But turtle, as embracing all chelonians, or, as liberal shepherds call it, "turkle," is unquestionably Cisatlantic. ❋ Various (N/A)
"turkle" story which he tells, is just coming along as I wait a moment for the breakfast bell. ❋ John Beatty (N/A)
Bill Kerr: sherry turkle critiques simulations skip to main ❋ Bill Kerr (2008)
U noez da wun bout da snayl dat wuz mugged bai a turkle? ❋ Unknown (2008)
I guess that's in the best interest of the turkey/turtle turkle? but it's like a Chick-fil-a ad gone awry. ❋ Jen (2008)
And they loved that he did not pretty them up, or dumb them down: he wrote in their language, in which a turtle is a turkle, a loose girl is a chippy, and the glowing mist in the trees on the ridge is the willow-wisp, come to spirit them away. ❋ Unknown (2004)
"The only reason de turkle didn't go was it t'ought we'se porpuses." ❋ Various (N/A)
Yo 'ort to be' shamed, standin 'gawpin' like a mud turkle. ❋ Unknown (1921)
"It's a mighty big turkle," he faltered and snuggled closer. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
"That's a bad smell, poor old turkle," was all the thanks I got as the sufferer climbed down from the bed and proceeded to seize his late enemy in intrepid and sympathetic hands. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
I'm the alligatoh an 'snappin' turkle o 'the Arkansass! ❋ George Washington Cable (1884)
I felt that he had a strong and powerful case; and though I could not brook the idee of his goin ', still I thought that I must be as wise as a serpent and as harmless as a turkle-dove, to git the victory over him. ❋ Marietta Holley (1881)
For a hen or a dog wouldn't be taxed to raise money for turkle soup and shampain to nourish the law-makers whilst they made the laws agin 'em -- Mom Nater's eyes clouded over with indignation and resentment, and she boo-hooed right out a-cryin '. ❋ Marietta Holley (1881)
No sooner had we 'rove at the boat, instead o' feastin 'me on gully-whompin oysters, they nabbed me quick as a snappin' turkle, put a gag in my mouf quicker nur yer could bridle a hoss, a bandage on my peepers, tied me hand and foot like a hog, shouldered me, and trolluped off with me I couldn't 'jecter whar. ❋ Unknown (1859)
And I seen her how she look at him, and smile on him, and coo over him like any turkle dove, as no 'spectable lady would ever do. ❋ Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1859)
Page 119 much good that day, sartin as a turkle fallin 'off uv a log into a mill-pond. ❋ Unknown (1859)
At last, Jess he climbs into the tree and gits on the limb right over me, and ses he, 'boys, I b'live hit's a mud turkle, for I see somethin' like the form o 'one, right under me.' ❋ Unknown (1845)
One night, five or six on 'em fetched a big sea turkle aboard, and we bought him and paid a kag of biscuit for him, and he weighed two hundred and seventy pounds, and the fellers seemed dreadfully rejoiced, and patted their lips and bellies, and laughed, and kissed the captain's feet, and laughed and seemed tickled enough, and off they went. ❋ Unknown (1839)
Then I popped a rock at a sassy little turkle, and pretty soon both of us were letting fly. " ❋ Alan Douglas (N/A)
