# You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 3, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246 "2011-06-03T21:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246/81 "2011-06-09T04:15:28Z")

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Actually I was walking in a dessert, and the turtle was a giant piece of fudge. I could only flip it once, because by flip, I mean nommed.

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246/82 "2011-06-09T06:11:22Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> This thread really tortoise a few things.

I knew someone would start shelling out the puns pretty soon.

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**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246/83 "2011-06-09T09:21:56Z")

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_The man in black flipped a tortoise across the desert, and the gunslinger followed._

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246/84 "2011-06-09T11:55:38Z")

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> [@Baffle](#):
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> _The man in black flipped a tortoise across the desert, and the gunslinger followed._

\<golfclap\>

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**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-desert-walking-along-in-the-sand-when-all-of-a-sudden-you-look-down/584246/85 "2011-06-09T12:49:12Z")

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Nate the snake told me to do it.

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