Now that eating chicken has become a political statement that threatens to divide the country, what could possibly be next? Turtles?
Yep.
It seemed to start with a seemingly innocent, if juvenile, Twitter joke that had fans laughing.
@blakeshelton Yes, the Eastern Box Turtle is protected. Hope your gonna make turtle stew out of the one you smashed!!!!!
— Doug McCallister (@CodyWestMusic) July 27, 2012
@blakeshelton lmao!!! Road kill.. I seen it first !! Hahaha 😉
— amanda May (@Ureverydaygirl) July 27, 2012
It seems there are certain things you don’t joke about.
@BlakeShelton That turtle's life meant something- was your tweet a bad joke? Why would you be so cruel to a living being? @John_F_Taylor
— Barbara J King (@bjkingape) July 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/228994194960707586
@blakeshelton @bjkingape Did you just tell a fan to Shut Up? Really? Damn, not cool.
— 4UA (@4rolltide) July 27, 2012
It’s on. Now you’ve dragged a herpetologist into this mess. Is there or is there not a dead turtle involved, or is it just a bad joke?
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/228995098929688576
@blakeshelton @John_F_Taylor I am sure he was joking!
— Svedesina (@miamoa2002) July 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/228999402289786882
Listen @John_F_Taylor… Put down the hermit crab, comb your hair, brush your teeth and go to a bar. Hurry!!
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 27, 2012
Can we call it a night?
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/229074334310887424
No, we can’t. Welcome to Day 2 of Turtlegate.
https://twitter.com/turtlefeed/status/229239121984516097
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/229093738931163136
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/229096051385176064
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/229099984094629888
The best part of all of this is that the dumb asses didn't even look to see that I'm not even in Oklahoma today!! I'm in North Dakota!!
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 28, 2012
@blakeshelton Amazing how so many ppl that follow you don't understand when you're making a joke. This turtle one was pretty obvious.
— Jeff Swetland (@icecoldjeff) July 28, 2012
@blakeshelton I could care less what state you're in…..killing turtles intentionally (not to mention bragging about it) is sick anywhere.
— Max Terrepene (Max) (@MaxTerrepene) July 28, 2012
Normally we’d be tempted to say this was the tweet that broke the camel’s back, but under the circumstances we’ll leave that one alone.
https://twitter.com/blakeshelton/status/229278071113539585
Just for the record, Blake Shelton loves turtles. A lot.
“@Bmags2k8: I like turtles”
Me too!!! I hug and caress them everyday. I love turtles! I love turtles!! I F&CKING love turtles!! #turtlepower— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 28, 2012