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Flight Delays as JFK Airport Runway is Taken Over by Turtles

nydailynews.com — Dozens of randy turtles crawled onto a JFK airport runway, delaying flights for over an hour, authorities said.

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  • WordsnCollision, on 07/14/2009, -3/+108I like turtles.
  • heaintheavy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+57Next you'll tell me the subway is being taken over by Shredder.
  • state08, on 07/14/2009, -1/+31I'm tired of these mother ***** turtles on this mother ***** runway!
  • MacParrot, on 07/14/2009, -0/+26I'm picturing some High-end Executive late for a meeting because his flight was delayed due to horny turtles and I just have to laugh.
  • holzp, on 07/14/2009, -0/+19JFK would have understood.
  • FakingFamous, on 07/14/2009, -0/+17am i too turtley for my turtle shell?
  • Spade914, on 07/14/2009, -1/+17Haha, this is why I love the onion

    ...wait a second
  • mrhahn, on 07/14/2009, -0/+11Happened 5 days ago; more info and ATC audio on liveatc.net: http://www.liveatc.net/forums/atcaviation-audio-cl ...
  • sragland, on 07/14/2009, -0/+11god dammit you beat me to it
  • bearcat8543, on 07/14/2009, -0/+10pics?
  • RandomGorilla, on 07/14/2009, -0/+10Few people know this... but the turtle is nature's suction cup!
  • DarthVolta, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9I'm tired of these [money-fightin'] turtles on this [monday to friday] runway!
  • Elset, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8You're a....great zombie!
  • DarthVolta, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8Well, if he was flying from JFK he was going to be delayed for an hour anyway - it's standard procedure.
  • mimigins, on 07/14/2009, -1/+8turtle turtle
  • itsthehumidity, on 07/14/2009, -1/+7I for one am outraged. If turtles can breach airport boundaries so easily, what's to stop a motivated terrorist? They need to tighten up their security quite a bit before I stop writing angrily in my blog and threatening them with an online petition.
  • ross., on 07/14/2009, -0/+6And the last.
  • BrownieMix, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5What a cute story. ^_^
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5Were they flying? Watch out, whoever is in front, the blue turtles will ***** you up.
  • Farmer77, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5Man, this is so bad...
  • BaoUnit, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5I, for one, welcome our new turtle overlords
  • tdmeth, on 07/14/2009, -1/+6I wonder how many people will actually get this reference.
  • PoitNarf, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z1MygrkDSI
  • palmer, on 07/14/2009, -1/+6Seriously, how do you even decide to publish this story without pictures?

    Sad.
  • r0base, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5Good job ignoring the dupe checker. There are at least half a dozen other stories already submitted about this.
  • ancalagon73, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5At least the three of us.
  • andpoi, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Al prob gets it too.
  • alamedaman, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4are these normal turtles, or those of the teenaged mutant ninja kind? in any case.... TURTLE POWER
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Damn youuuuuuuuu
  • InTheUnion, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Even though you beat me to it... I still like turtles.
  • MacParrot, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4OH the humanity!

    (Turtality?)
  • Anomaly100, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5The plane that landed in the Hudson recently was taken down by Geese, almost destroying a couple hundred lives. Now it's 78 turtles. I'm telling you, the animals are shutting us down and taking over.
  • missourimobile, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3They must be auditioning for the new TMNT live action movie, hope they make it to L.A. on time...
  • ThatsDope, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
  • ZombieSociety, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3*thud*
    "AW, MAAAAN."
  • CoD4, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Airline Crusher!
  • SteveSgt, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Because of this, a member of my family had to stay out east an extra day before flying home to CA.

    Still, I'm happy they didn't just run them over.
  • nosecohn, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Perhaps the turtles are trying to tell us that we should slow down and enjoy the finer things in life.
  • jork41989, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAWp17yLnTE

    Audio From ATC
  • inactive, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2If I was stuck at JFK I wouldn't mind because I have no where to go.
  • Fighter2a, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2I hope they walk right back.
  • Phoenix99, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2They got randy baby!
  • eveccker, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Read that in Forrest Gump's voice and I dunno why...
  • damnshoes, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2I don't know about you but...that brown mix is looking good.
  • BigT383, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2I saw a turtle.
  • trer, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Bebop and Rocksteady!
  • neil06, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Before it was just flying birds being sucked by the turbines. Now its turtles on the runway? What's next? Snakes on the plane?
  • PawFox, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9214/123154284106 ...
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
  • ASSASSYN360, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2...turtle turtle.
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