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Wonder Why

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1. Like humans, some are and some are just mean because they hate competition.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 02:05 PM

May 20

If God wanted tortoises to right themselves, He'd have personally helped them. That upside down tortoise was that way because he refused to donate his shell to his mega-church. The pastor, one of the tortoises who just hid his face, ignored the upside down one because it was God's punishment.

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Hero Tortoise Rushes To Save Struggling Friend [View all] Uncle Joe May 20 OP

Like humans, some are and some are just mean because they hate competition. Wonder Why May 20 #1

Bravo for the helper. love_katz May 20 #2

That's awesome MustLoveBeagles May 20 #3

What a wonderful story ...... Thanks uncle joe ..... Trueblue1968 May 20 #4

WOW!!!! And the saved tortise didn't even give his rescuer a hug. Fla Dem May 20 #5

I guess it's all a matter of awareness Uncle Joe May 20 #6

Evil and good beings UTUSN May 22 #7