It's World Turtle Day, hooray! Today, we finally get to celebrate the awesomeness of the shelled reptiles of the planet. These chill dudes really don't get the recognition they deserve, constantly being out-cuted by puppies and cats and singing goats.
But we know what's up -- turtles are just swell with their rock-hard shells and affinity for helping lost fish.
Image courtesy of Tumblr, 50-shades-of-sassiness.
Throughout time, several things have tried to imitate the greatness of the turtle but have failed miserably. Here are 10 things masquerading as part of the turtle genealogy that really can't live up to the reptile.
1. Turtlenecks
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See? No one wants it.
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2. Turtle Doves
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Maybe if they looked like this, we'd love them
[img src="http://i.imgur.com/zOhV70n.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="Turtle Dove"]
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3. Tortoise Shell Glasses
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4. Chocolate Turtles (delicious but still not the real thing)
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5. Turtle from Entourage
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6. Tortoiseshell Cat
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7. Turtle Bay, Manhattan
Image via Google Maps
8. Turtle Brownies
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9. Turtlehead Flower
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10. Turntables (if you remove the 'n,' 'a' and 'b' it spells "turtles," so they are clearly trying)
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