COLD DARK ROOM

[Yellow Turtle01]

No reptile is a class of vertebrate animals.
Our genus is Homo, which means man, my Tidgy is Testudo (Latin for shell).
A capital letter is always used for a genus, plural genera.

Thanks.

 

[kirsty Johnston]

Evening, Kirsty, i'm splendid.
And yourself?

I'm very well thanks your right - hibernating beastie is a bad idea this year so I'm not going to do it. I would never forgive myself if anything bad happened.
I made a post about what I should feed him over winter but nobody has replied yet all the bloomin' weeds and flowers and dead lol

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I just showered in our locker room and changed. I even shaved. I wanted to be presentable for the room.

No one will be able to see.
But at least you'll smell nice.
Thanks for making the effort.

 

[kirsty Johnston]

STILL BLOOMIN WAITING!!! (getting annoyed) ... jades work mate is still off and apparently gave her phone to her kids?! I'm starting to think shes at it!

Phone the sspca - poor thing is lucky enough to be alive being kept out in that weather. Seems like you've tried to do the right thing and be nice about it but that's us in September now. poor wee thing.

 

[spud's_mum]

ITS FRIDAYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

[kirsty Johnston]

ITS FRIDAYYYYYYYYYYYY

Woohoo!

 

[spud's_mum]

I can finally turn my alarm off for the next 2 nights haha

 

[kirsty Johnston]

I can finally turn my alarm off for the next 2 nights haha

I know exactly what you mean!!! It's the best

 

[johnandjade]

I just showered in our locker room and changed. I even shaved. I wanted to be presentable for the room.

is the toilet situation been solved?

 

[johnandjade]

Phone the sspca - poor thing is lucky enough to be alive being kept out in that weather. Seems like you've tried to do the right thing and be nice about it but that's us in September now. poor wee thing.

yeah I agree... my only hold back is.. i'll need to give the adress and i dont want any abuse coming jades way? lyn could be right on track with a tortnapping?

 

[johnandjade]

Friday is a good day


.. i work Saturdays as well though

 

[kirsty Johnston]

yeah I agree... my only hold back is.. i'll need to give the adress and i dont want any abuse coming jades way? lyn could be right on track with a tortnapping?

Lol I know what you mean. In all seriousness... I have no problem phoning them and saying I was in the neighbourhood and seen it in the back garden?? I would give my name (not address though) so it doesn't go back to her? I just don't want him/her to suffer anymore

 

[kirsty Johnston]

Lol I know what you mean. In all seriousness... I have no problem phoning them and saying I was in the neighbourhood and seen it in the back garden?? I would give my name (not address though) so it doesn't go back to her? I just don't want him/her to suffer anymore

I guess it all comes back to the women still think jade done it though...
Just go take it lol

 

[ZEROPILOT]

is the toilet situation been solved?

I threatened to bring in a union rep and he let it go.(That I called him on it)

 

[johnandjade]

Lol I know what you mean. In all seriousness... I have no problem phoning them and saying I was in the neighbourhood and seen it in the back garden?? I would give my name (not address though) so it doesn't go back to her? I just don't want him/her to suffer anymore

too true! last hope is monday, that's been plenty time and your right, it's getting too cold to ^%#= about now

 

[spud's_mum]

Mmmmmmm
Just had ham egg and chips

 

[johnandjade]

I threatened to bring in a union rep and he let it go.(That I called him on it)

wasn't it him 'letting it go' that caused the issue

 

[johnandjade]

Mmmmmmm
Just had ham egg and chips

egggsalent choice, one of my favourite meals

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What does the Graeca Ibera mean?

Testudo is the genus of closely related species.
graeca which should never be in capitals is the species.
A species is defined (loosely) as a group of animals that can breed and produce fertile offspring, so for example lions (Panthera leo) are the same genus as tigers (Panthera tigris) so are closely related and can have offspring, but that offspring is typically sterile.
So we are Homo sapiens (sapiens meaning wise) thus wise man.(ahem).
graeca means Greek, but is not referring to the country but to a style of Greek mosaic that resembles the shell pattern.
ibera is the sub species, a group isolated enough from the others of it's species to be noticeably different, but still capable of interbreeding with the others. ibera are the group of greek tortoises found in an area centred on Turkey.
My Tidgy is Testudo graeca greaca. The type subspecies from Morocco. (and a couple of other places).
We are also a type subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens and are now alone, but up to a few thousand years ago there was also Homo sapiens neanderthalensis,Neanderthal man that we interbred with when we encountered them in Europe.

 

[Lyn W]

Hello, denizens of The Cold Dark Room.
Bit late today, got a bit tied up.
It's the last time I agree to be the model for the boy scouts knot tying contest.
Hope everyone is well.

That must have been a bit of a bind.