Papa Mo
07-20-2007, 07:28 AM
> > What is a Post Turtle?
> >
> >
> >
> > While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher, whose
> > hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a
> > conversation with the old man.
> >
> > Eventually the topic got around to Nancy Pelosi and her elevation to
> > speaker of the house. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Nancy is a
> > "post turtle'."
> >
> > Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a "post
> > turtle" was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country
> > road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top,
> > that's a post turtle."The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's
face,
> > so he continued to explain.
> >
> > "You know he didn't get there by himself; he doesn't belong there; he
> > doesn't know what to do while he's up there; and you just want to help
the
> > dumb animal get down.":D
> >
> >
> >
> > While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher, whose
> > hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a
> > conversation with the old man.
> >
> > Eventually the topic got around to Nancy Pelosi and her elevation to
> > speaker of the house. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Nancy is a
> > "post turtle'."
> >
> > Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a "post
> > turtle" was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country
> > road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top,
> > that's a post turtle."The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's
face,
> > so he continued to explain.
> >
> > "You know he didn't get there by himself; he doesn't belong there; he
> > doesn't know what to do while he's up there; and you just want to help
the
> > dumb animal get down.":D