r/aww 5d ago

I fed this female box tortoise some raspberries at the beginning of the summer. Now, she follows me all over the garden, and visits me almost daily looking for handouts.

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u/bay_lamb 5d ago

i was wondering if anything ate those things!!! had piles of dead june bugs on my deck for a month.

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u/Ouisch 5d ago

Tangential story: Years ago my Mom and I were standing in line at the local Arby's waiting to order (drive-thru not a thing yet). I remember I was wearing a blue windbreaker and suddenly I heard this weird buzzing/flapping noise. I looked up and down and around and then saw a huge June bug attached to my sleeve. I screeched in panic and jumped and flapped my arm, and (I'm not making this up) the man standing behind me raised his hands and announced loudly "I didn't touch her!!"

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u/Frondswithbenefits 5d ago

When I was little, around 3-4, I had an imaginary alligator friend. My mom took me to my dad's office so we could go to lunch. We get in the elevator, and a man gets in on another floor. After the guy stepped on, I screamed, "You fool, you stepped on Clarence!"

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u/Equivalent_Mechanic5 5d ago

This made me cry laughing. Are we best friends?

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u/Frondswithbenefits 5d ago

I was a weird little kid, lol. Of course we're friends!

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u/Equivalent_Mechanic5 5d ago

Hi new friend! Clarence is a great name

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u/karmagirl314 5d ago

This guy’s a gangster? His real name’s Clarence.

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u/SweetBearCub 5d ago

This made me cry laughing. Are we best friends?

That depends, did you bring treats for Clarence?

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u/Equivalent_Mechanic5 5d ago

Always. Still have some in my pocket just in case.