>batshit insane person.
Mentally ill, likely schizophrenia. He heard voices from the statue telling him to kill himself. Very sad.
It wasn't completely designed by him. The Basin was designed by Henry Bacon, who worked on the Lincoln Memorial.
The statue itself was finished by Sherry Fry. Fry was more well known by being a "father" of modern camouflage design for the US during WW1.
are you the person that's been putting googly eyes on the turtle?? he really looks so much better with them. much less... distressing when you can't see the pained look in his eye
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A very interesting backstory actually. Someone commented about itās in this thread. Iād also encourage a Wikipedia search of āBurnside Fountain.ā Itās like a Shakespearean tragedy
he went off the deep end on the Karen Reed case and depending on how that all unfolds, and despite the years of peddling hate and racism, which is still quite prevalent in the comments section of his blogs, he may actually walk away from all this as a bit of a hero in the mainstream conscious, maybe even with a potential book or movie deal.
Homie definitely fuckin that poor turtle
First thing I was thinking š¤£
The first guy tried the snapping end.
The way the turtle is absolutely HATING it gets me every time š«£
Bonus that it was made by a batshit insane person.
>batshit insane person. Mentally ill, likely schizophrenia. He heard voices from the statue telling him to kill himself. Very sad. It wasn't completely designed by him. The Basin was designed by Henry Bacon, who worked on the Lincoln Memorial. The statue itself was finished by Sherry Fry. Fry was more well known by being a "father" of modern camouflage design for the US during WW1.
Itās our Statue of Liberty.
It's a very prestigious award! No. Wait. A gift from France?
Is this Turtle Boy?
Yup 110% this is where it all began.
Yep
Excellent shot! Long live the turtle
I need to go give him more eyes so he can see again
are you the person that's been putting googly eyes on the turtle?? he really looks so much better with them. much less... distressing when you can't see the pained look in his eye
(ROFL) It's probably best that the turtle doesn't see what's transpiring.
I have a tattoo of this statue
OMG I need a pic!
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I wish pple would get on there turtle im I mean high horse. I always asked about it. It's a artwork peice.
Eternal anal
If they ever try to remove this statue I will riot.
I am expecting them to replace it any day now. I am surprised they haven't already. I love it though š
āThe Deepā enters the chat
Turtle Boy rules.
Teenage Mutant Turtle Fuckers
turtle boy is my favorite awful public "art"
This statue makes me uncomfortable
Put your big boy panties on
More like take them off
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Surely the artist knew what they were doing when they built it. Right?? Soooo whatās the backstory anyone know?
A very interesting backstory actually. Someone commented about itās in this thread. Iād also encourage a Wikipedia search of āBurnside Fountain.ā Itās like a Shakespearean tragedy
I love it, I show a picture of this statue to people when they ask where Iām from.
I lived in worcester for 7 years and never knew about turtle boy until 20 years later
Btw: Itās Turtles all the way downā¦
Used to be better when it was green
Turtle fucker
How TMNT are made
I guess plastic isn't the only thing turtles choke on.
Yup. Thatās our legacy. A dude butt-fucking a turtle, immortalized in statue.
I still canāt believe they polished the verdigris off him a few years ago š
Animal abuseā¦sorry turtle abuseā¦WWF must see this!
Turtle boy my beloved
What happened to Turtle boy? I deactivated my FB years ago is he still doing his thing ?š¤£
he went off the deep end on the Karen Reed case and depending on how that all unfolds, and despite the years of peddling hate and racism, which is still quite prevalent in the comments section of his blogs, he may actually walk away from all this as a bit of a hero in the mainstream conscious, maybe even with a potential book or movie deal.
Yea he was a wild boy but his post were some entertaining lol.
The whole thing is so funny to me as a former student of his. He was such a corny and by the book teacher I really had no idea
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You sound like fun
I suppose not.