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[–] [email protected] 145 points 4 months ago (5 children)

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for posting the truth. It really hurts the heart to see all this disinformation being thrown around.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Except there's only one turtle. I was assured "it's turtles all the way down."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Except there's only one turtle.

The Great A'Tuin, swimming silently through the void 🐒 🐘🐘🐘🐘 πŸ’Ώ

I was assured "it's turtles all the way down."

Well akshully...

(Link is to a PBS Storied video exploring the origins and evolution of the phrase)

Obligatory "everyone should read Discworld" recommendation πŸ™ƒ

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

TouchΓ©

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The fact that this is a sea turtle and not like a Galapagos tortoise bothers me.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

Why would it be a tortoise? What's it going to walk on, no no no, it can only be a sea turtle, swimming in the great nothingness of the universe. None of that turtles all the way down bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you! I was like, where are the supporting vertebrates?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Why was my first thought β€œThanos Copter”?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

So... a sea turtle with some half-life head-crabs riding on it?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Elephants

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The opening credits of this will help you visualize it. It's a Terry Pratchett's Discworld reference.

https://youtu.be/JIgE23LHgPQ?si=n9e2YaVZTSoBSwXt

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

holy cow I never knew that existed. I gave the first 5 minutes a watch and its wild how they tried to turn snarky novels dripping with thinly veiled social commentary into a children's television special

Edit: ended up watching the whole thing. I'm not sure who the target audience was, but I certainly enjoyed it, 90s budget animated film warts and all

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

There are actually several, though I don't think they are for children.

https://wiki.lspace.org/TV_and_film_adaptations