"As God is My Witness, I thought Turkeys could Fly!"

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abcde12345
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President Franklin wanted the Turkey to be our national bird! He invented electicity and was featured on the "Franklin Half Dollar" along with the One Hundred Dollar Bill as a result of his good naturedness and daring. This was a first as no one ever has been on a coin plus currency at the same time.
The Liberty Bell is cracked yet still rings true!
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Happy Thanksgiving!

  • ParlousJoe
    ParlousJoe Posts: 451 ✭✭✭
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    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, hope all of you have a very nice day today and every day! Joe

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They can fly! :p

  • bigjpst
    bigjpst Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I am glad president Franklin invented elecricity so I can now microwave my Turkey.
    Happy Thanksgiving.

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  • COINS MAKE CENTS
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    Turkeys can most definatly fly. They roost in trees every night!!! Happy thanksgiving!!!!!

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  • blitzdude
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    President Franklin just another Fake President? lol Happy Holidays @abcde12345

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  • CCGGG
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    edited November 22, 2018 3:02PM
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    I remember the show WKRP in Cincinnati very well. Here's a clip from the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop episode.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p00nBSNIPwg

    Happy Thanksgiving.

  • jabba
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    It’s ok I thought buffalo had wings
    Happy thanksgiving everyone


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  • Hemispherical
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    IMHO. OT. Good ol’ days when comedy was comedy and you knew it was comedy.

  • Akbeez
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    Wild turkeys are VERY smart. Also have the remarkable ability of making us fly too --

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  • Connecticoin
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    @abcde12345 said:
    President Franklin wanted the Turkey to be our national bird! He invented electicity and was featured on the "Franklin Half Dollar" along with the One Hundred Dollar Bill as a result of his good naturedness and daring. This was a first as no one ever has been on a coin plus currency at the same time.
    The Liberty Bell is cracked yet still rings true!
    Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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  • GRANDAM
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    @Tibor said:
    The OP's title : " As God as my witness, I thought
    turkeys could fly" is from an episode on the sitcom
    "WKRP". The radio station was going to do a Thanksgiving
    promotional giveaway. Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump) tossed
    live turkeys from a helicopter. When he got back to the
    station, his clothes were torn to shreds. He faces a few employees
    and says "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

    And Less Nessman was reporting and said,,,,, "Oh my God,,,,, the humanity,,,,,, the turkeys are hitting the ground like bags of wet cement"

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  • PocketArt
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    Well, Turkey Vultures fly higher but don't eat those!

    An older collector friend was sharing a story the other day about a fellow who joined the phone company where he worked back in the early '70's, and was from Europe- I think Sweden? Anyway, it was this fellow's dream to shoot a Turkey, and eat it for a Thanksgiving meal. Well, he shot a Turkey, dressed it out, and ate it...unfortunately, it was a Turkey Vulture he shot, didn't know the difference, and he got deathly ill, and ended up in the hospital. Almost killed him. Poor fellow!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Hydrant
    Hydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    President Franklin? I never knew about that. Learn something everyday. HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody!

  • DIMEMAN
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    I remember that show very well.

  • Cameonut
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    I did not know that "President" Franklin "invented" electricity.

    SMH

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  • BlindedByEgo
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    @Tibor said:
    The OP's title : " As God as my witness, I thought
    turkeys could fly" is from an episode on the sitcom
    "WKRP". The radio station was going to do a Thanksgiving
    promotional giveaway. Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump) tossed
    live turkeys from a helicopter. When he got back to the
    station, his clothes were torn to shreds. He faces a few employees
    and says "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

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  • WillieBoyd2
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    Houston, we have liftoff!

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  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,309 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 22, 2018 7:21PM
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    Well, he shot a Turkey, dressed it out, and ate it...unfortunately, it was a Turkey Vulture he shot, didn't know the difference, and he got deathly ill, and ended up in the hospital. Almost killed him. Poor fellow!

    Vultures eat a variety of dead animals including dead skunks,raccoon, coyote, dog, cat, and armadillo.These birds are known for their ability to make a meal out of almost anything that is dead.
    A rotting dead animal is not to be turned down for eating by a vulture.

    Just being told what vultures will eat after consuming some vulture would make this fellow deathly ill.

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    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • MrLee
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    @Cameonut said:
    I did not know that "President" Franklin "invented" electricity.

    SMH

    He also invented the Armonica and swim fins.

  • SeattleSlammer
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    edited November 22, 2018 7:50PM
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    :sunglasses:

  • ScarsdaleCoin
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    When I was younger I worked for a local radio station in NY. Yes it was exactly like WKRP Those were the days!!!!

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  • CaptHenway
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    Turn on METV right now!

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  • ricko
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    Turkey's certainly do fly... but not long, extended flights like many birds.... short hops into trees to roost for the night or to escape danger... Wild turkeys also taste significantly different to the pen/farm raised birds....Cheers, RickO

  • AlexinPA
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    What RickO said. Wild turkey, ugh, all feathers and no meat. :p

  • abcde12345
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    @AlexinPA said:
    What RickO said. Wild turkey, ugh, all feathers and no meat. :p

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  • grip
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    Years ago I married one, and the only good part was the breast:(

  • BuffaloIronTail
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    @JBK said:
    They can fly! :p

    They also said that on "WKRP in Cincinatti".

    Pete

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  • 2ltdjorn
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    @Tibor said:
    The OP's title : " As God as my witness, I thought
    turkeys could fly" is from an episode on the sitcom
    "WKRP". The radio station was going to do a Thanksgiving
    promotional giveaway. Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump) tossed
    live turkeys from a helicopter. When he got back to the
    station, his clothes were torn to shreds. He faces a few employees
    and says "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

    Hitting the ground like bags of wet sand

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