be much worse! For example, there are people who collect sand. According to an article in The New York Times a few years back, at least one member of The International Sand Collectors Society has gathered 40 samples from 160 countries. The Times reported that the Society's president denied membership to a man "with 350 pounds of rocks in the shape of food, including fruitcake, roast beef, cheesecake and bacon."
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my pets: clown treefrogs, reed frogs, big eyed treefrogs, tiger leg monkey frogs, gray treefrogs, milk frogs, cuban treefrogs, whites tree frog, green treefrogs, squirrel treefrogs, blue webbed gliding treefrog, red eye treefrogs, chameleon treefrogs?, mossy treefrogs, dusky salamanders, tiger salamander, veiled chameleon, box turtles, mud turtle, map turtle, yellowbelly slider, florida softshell, two saltwater tanks, four cats, two chinchillas, and a boyfriend.
