Turtles...In...Space!

On Feb 4, 6:06*pm, Rick Jones wrote:
So when ground control asked, "Are you a turtle?" how did the
mouse respond?

"You bet your sweet ass I am."
Did you attend the University of MD? I did! So, when I answer, you
bet your sweet ass I am, I REALLY mean it.

Wouldn't the question have to be "Are you a Terrapin?" in that case?-)
(Or I suppose "Are you a Terp?")

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html


I think you and the article are splitting hairs here. Even the word
"terrapin" means little turtle. Clearly one definition of "turtle"
includes turtles, tortoises and terrapins. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turtle

And why would a terrapin not be an aquapin, at least some times?
Terrapin seems for fitting for a tortoise.

I don't think those shells are really going to cut it as heat shields?