- A Tortoise perched atop a fence post Someone mentioned a remark or quote that was said to be credited to a basketball coach.
- It went something like this: ″If you see a turtle resting on a fence post, you know it did not get there by itself.″ It is physically impossible for a turtle to scale the post, fly to the top of the post, or walk a tightrope over the fence wire in order to reach the post.
What is a fencepost turtle?
- The elderly farmer drewled, ″Well, you know, this Rudd gentleman is what they call a fencepost turtle.″ ″Well, ya know,″ the farmer said.
- The physician had never heard of the word before, so she inquired as to what exactly a fencepost turtle was.
- An elderly farmer once told me, ″A fencepost turtle is what you call it when you’re traveling down a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle perched on top of it.″
What is a post turtle the old man said?
The doctor was confused by the elderly patient’s statement, so he asked the patient what a post turtle was. An elderly gentleman once told me, ″A post turtle is what you call it when you’re traveling along a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle perched on top of it.″
What did Bill Clinton say about turtles on fence posts?
In Joe Klein’s book published in 2002 titled The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton, Clinton is quoted as stating, ″If you see a turtle perched on top of a fence post, it didn’t get there by mistake.″
Is George W Bush a post turtle?
During the process of suturing a cut on the hand of a 70-year-old Texas rancher (whose hand was caught in a gate while handling cattle), a doctor and the elderly man discussed the fact that George W. Bush was the current President of the United States. The elderly Texan said, ″Well, you know, Bush is a ″post turtle.″″
