TMNT live in the sewers. Lots of water down there.
p.s. During peak TMNT there were parodies, including Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung-Fu Kangaroos. I enjoyed the irony of a parody of a comic that was itself a parody.
In some versions, they were tortoises before being mutated but in the original comic book, they were terrapins with webbed toes vs the fins of true turtles.
However the “tortoise”, “terrapin”, “turtle” distinction has not been fully accepted by herpetologists (people who study reptiles) and most still use the generic “turtle” to represent all members of the order of Chelonia.
Actually, they’re all tortoises. A “turtle” is a bird. (That was the only meaning for “turtle” that Shakespeare knew.) For some unknown reason, English speakers confused the English word “turtle” (bird) with the French word “tortue” (tortoise).
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
Rerun (copyright 2015 at the bottom of the final panel).
kraftjeff over 5 years ago
That-A-Rerun
chillax over 5 years ago
I have not seen it before :)
enigmamz over 5 years ago
Facts? PAH! A pox on you and your facts!!!
Ed The Red Premium Member over 5 years ago
TMNT live in the sewers. Lots of water down there.
p.s. During peak TMNT there were parodies, including Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung-Fu Kangaroos. I enjoyed the irony of a parody of a comic that was itself a parody.
DM2860 over 5 years ago
In some versions, they were tortoises before being mutated but in the original comic book, they were terrapins with webbed toes vs the fins of true turtles.
However the “tortoise”, “terrapin”, “turtle” distinction has not been fully accepted by herpetologists (people who study reptiles) and most still use the generic “turtle” to represent all members of the order of Chelonia.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
And that is correct. TMNT for Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises.
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 5 years ago
Actually, they’re all tortoises. A “turtle” is a bird. (That was the only meaning for “turtle” that Shakespeare knew.) For some unknown reason, English speakers confused the English word “turtle” (bird) with the French word “tortue” (tortoise).
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Well, there goes my childhood.
rgcviper over 5 years ago
Say it ain’t so! (Like hotshot said.)
I always loved the Turtles growing up, and I suppose I could live to learn with this name change. Won’t be easy, though … ha.
adoragem123 about 3 years ago
would be a boring show…
Bring da bling over 2 years ago