Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for November 09, 2023

Of course 28 refers to the age of the comic strip. But turtles actually live long lives, so 28 wouldn’t be uncommon, while the average lifespan of a raccoon is only about 5 years in the wild.

739 is a good age for a Time Lord or a member of Yoda’s species.

Realistically, RJ should be dead by now.

Emotionally, he’s still only about 4.

People keep using terms like “human years” in reverse. I’m not sure which way is better.

I have a friend who found a box turtle on her doorstep and took it to the vet—who said it was old enough to have been here when Mark Twain was. She took good care of it for 30 years till it finally died of old age.