Turtle On A Fence Post Story

What's a "Post Tortoise?" The old farmer said, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a Tortoise balanced on top, that's a post Tortoise." The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. When I was a schoolboy, Lamont said, we would occasionally see a turtle on a fence post, and when we did, we knew someone had put him there. He didnt get there by himself.

" Post turtle " is a phrase that has been used in the political discourse of various countries based on an old joke about the leader of a group being comparable to a turtle balanced on top of a fence post. I stopped Grandpa and pointed to something moving on the top of a wooden fence post, so we strolled over to the commotion. There, sitting on top of the post, was a turtle.

The post turtle is a metaphorical expression rooted in a longstanding American folk anecdote, portraying a turtle balanced atop a fence post as emblematic of politicians or leaders elevated to prominence not through personal merit or autonomous effort, but via external intervention by others. So this farmer was out mending a fence one day when he had a mishap, so he went to see the town doctor. As he was getting his hand stitched up, the doctor asked how hed happened to slip so badly with fence wire.

I was startled by a Post Turtle, the farmer said. The old man said, When youre driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, thats a post turtle. The old farmer saw a puzzled look on the...

Theres nothing better for a turtle temporarily elevated on a fence post than to return to those humble roots, the quarry from which you were dug, and remember the strong determination of a mother who bore you and the quiet commitment of a father who cradled you through poverty, hardship, and pain. " Post turtle " is a phrase that has been used in the political discourse of various countries based on an old joke about the leader of a group being comparable to a turtle balanced on top of a fence post. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, that candidate 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 you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle'".