Henry J said:
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" - Arthur Carlson, WKRP
Turkeys can fly, but, being large ground-dwelling fowl, and being the North American ecological analogue of their relatives, the true pheasants, they tend to not make a habit of flying.
Plus, then there's the problem of how domestic turkeys are bred for maximum weight, which puts a nasty cramp in their already mediocre aerodynamic ability.
Kevin B · 24 November 2008
I presume, since he's busy taking potshots at creationist neurologists (a different sort of turkey...), that Prof PZ Myers has not succeeded in crossing a turkey with an octopus (so that everyone can have a leg :)
I'd formed a hypothesis that the recent sea-bird pictures were somehow connected with "creationist canards". A turkey is obviously not a sea-bird, but I suppose that, since the turkey has largely supplanted the goose as Christmas fare, and since a goose is very nearly a duck, there is still an association.
GvlGeologist, FCD · 24 November 2008
Kevin B said:
I presume, since he's busy taking potshots at creationist neurologists (a different sort of turkey...), that Prof PZ Myers has not succeeded in crossing a turkey with an octopus (so that everyone can have a leg
Boneless, too.
Henry J · 24 November 2008
that Prof PZ Myers has not succeeded in crossing a turkey with an octopus (so that everyone can have a leg :)
Or an arm?
Wheels · 24 November 2008
I'm a sucker for octurkey! It really sticks to your ribs.
eric · 24 November 2008
I'm holding out for Octurducken. That almost sounds like a supervillain.
Wheels said:
I'm a sucker for octurkey! It really sticks to your ribs.
Kevin B · 24 November 2008
GvlGeologist, FCD said:
Kevin B said:
I presume, since he's busy taking potshots at creationist neurologists (a different sort of turkey...), that Prof PZ Myers has not succeeded in crossing a turkey with an octopus (so that everyone can have a leg
Boneless, too.
Are you referring to the turkeypus, or the (other) different sort of turkey?
Wolfhound · 25 November 2008
Gorgeous AND tatsy!
Don · 25 November 2008
Non native in California, may be fed by enthusiasts. Very different behavior in California from native areas and potentially serious consequences for ground dwelling fauna.
waldteufel · 26 November 2008
Looks like a board meeting at the Discovery Institute. No insult to turkeys intended.
Frank J · 26 November 2008
From the picture it looks like a 3-headed critter. Which is what I look like to my wife and family when I talk sciency. So I have nothing to lose by pouring myself one of my favorite holiday drinks and calling it "meleagris gallopavo 101 on the rocks." Besides, I'll know I've had one too many when I can't pronounce it. ;-)
Wheels · 26 November 2008
Frank J said:
From the picture it looks like a 3-headed critter.
If we ever shipped it to Japan, they'd call on Godzilla to roast it before it got too far down the street.
Henry J · 3 December 2008
f we ever shipped it to Japan, they’d call on Godzilla to roast it before it got too far down the street.
17 Comments
Henry J · 24 November 2008
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" - Arthur Carlson, WKRP
Wheels · 24 November 2008
(sets phaser to Jive)
What be dis JIBE youse tryin' t'feed me, turkey?
eric · 24 November 2008
Stanton · 24 November 2008
Kevin B · 24 November 2008
I presume, since he's busy taking potshots at creationist neurologists (a different sort of turkey...), that Prof PZ Myers has not succeeded in crossing a turkey with an octopus (so that everyone can have a leg :)
I'd formed a hypothesis that the recent sea-bird pictures were somehow connected with "creationist canards". A turkey is obviously not a sea-bird, but I suppose that, since the turkey has largely supplanted the goose as Christmas fare, and since a goose is very nearly a duck, there is still an association.
GvlGeologist, FCD · 24 November 2008
Henry J · 24 November 2008
Wheels · 24 November 2008
I'm a sucker for octurkey! It really sticks to your ribs.
eric · 24 November 2008
Kevin B · 24 November 2008
Wolfhound · 25 November 2008
Gorgeous AND tatsy!
Don · 25 November 2008
Non native in California, may be fed by enthusiasts. Very different behavior in California from native areas and potentially serious consequences for ground dwelling fauna.
waldteufel · 26 November 2008
Looks like a board meeting at the Discovery Institute. No insult to turkeys intended.
Frank J · 26 November 2008
From the picture it looks like a 3-headed critter. Which is what I look like to my wife and family when I talk sciency. So I have nothing to lose by pouring myself one of my favorite holiday drinks and calling it "meleagris gallopavo 101 on the rocks." Besides, I'll know I've had one too many when I can't pronounce it. ;-)
Wheels · 26 November 2008
Henry J · 3 December 2008
Reed A. Cartwright · 6 December 2008
Testing some new settings...