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The exact origin of the phrase "a turtle on a fence post" remains uncertain, but it is believed to have emerged in the Southern United States. Some speculate that it originated during the Civil War era, while others argue that it gained popularity during the Great Depression.
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A new musical about a prominent New Yorker whose world is thrown into turmoil by the state's most powerful man. One of Bill Clinton's favorite expressions reads: "When you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it didn't get there by itself. It doesn't belong there. You wonder who put it there."
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The Turtle on the Fence Post | Keep Believing Ministries The Turtle on the Fence Post October 18, 2012 "Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king's successor do than what has already been done?" Ecclesiastes 2:12 I'm sure Solomon felt pressure from both sides on the issue of kingly succession.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley, the author of the best selling novel Roots, has a picture in his office showing a turtle sitting atop a fence post. He says, "The picture is there to remind me of a lesson I learned long ago. If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it had to have some help getting there." Alex adds, "Any time I.
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Urban Dictionary: Post Turtle Post Turtle A turtle balanced on top of a fence post While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 70-year-old Texas rancher (whose hand had caught in a gate while working cattle), a doctor and the old man were talking about George W. Bush being in the White House.
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Post turtle. DEFINITION. Gaining success by others efforts, not one's own. Comes from the idea that if you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know it didn't get there on it's own power, someone else placed it there. "He may appear rich and famous but it's because of his family's wealth, he's just a post turtle.".
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Please send us links to the good and the bad. Obviously, there is a massive package already at Christianity Today, which Graham founded long ago, and at The Charlotte Observer (main story here). Here is the main Associated Press story. But let's return to the turtle and the fence post.
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Leader as Teacher: The Turtle on the Fencepost. Motivation expert Zig Ziglar once observed that he had read a lot of birth announcements, all of them indicating that the newborn was a boy or a girl. None of them announced the arrival of a farmer, a doctor, an engineer, or a member of any other profession. There is an old saying-- If you ever.
Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. Alex Haley
Post turtle is a phrase that has been used in political discourse of various countries, particularly in North America, based on an old joke about the leader of a group (such as the US president) being comparable to a turtle balanced on top of a fence post.
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Translation: You didn't get there by yourself. Think about it. A turtle is on a fence post. Obviously, he didn't crawl up there by himself. Likewise, people who succeed do so with the help of others. Thank the people that helped you. In sales, we have sales people, service people and support people and it takes all of them to make the sale.
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This is an adaptation of a political joke about a politician resembling a turtle on a fencepost: he doesn't belong there, he didn't get there by himself, he can't get anything done while he's.
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A new musical tells the story of a political consultant jailed by the vindictive Prince of Darkness. Zachary Stewart Off-Broadway November 15, 2021 David Aron Damane and Garth Kravits appear in.
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The Turtle on the Fence Post. Share full article. By William Kennedy. March 24, 2002; See the article in its original context from March 24, 2002, Section 7, Page 8 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.
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The "post turtle" appellation can be applied to any seeker of high office who is viewed as attempting to rise above his or her native abilities and thus would be as out of place if successful as.
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3 Max Brod Productions announced today the complete cast and creative team for the new off-Broadway musical comedy A Turtle on a Fence Post, set to re-open the newly renamed Theater 555 (555 W..