# So ... But ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 16, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656 "2013-07-16T11:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/461 "2020-03-29T03:17:51Z")
But the sheriff followed them, and nearly drove them off the road. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/462 "2020-03-29T07:40:27Z")
So…they slammed on the brakes. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/463 "2020-03-29T12:05:56Z")
But of course the sheriff was in their car, so they had no brakes. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/464 "2020-03-29T15:44:16Z")
So…they jumped in a convienant river. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/465 "2020-03-29T20:09:59Z")
But in their panic, they forgot that some of them didn’t know how to swim. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/466 "2020-03-29T22:31:29Z")
So…they grabbed on to a large turtle ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/467 "2020-03-30T06:45:27Z")
But…there were too many of them, and they started to sink, turtle and all. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/468 "2020-03-31T22:25:55Z")
So…the turtle flipped over… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/469 "2020-04-03T07:53:12Z")
But…its bottom was too slippery to hold onto. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/470 "2020-04-03T14:34:36Z")
So they plunged into the water going down down down all the time wondering if there were perhaps more turtles farther down they could clutch onto ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/471 "2020-04-03T15:00:22Z")
But no matter how many turtles they encountered, they never reached the last turtle because… well, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/472 "2020-04-17T03:50:48Z")
So…they started grasping jelly fish. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/473 "2020-04-17T04:31:22Z")
But…the jelly fish proved to be too slippery, and a poor choice as flotation devices. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/474 "2020-04-18T18:51:47Z")
So…They grabbed kelp. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/475 "2020-04-18T21:00:08Z")
But…by that time they were in white rapids, which swept them away, rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/476 "2020-04-20T00:43:43Z")
So…they flailed wildly. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/477 "2020-04-20T07:48:03Z")
But…along came a friendly octopus that grabbed each of them with a tentacle. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/478 "2020-04-20T08:12:25Z")
So… once again we recieved help. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/479 "2020-04-20T08:59:32Z")
But… the octopus itself was flailing, since it didn’t belong in a fresh-water river. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/480 "2020-04-25T07:00:56Z")
So…we sent out for a barrel of salt to pour in the water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656.md?page=25)