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Once upon a time, many years ago there was a man who was of good and noble character; without a trace of impurity in his thoughts.
Unfortunately all about him he saw persons with vulgar minds unable to think of anything, except in sexual terms. He bemoaned
his inability to find others with a similar high-mindness, to his own. Like a turtle, he retreated into his shell. Then one
day, while partaking of a pint of ale (for purely medicinal purposes of course), he realized that there must be others like
him. Forced into bars, and saloons; imbibing alcohol as a balm for the ills inflicted by obscene and vulgar persons.
He resolved to locate all the other pure minded individuals that he could, even if this meant spending his every waking
hour crawling from one bar to the next. This was the beginning of the Turtles. He embarked upon this quest with vigor and
determination, but, since he was a man of limited means, quickly ran out of money.
Then one day, he got a tip on a horse running at long odds at the local track. The problem was that he had no money left
with which to gamble. So, in desperation he wagered his last and most prized possession a donkey which he had raised from
birth. Now this donkey was a particularly gentle and temperate animal, with a loving disposition. To lose his donkey would
have been devastating, and yet what choice was there if the quest was to continue? Fortunately, he won the wager, and with
the money was able to continue in his search for many more years, and begin the association of Turtles we know today.
And so, to commemorate this event, all members of this esteemed organization when asked, "Are You a Turtle?",
must respond with the password immediately without hesitation or fear of embarrassment, in a voice as loud and clear as the
voice of the questioner. Failure to do so at anytime, will be penalized by having to buy a beer for everyone close enough
to have heard the original question.
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