Statue_of_Liberty Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 A friend of me just told me there was an article about Mika in the German "Neon" which I already bought almost three weeks ago I didn´t notice it before ...Hope, it wasn´t posted before... "The stewardess just threw the tortoise into the toilet!" "When I was nine years old I moved from Paris to London with my parents and my sibblings. Our furniture was carried by a truck, we went by plane. I had a little tortoise that I smuggled in my trouser pocket into the plane. There I put it into a paper cup filled with water so that it was nicer for it. When I didn´t watch it for a moment the stewardess cleared the table and threw the paper cup away - including my tortoise. We didn´t recover it. Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 "The stewardess just threw the tortoise into the toilet!" "When I was nine years old I moved from Paris to London with my parents and my sibblings. Our furniture was carried by a truck, we went by plane. I had a little tortoise that I smuggled in my trouser pocket into the plane. There I put it into a paper cup filled with water so that it was nicer for it. When I didn´t watch it for a moment the stewardess cleared the table and threw the paper cup away - including my tortoise. We didn´t recover it. Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." OMG! I hope no PETA activists are reading this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 A friend of me just told me there was an article about Mika in the German "Neon" which I already bought almost three weeks ago I didn´t notice it before ...Hope, it wasn´t posted before... "The stewardess just threw the tortoise into the toilet!" "When I was nine years old I moved from Paris to London with my parents and my sibblings. Our furniture was carried by a truck, we went by plane. I had a little tortoise that I smuggled in my trouser pocket into the plane. There I put it into a paper cup filled with water so that it was nicer for it. When I didn´t watch it for a moment the stewardess cleared the table and threw the paper cup away - including my tortoise. We didn´t recover it. Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." First of all a tortoise isn't supposed to be in water! Poor little thing, I've had tortoises for many years, they are lovely littel animals! Bad Mika! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 OMG! I hope no PETA activists are reading this.. Yeah he would never be allowed to have a pet again! The MQ isn't working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statue_of_Liberty Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 First of all a tortoise isn't supposed to be in water!Poor little thing, I've had tortoises for many years, they are lovely littel animals! Bad Mika! Maybe it was a water tortoise. Or I just quoted it the wrong way. He didn´t say "full of water" but "filled with water". So perhaps there was just some water in it, not too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikjass Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 What a story... I'd have searched the bins even at that age i think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Maybe it was a water tortoise. Or I just quoted it the wrong way. He didn´t say "full of water" but "filled with water". So perhaps there was just some water in it, not too much... There is if often a mix up but tortoises are the ones living on land! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise What a story... I'd have searched the bins even at that age i think.. You bet… I would have forced both my parents and the flight hostess to find him! We actually lost one of the tortoises outside my country house when I was a kid and I refused to leave the place and my parents had to take extra vacation days! But eventually we found him; he had walked away at least a kilometre! We had talked to all the neighbours in the aria and one day he came walking in a family’s garden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statue_of_Liberty Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 There is if often a mix up but tortoises are the ones living on land! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise In German it´s the same word for both of them. I didn´t even know there was a difference in English. So sorry if it was the wrong word. But from the article I can´t decide whether it was that animal living in the water or outside of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 There is if often a mix up but tortoises are the ones living on land! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise In German it´s the same word for both of them. I didn´t even know there was a difference in English. So sorry if it was the wrong word. But from the article I can´t decide whether it was that animal living in the water or outside of it Oh it's not a big deal, I just happen to have a special interest in those little figures of course! In Sweden we call them vattensköldpadda or just sköldpadda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Love Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." this event explains so many things :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violet_sky Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's the only magazine I buy and read regularly. Of course I missed that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura* Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 A friend of me just told me there was an article about Mika in the German "Neon" which I already bought almost three weeks ago I didn´t notice it before ...Hope, it wasn´t posted before... "The stewardess just threw the tortoise into the toilet!" "When I was nine years old I moved from Paris to London with my parents and my sibblings. Our furniture was carried by a truck, we went by plane. I had a little tortoise that I smuggled in my trouser pocket into the plane. There I put it into a paper cup filled with water so that it was nicer for it. When I didn´t watch it for a moment the stewardess cleared the table and threw the paper cup away - including my tortoise. We didn´t recover it. Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." Cruel child. That's why he cries on planes: he feels guilty. Serves him right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 First of all a tortoise isn't supposed to be in water!Poor little thing, I've had tortoises for many years, they are lovely littel animals! I've had tortoises for years too and they loved the water. There was a little shallow bowl of water and they got in there by themselves, they loved it. Anyway it's so sad that Mika's tortoise got lost in the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I've had tortoises for years too and they loved the water. There was a little shallow bowl of water and they got in there by themselves, they loved it. Anyway it's so sad that Mika's tortoise got lost in the plane. Oh your tortoise loved to take a bath? So sweet! Well the more I think about, it based on the size (he placed it in a mug) the more I'm convinced it was a water turtle he had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 That's so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keti Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 A friend of me just told me there was an article about Mika in the German "Neon" which I already bought almost three weeks ago I didn´t notice it before ...Hope, it wasn´t posted before... "The stewardess just threw the tortoise into the toilet!" "When I was nine years old I moved from Paris to London with my parents and my sibblings. Our furniture was carried by a truck, we went by plane. I had a little tortoise that I smuggled in my trouser pocket into the plane. There I put it into a paper cup filled with water so that it was nicer for it. When I didn´t watch it for a moment the stewardess cleared the table and threw the paper cup away - including my tortoise. We didn´t recover it. Even today I sometimes think of that when I´m in a plane." AWWWWWWWWWWWW! Poor Mikaaaaa! And poor little turtoise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inbar_assaf Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 poor little creature... Its funny though how he passed security... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violet_sky Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 poor little creature... Its funny though how he passed security... That was back in the old days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inbar_assaf Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 That was back in the old days... true... and the small ones are very small creatures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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