Tommy Turtle is a green sea turtle, an amphibious reptile with a brain approximately the size of a pea, which explains a lot.

Tommy's transcriber (that's moi) has been a professional actor, voice-over, stand-up comedian, and professional writer of comedy and parody, among other things.

Tommy's hero is Gamera, a 200-foot- (60m)-tall, prehistoric rocket-propelled flying Turtle who trashes Tokyo in the incomparable "Gamera The Invincible" (1965). The incredibly cool theme song was shamelessly imitated in the 1966-68 TV series, "Batman". There were numerous sequels, including "Gamera vs. Guiron"; in which Gamera becomes the friend of two boys captured by evil alien women who want to eat their brains. Cinematic art just doesn't get any better than this.

There have been occasional rumors that Tommy himself is a strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with some rather weird abilities. The Pentagon refuses either to confirm or to deny these rumors, claiming that to do so would lend credence to them, while the official position of the United States Air Force is that Tommy is a weather balloon.

Tommy is too bashful to describe himself except through his preferred medium of parody. Accurate self-profiles include "Tommy Turtle" and "T. Turtle". There are some pics of Tommy, a Pacing Guide, and some great OSs exemplifying internal rhyming, puns, etc. at his web site. Check out his web page. Tommy loves reader feedback, there or at his parodies. He and I both hope you enjoy them!