Woman finds dead baby turtle in freeze-dried coffee

[emad]

Turtle soup, sure. But turtle coffee?



By Hieu Pham
Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Ainsworth resident Marjorie Morris found this dead baby turtle Sunday in her package of Folgers coffee. Washington Evening Journal / C.T. Kruckeberg


All Marjorie Morris wanted to do was pour her freeze-dried coffee into a canister.

But as she dipped into the package of Folgers, she got an unexpected surprise -- a dead baby turtle.

"I thought it was a toy at first," said Morris, 77, of Ainsworth.

Morris said she usually purchased two-pound bags of freeze-dried coffee to pour into a canister. On Sunday, Morris said she was scooping into the package when she hit something hard.

After removing what looked like a block of condensed coffee, Morris shook off the coffee grains and discovered a dead baby turtle about two inches in diameter.
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[BlueIris]

1. Ew. EW. EWWWWW.

Freeze-dried coffee?

How disgusting. Why would anyone do that to herself?

[Beetwasher]

2. Well, You Know What They Say: "It's Turtles All The Way Down"

Guess they're right.

[redqueen]

3. I've never heard that expression.

Whatever does it mean?


I love turtles! This story made me sad. :(

[Beetwasher]

4. I Know Pratchett Uses The Concept

Not sure if it originated w/ him though.

It comes from a myth that the world (or in Pratchet's case, Diskworld) is supported by on the back of a giant turtle. When asked "well, what's the turtle supported by" the proper answer is "It's turtles all the way down". Or something like that.

[redqueen]

5. Interesting... thank you!

:hi:

[flowomo]

10. it's a very famous phrase.... look here for more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Awww...and he's so cute!

:cry:

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[blindpig]

7. Looks damned near alive.

A baby common snapping turtle. That freeze dry process is sure something. Some jerk at the plant needs their ass kicked.

[TimeChaser]

8. Awww! Poor baby!

:cry: I love turtles... it makes me miss my Nanashi who I had to pass on to a family friend before going to college.

[flowomo]

9. And I've been paying extra for the baby turtles?

damn... no more specialty coffee for me.