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    • Jiahui C. thinks Turtles Shut Down JFK Airport is LOL  about a year ago ×
    • rudegurlh a year ago

      Hopefully they have this cleared up by Friday morning, Air Jamaica is always late anyway though.

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    • c stei a year ago

      baby turtles are delicious…seriously, I’ve been to China

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      AWESOME!

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    • 2kings a year ago

      they are a bunch a vilolent turtleist!

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    • cybergata a year ago

      The exact same thing happen in Albuquerque’s Sun Port years ago, except it was buffalo that wondered onto the runways.

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    • Roque Vallecillo a year ago

      I, for one, welcome our new turtle overlords.

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      That’s one reason I honestly wouldn’t mind having my flight delayed!

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      TODAY THE AIRPORT, TOMORROW THE WORLD…!

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      I live in NY and we don’t have a abundance of turtles. I think JFK employees were really just celebrating our gay pride with some fabulousssss cocktails.

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      turtles, indeed

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