# After 115 years, the snoring finally gets to be too much **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006 "2012-06-13T12:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/1 "2012-06-13T12:02:19Z")
Tortoise couple calls it quits after 115 years: > [@](#): > > Sometimes, 115 years of togetherness is enough. Bibi and Poldi, two giant tortoises at the Austrian Zoo, are (slowly) going their separate ways after more than a century of companionship. > > The straw that broke the turtle’s back came when Bibi (the female) began biting Poldi’s shell. Whether turtle or human, gnawing on your partner’s back is a sign that the relationship has hit a bumpy phase. Staff members of the Austrian zoo tried a variety of methods to re-light the flame of love, including **aphrodisiacs** , games, and couple’s counseling. Alas, nothing worked. > **[Yahoo Health: Advice and Reviews on Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Aging, Well...](https://health.yahoo.com/)** > > Yahoo Health is your trusted guide for women's and men's health, fitness memberships and equipment, nutritional food and supplements, healthy aging, restful sleep, and personal well being. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/2 "2012-06-13T13:53:16Z")
Well if those crazy kids can’t make it work how can we expect anyone to! /divorces husband ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/3 "2012-06-13T14:07:59Z")
I bet that bastard Poldi found some other trophy tortoise after he got that large legal settlement for the slip and fall at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/4 "2012-06-13T14:19:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Whether turtle or human, gnawing on your partner’s back is a sign that the relationship has hit a bumpy phase. Say, Doc, I keep waking up with these strange marks on my back… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/5 "2012-06-13T15:36:29Z")
Now they have to give back all their 100th anniversary presents. It took the female a long time to assert herself, now she’s finally coming out of her shell. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/6 "2012-06-13T15:46:41Z")
I knew it wouldn’t last. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/7 "2012-06-13T15:48:39Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Say, Doc, I keep waking up with these strange marks on my back… Nobody likes a backbiter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/8 "2012-06-13T15:53:56Z")
Finally, she got off of his back. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/9 "2012-06-13T15:59:21Z")
They actually decided to go their separate ways 76 years ago. This is what tortoises call a quicky divorce. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/10 "2012-06-13T18:34:51Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > They actually decided to go their separate ways 76 years ago. This is what tortoises call a quicky divorce. Win! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/11 "2012-06-13T22:27:27Z")
He’s been looking at those trollopy tadpoles, again! ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/12 "2012-06-14T00:04:51Z")
You wait and see, she’ll come crawling back. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/13 "2012-06-14T05:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > The straw that broke the turtle’s back came when Bibi (the female) began biting Poldi’s shell. Zombie Tortoise! ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/14 "2012-06-14T16:06:59Z")
They’ve been having trouble for decades, but they wanted to wait to divorce until after the children were dead. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/15 "2012-06-14T16:34:54Z")
Has anyone checked Bibi’s bed for bath salts? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-115-years-the-snoring-finally-gets-to-be-too-much/625006/16 "2012-06-14T16:41:40Z")
> [@the linked article](#): > > The straw that broke the turtle’s back came when Bibi (the female) began biting Poldi’s shell. Whether turtle or human, gnawing on your partner’s back is a sign that the relationship has hit a bumpy phase. Staff members of the Austrian zoo tried a variety of methods to re-light the flame of love, **including aphrodisiacs** , games, and couple’s counseling. Alas, nothing worked. At least they should be top-of-the-line aphrodisiacs - plenty of access to tiger penis and rhino horn.