Disco Is Not Dead

Four turtle sculptures that have been hanging around downtown Silver Spring are heading back to the University of Maryland, the Silver Spring Scene reports. The four-and-a-half foot terrapins will reunite on campus with 46 other turtle sculptures one last time before being sold at auction, the university announces on Newswise.

However, the mirror-encrusted Disco Turtle on Colesville Road at Georgia Avenue isn't for sale. According to the university, Disco has been spared the auction block because its sponsor, the developer of the Downtown Silver Spring shopping area, has already dropped serious cash to keep it. Bidding on other sculptures starts at $500 to $1,000.

For those who are too cheap or too broke to bid, the university is giving away limited-edition turtle posters. There's also a free drawing for an iPod Nano. Give it up for the Terps!

"Fear The Turtle Sculpture Auction" (University of Maryland)
"Fear The Turtle Sculpture Poster Series" (University of Maryland)
"Win a 150th Anniversary iPod Nano" (University of Maryland)