In my youth, I was working as a Front Desk Manager at a hotel near my home. I would have a regular guest, Guy Cooley, that would stop and talk with me for, at least, half an hour every time he checked in and checked out. He would always ask me these riddles that I thought were a little dirty, but I would think about them and I answered them "cleanly". To which, he was surprised that a person of my age wouldn't have their mind in the gutter and answer with the low hanging fruit, dirty answers that so many people gave him prior.

On one of his final trips he slipped me a card that said "Are you a Turtle?" A little confused, I asked what was the story behind it. He then told me his story and how he became a Turtle and asked if I would like to become a Turtle as well. Of course, I agreed and that was that. I always greeted him with a smile and he would always ask if I was a Turtle and proudly gave him the official answer.

I never knew that there was such a strong following, as I mostly forgot about it, until I started at my new job where a gentleman would come around and ask other people "Are you a Turtle?". Immediately I snapped back to 20 years prior and when he finally asked me I said "You bet your sweet ass I am.". His eyes lit up and we've been swapping riddles ever since. We've even brought another person into the Turtle Club and were excited to start our own "Pond".