The Adventures of Stumpy

Last week, Stumpy, a three-legged tortoise, was reported missing in the Denver area. While some speculate that he along with fifteen other reptiles were stolen, others have subscribed to the much more plausible notion that Stumpy escaped from his restricting cage of domesticity and is living it up in the big city.

Following an Amber Alert notifying the public of Stumpy’s absence, the organization also released this approximation of the tortoise’s appearance after a few days on the lam. Keep an eye out for any unaccompanied reptiles, particularly those with mustaches and/or glasses.

Note: Stumpy has been found. Though we were hoping it grew back, he still only has three legs.

*Click to enlarge 

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*Thumbnail via Stumpy’s Facebook Page 

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Valerie is Comediva's current intern extraordinaire where she researches things and sits at the front desk like a boss. A semi-young East Coast transplant, she moved to LA eighteen months ago with a car that saw the millennium, a couch to stay on for a week and two friends in the city. She now boasts the same car, a month-to-month lease, and a whopping five friends in the city. She has a thing for pasty, red-headed boys (lookin' at you Louis C.K.), television, and canned frosting--of which, only one can be considered acceptable in Los Angeles.

Back East, she has an over-achieving yet horribly-lovable big brother at Yale, and the sweetest parents imaginable, as they never complain that she's not at Yale. As a writer, she dreams of the day she sells something and tells her brother to suck it (and then with great apology, takes it back immediately).

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