ZOO TOUR UPDATE

As a person attuned to animals, I immediately bonded with a tortoise named Goliath. It was almost as though I could sense what he was thinking. He was thinking: "Some moron is sitting on my back."

Comments

[LabSpecimen]

When you were done, did you let him sit on your back?

[Eleanor]

Nice shirt Dave! Aqua blue this time?

[Mike]

My first thought is "Open sandals. Animal enclosure. Better get the hose ready."

[Brainy Jello]

Someone let a turtle get into Dave's enclosure!!

[queensbee]

goofy pic dave. you need to get back to writing your column.

[dodgers tickets]

Is this the zoo in los angeles and does the turtle feel it when you are sitting on it?

[mudstuffin]

Ooh! Ooh! Can we see judi holding it's oosik?

[spinner8]

When I saw the smile on Dave's face as he sat on the tortoise I thought, "We're never going to see another column again; he's having way too much fun this way."

If nothing else, there are no deadlines this way. I would bet a large amount of money that no cigar-chomping editor ever shouted "Doggone it Barry, I said I need a picture of a rhino eating a carrot out of your ear and another picture of you sitting on a giant tortoise by 5 p.m. or it's your job!"

[Tamara]

Very sexy pose, Dave. Also: Look! Goliath is smiling!

[tyler]

Dave, seriously, try some Preparation H.

[just sayin']

love the new shirt!
having too much fun? i guess the goofy smile of delight says it all.

[Higgy]

I'm thinking Dave is using his "come-hither" look to attract the wrong sorts of mammals...

[crossgirl]

good thing you stopped him before he darted into traffic.

hmmmmmm, they both have the same goofy grin.

[VictoriaE77]

Hang on Dave! Any minute he's gonna start bucking!

[DM]

Metrozoo is not in LA. It is in miami on south 200th street I think. I've always wondered why they put it so far from the city. My only hypothesis is that half the animals were already there when it was built.

[AllieKat]

Wait, they just let people walk in and sit on the animals?

excuse me. I have an appointment with a certain zebra.

[Maud]

I'm not so sure the tortoise is grinning. I think he's muttering, "Dang! How do I keep getting these things stuck to my shell!"

[Morty]

LOOK OUT DAVE!! THERE"S A TURTLE ON YOUR (NOT YOU'RE) ASS!

[AllieKat]

Sophie: Dad, go sit on the tortoise.
Dave: oh, no, I couldn't.
Sophie: pleeeeeeease?
Dave: weeeeeeell, OKAY!!! Honey, get the crapcam! and make sure you get my good side!
Turtle: take. picture. now. please. feet. bending. wrong.
Dave: shut up and smile to my public.

[Addicted to 24]

What the picture does'nt show is that sophie had just learned the super glue trick and well dave has a new best friend for life.

BTW

Love the new camera Dave

[Christobol]

Well, the good news is that all four judges gave you over 20 points for style, Dave. The bad news is they each gave the turtle a 1. Maybe it's because it didn't move. Some claim it died over a week ago.

Rodeo judging is rather subjective, I'm afraid.

[Amy]

Who can laugh that hard without farting?

[Jessica R.]

How long after the photo was taken did security "show you to the gate"?

Love the new blog site!

[random thunking]

Amy, judging from the expression on the turtle's face, I'd say Dave farted.

[Sondra]

Yeah, but a moron with sexy legs!

[lurker]

while almost anyone can aspire to be a tortoise jockey, it takes a REAL man to ride one side-saddle.

[tropichunt.com guy™]

Wait, I don't get it...

Is this a photo being submitted to a dating service for the turtle or Dave?

(NOTE: Dave, if it's for you, I won't tell your wife, I promise...)

[Leetie]

I've heard of popping a turtle head, but that's ridiculous.

[Kilmeny]

Ralph Lauren has his polo ponies, Dave rides a turtle. I'm beginning to understand why Dave went into humor and Ralph does the clothes.

Nice shirt. Love the sandals too.

[Addicted to 24]

DM
Very True also the animals in that area had fewer guns.

[punky brewster]

Kinda looks to me like the turtle is saying:

"ooph ... can't. breath."

Maybe ease up on the twinkies, Dave.

Oh, I kid. You're lookin' fabulous, darlin'. Almost as good as Judi. Perhaps if you held the walrus penis ...?

[Amy]

Love is in the air.

That is love I'm smelling, isn't it?

[Trystan Shout]

He was thinking: "Some moron is sitting on my back"(/i>) . . . AND he's wearing a @#$^inh blue shirt as well!

[Eleanor]

closing Trystan's italics

[slyeyes]

Was that picture taken for some kind of turtle pin-up calendar or something?

[SealMan]

Wow, looks like there's an alternative to the crapcam now. I like it.

[MeL]

Dave's legs look alarmingly hair free..discuss amongst yourselves.

[not me]

tsk,... you guys r just jealous cause Dave's looking sex-aaaye these days. cute. yey-yah.

[WriterDude]

Addendum to AllieKat's comment:

Dave: shut up and smile to my public.

Dave, silently hoping: Just don't smile like that to my private(s)...

[spinner8]

I'm ashamed that it took me nearly 24 hours to get the Biblical reference inherent in this blog entry.

[rufus]

... and Jesus sandals!

[seatazzz]

MeL: Maybe he used Turtle Wax on the legs. *ducks*

[not me]

*lobs rolled up newspaper at seatazzz*

(har ;)