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[Doggy Styles]

If you crack them open with a toffee hammer, they look like an old mans hand.

Actually they're a bit lizardy. Are they lizards?

[Doggy Styles]

Back on topic if you don't mind lads.

Top tip:

If you crack them open with a toffee hammer, they look like an old mans hand.

A bit scrotumy?

[BrowneIssue]

Back on topic if you don't mind lads.

I'm surprised they haven't renamed the Topic like they did the Marathon.

[Doggy Styles]

ok. sounds fun. have you ever been caught though ?

Not by the snails, no.

In my schooldays my mate Mackey was caught. The bloke bundled him into a car and drove him away. He took him up a deserted road, gave him a slap and let him go. These days kids would get the geezer banged up, but in those days it was a fair cop.

[Dante]

Back on topic if you don't mind lads.

Top tip:

If you crack them open with a toffee hammer, they look like an old mans hand.

[EternalOptimist]

Knock on the door and run away. Snails haven't got actual doors in their little mobile houses, so you just tap on the shell instead.

ok. sounds fun. have you ever been caught though ?

[Doggy Styles]

knock down ginger ?

how do you play that ?

Knock on the door and run away. Snails haven't got actual doors in their little mobile houses, so you just tap on the shell instead.

[EternalOptimist]

I've got two snails. Big African f***ers they are.

You can play knock-down ginger with them.

knock down ginger ?

how do you play that ?

[Doggy Styles]

I've got two snails. Big African f***ers they are.

You can play knock-down ginger with them.

[EternalOptimist]

Why don't you do the tortoise a favour and NOT get one as a pet ?

It's only humans who have this idiotic idea of incarcerating animals for our own sadistic pleasure.

BGG is right. If you must get one, get a free range Russian tortoise

[Board Game Geek]

Why don't you do the tortoise a favour and NOT get one as a pet ?

It's only humans who have this idiotic idea of incarcerating animals for our own sadistic pleasure.

[realityhack]

Russian tortoises are ace, definately get yourself one.

If you get a screwdriver and prise the shell off, there is an identical, smaller one inside. Keep doing this till you get to a tiny little one in the middle. It's great fun.

Dont forget to leave plenty of food if you are going on a long journey, like a four week drive to Palestine for example

Made me chuckle for ages, that did.

[Durbs]

They're about 100 quid for a little one here. Guess that'll be about right for UK too.

Ah, perhaps it wasn't just because they arent allowed to sell seized ones then - i obviously just wasn't offering enough!

[Paddy]

Russian tortoises are ace, definately get yourself one.

If you get a screwdriver and prise the shell off, there is an identical, smaller one inside. Keep doing this till you get to a tiny little one in the middle. It's great fun.

Dont forget to leave plenty of food if you are going on a long journey, like a four week drive to Palestine for example

... all the way home.

[threaded]

We went to an RSPB event recently and they had a few tiny little tortoises in a box that had been seized - beautiful little things about the size of a matchbox. Tried offering the guy cash and then upping my offer for one, but no joy.

They're about 100 quid for a little one here. Guess that'll be about right for UK too.