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"As God is My Witness, I thought Turkeys could Fly!"
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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.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, hope all of you have a very nice day today and every day! Joe
They can fly!
I am glad president Franklin invented elecricity so I can now microwave my Turkey.
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Turkeys can most definatly fly. They roost in trees every night!!! Happy thanksgiving!!!!!
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President Franklin just another Fake President? lol Happy Holidays @abcde12345
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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"
I remember the show WKRP in Cincinnati very well. Here's a clip from the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop episode.
Happy Thanksgiving.
It’s ok I thought buffalo had wings
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IMHO. OT. Good ol’ days when comedy was comedy and you knew it was comedy.
Wild turkeys are VERY smart. Also have the remarkable ability of making us fly too --
That is some serious Franklin Half porn! I like it better than the 58-P that went for $100k
And Less Nessman was reporting and said,,,,, "Oh my God,,,,, the humanity,,,,,, the turkeys are hitting the ground like bags of wet cement"
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!
President Franklin? I never knew about that. Learn something everyday. HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody!
These 2 definitely could fly. They sure tasted good today though
I remember that show very well.
I did not know that "President" Franklin "invented" electricity.
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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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He also invented the Armonica and swim fins.
When I was younger I worked for a local radio station in NY. Yes it was exactly like WKRP Those were the days!!!!
Turn on METV right now!
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
What RickO said. Wild turkey, ugh, all feathers and no meat.
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Years ago I married one, and the only good part was the breast:(
They also said that on "WKRP in Cincinatti".
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Hitting the ground like bags of wet sand