roald dahl esio trot

Yvonne G

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LOL! So many tortoises!!.
 

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yes , in fact the whole indoor was fill with them , was wondering why there are sulcata , RF and other species , i think the director just wants the whole scene to be fill with real tortoises , shortage of russians i guess
 

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Has anyone seen this ?
Worth watching ?
It was aired here last New Years Day or thereabouts.
I had seen the book before but never read it.
It never occurred to me before that Esio Trot was tortoise written backwards.
I thought it was just one of Dahls witty names for a character.
I don't know if they were all real torts or computed generated, but very funny!
 

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It was aired here last New Years Day or thereabouts.
I had seen the book before but never read it.
It never occurred to me before that Esio Trot was tortoise written backwards.
I thought it was just one of Dahls witty names for a character.
I don't know if they were all real torts or computed generated, but very funny!
Thanks, i might give it a watch, then!!!!
 

Lyn W

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Thanks, i might give it a watch, then!!!!
Dame Judy Dench and Dustin Hoffman with James Corden narrating - a good cast.
It's not very long so even if you don't like it - not too much time wasted!
 

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