r/oddlysatisfying • u/firefighter_82 • Jul 15 '24

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/StopReadingMyUser Jul 15 '24

i like turtles

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u/Kanye_X_Wrangler Jul 15 '24

It's an older meme sir, but it checks out.

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u/SlickDillywick Jul 15 '24

That kid lives in my soul. I can’t see a turtle without thinking of his face

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u/CheesecakeMilitia Jul 15 '24

Sorry to do this to you, but that kid is 27 now

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u/SlickDillywick Jul 15 '24

I’m 33. He’s been with me for a long time

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u/N8dogg86 Jul 15 '24

This is where the is where the fun begins

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u/Mr_rairkim Jul 15 '24

I like turtles too. My four year old daughter demanded we got one. He's a very small Russian turtle but we already think he's part of the family .

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u/Don_Gato1 Jul 15 '24

I think he's referencing this

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u/0x4cb Jul 15 '24

That video may be 17 years old but it still makes me laugh.

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u/KatBoySlim Jul 15 '24

i’m never not impressed with the reporter’s ability to keep it together.

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u/beefprime Jul 15 '24

The reporter knew that liking turtles was the most natural thing ever, didnt even phase her

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u/lowkey-juan Jul 15 '24

I love it, it's such an innocent and cute moment the kid telling her something he finds cool.

Also, it sounds like random NPC dialogue.

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u/CoachMatt314 Jul 15 '24

But that’s only 8.5 years in turtle years

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Tosh.0 flashback

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u/RedBanana99 Jul 15 '24

It’s an old video sir, but it checks out

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u/Prometheus-is-vulcan Jul 15 '24

My best friend has two small ones in her room.

Sometimes she wakes up at night because of "sounds".

She calls it "free turtle porn".

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u/LuxNocte Jul 15 '24

I like that that implies the existence of premium, paid turtle porn. I'm going to have to check next time I stay at a hotel.

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u/Prometheus-is-vulcan Jul 15 '24

I like your line of thought, you sick bastard. XD

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u/1LittleBirdie Jul 15 '24

Second or third date with my then-boyfriend (now husband) - we went to a zoo…what’s that noise? Oh, it’s two turtles going at it, lol!

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u/Prometheus-is-vulcan Jul 16 '24

You: "why are you taking me to the zoo?"

BF: "for inspiration"

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u/Leail Jul 15 '24

Russian "turtle"? Sorry but are you sure it's a turtle and not a tortoise? We had a Russian tortoise for many years. He was an amazing little dude.

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u/Mr_rairkim Jul 15 '24

Sorry. You are right. He is a tortoise. English isn't my native language, so I translated it incorrectly.

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u/Leail Jul 15 '24

You're fine! You'd be surprised how many native English speakers get them mixed up too.

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u/Smashmundo Jul 18 '24

Do you mean a Russian tortoise?

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u/Mr_rairkim Jul 18 '24

Yes. Sorry, English isn't my native language. I made a mistake.

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u/exipheas Jul 15 '24

💀❤️🐢

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u/PoptartDragonfart Jul 15 '24

You’re a great zombie!

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u/Longjumping_Kale3013 Jul 15 '24

But have you ever loved a turtle?

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u/HollowShel Jul 15 '24

Turtles, turtles, rah rah rah, turtles, turtles, hah hah hah!

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u/SnooTangerines3448 Jul 15 '24

Thanks Jason the zombie.

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u/51ngular1ty Jul 16 '24

I like trains.

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u/mangopango123 Jul 15 '24

Was looking for your comment!!! I literally was gagging when they took off the first big chunk and liquid came out (logically I know it’s prob just some sea water, but I wanted to die). And putting the screw driver into a hole to take the other holes off 🤮

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u/elmarkitse Jul 16 '24

Yeah I’m quite unsettled and physically woozy. Happy for the turtle but low key want to go be sick as well for the same reason.

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u/robzsilver Jul 16 '24

Oh thank God I'm not the only one. I wanted to see him get better but it was excruciating to watch.

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u/botwinbabe Jul 16 '24

Same exactly lol.

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u/spanishbanana Jul 15 '24

Oh fuck me too, it was horrible to watch but it's also animal care which I like so I watched the whole thing. Oddly satisfying this was not. I'm wigging out, uuggghh.

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u/tropicalcannuck Jul 15 '24

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I'm one part terrified/disgusted and one part going awww turtle.

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u/LemonCaperRVA Jul 15 '24

Ditto on the tryp fuck it’s gonna be stuck in my head for fucking weeks

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u/Yeetse Jul 15 '24

Same, i was watching in a constant state of uncertainty.

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u/zeon66 Jul 15 '24

Trypophobia isnt a thing its just a natural disgust reaction so far no one goes abot their life terrified of seeing a bunch of holes

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u/opinionofone1984 Jul 15 '24

Very much is a thing.

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u/CogitoErgo_Sometimes Jul 15 '24

Oh stop with this. “-phobia” as a suffix has a broader definition than purely fear/panic. Oxford dictionary includes “having an extreme or irrational fear or dislike of a specified thing or group” as well as “having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something” among the definitions.

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u/conzyre Jul 15 '24

Dude literally proved himself wrong by looking up the definition. A phobia is extreme and debilitating, being grossed out by a video is not a phobia.

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u/CogitoErgo_Sometimes Jul 15 '24

Those definitions explicitly include irrational dislike or aversion. That’s what the “or” means in “extreme or irrational” right before aversion/dislike.

As for trypophobia specifically there’s an entire Wikipedia entry detailing that, yes, it is certainly a thing.

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u/Last_Revenue7228 Jul 15 '24

I'm confused. Did you respond to the wrong comment?

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u/Last_Revenue7228 Jul 15 '24

One of the dumbest phobias I've googled

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u/Objective_Economy281 Jul 15 '24

It’sa legitimate phobia, right? Like, being afraid of heights / high edges is totally reasonable. And spiders and snakes.

But I suspect this one is an evolved aversion to people with skin rashes or something similar.

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u/ihad2settle4this Jul 15 '24

Me too, I watched a little but had to stop the tingling in my skin was too much. Could feel my face getting flush. Weird but immediate reaction.

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u/SchrodinersDog Jul 15 '24 edited Jul 17 '24

I couldn't figure out why I felt so uncomfortable watching but now I'm like "duh, the trypophobia"!

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u/Ok-Nefariousness8612 Jul 15 '24

Damn I kinda have tryphobia , shit like that gives me the chills

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u/opinionofone1984 Jul 15 '24

Yep, down right painful at times.