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turtles all the way down

When you are having an argument and you see your logic begin to fail, you can use this phrase to automatically win. This of course only works if the reference is understood.

The phrase originates from a conversation that occured directly after a speech which described how the earth revolves around the sun.

At the end of the speech an elderly lady stood up and said,

"What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise."

The scientist then smugly asked,

"What is the tortoise standing on?"

"You're very clever, young man, very clever", said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"

This anecdote was made "popular" by Stephen Hawking, who told it at the begining of his book "A Brief History of Time."
"Your an idiot.. Theres 35 letters in the english alphabet not 26...

Lets count.

A = 1
B = 2
C = 3 "

....

"Z=26 ... ... um ...

then its just turtles all the way down. "
by Frggr February 12, 2010
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The four sexiest mutant turtles ever created. Raphael is the studliest, none of the other's compare.
Raphael is the studliest, none of the other's compare.
by Buslady September 17, 2005
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TurtleNeckEmo

A self indulgent PickMe thirst trapping for female validation under the guise of feminism. Also may happen to have a poster of a dictator in their bedroom, contradicting their entire ideology.
Chad: Last night I was so downbad, I almost fucked my German Shepard

Quinten: Hey man at least you weren't as down bad as @TurtleNeckEmo
by MarcoPol0 August 12, 2021
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turtlehead sneak

A fart that is surprisingly accompanied by a turd, forcing the farter to pull it back in to prevent a larger accident from ocurring.
Luckily for Eric, he realized his fart was a turtlehead sneak before it was too late.
by ulmelqlo July 27, 2008
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1: Michaelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael.

2: Appeared as a comic book in the 1980s

3: Created by Chuck Norris, on one fine day when he decided to eat four turtles whole. After they passed through his body, they had grown 6 feet and learned karate.
"Don't make me go Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on your ass, son, Chuck Norris is on MY side"
by Jennard May 14, 2006
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

green dudes who would so kick mofo power rangers skinny little butts.
Greengirl4Donatello4life.
turtles in a half shell-TURTLE POWER!
*SCREAMS* YEEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
by Greengirl February 28, 2004
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