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FAA looking after pilot drops turkeys on Arkansas festival
The Prescott Courier ^
| October 17, 2017
| Associated Press (AP) - Unattributed
Posted on 10/17/2017 8:50:42 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper
Edited on 10/17/2017 9:40:46 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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The Federal Aviation Administration says it will check to see whether any laws or regulations were broken when a low-flying pilot dropped live turkeys onto an Arkansas festival over the weekend.
The annual Yellville Turkey Trot in northern Arkansas has included a turkey drop for more than five decades, though sponsors in recent years have distanced themselves from the practice.
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TOPICS: Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: turkeys
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OK, let's just get this one out of the way: "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
Too bad the animal rights activists have no sense of humor. I guess "Bombs Away!" is not appropriate as the FAA has concluded that "the turkeys are not considered projectiles!"
Now to me this post could use some pictures, unfortunately, I'm not that smart when it comes to using html.
To: Towed_Jumper
The agency hasn’t intervened in past years because the birds aren’t considered projectiles. I'm more than a little curious to know the reasoning behind this determination.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:52:37 AM PDT
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NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Towed_Jumper
Oh my, did he get inspiration from the “WKRP in Cincinnati” episode?
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:53:33 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: Towed_Jumper
"The Pinedale Mall is being BOMBED with live turkeys! We go to a live report from our man on the scene, Les Nessman."
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:53:56 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
To: Towed_Jumper
Have they thought of dropping Rose Hilliard out of the plane?
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:54:05 AM PDT
by
txrefugee
To: NorthMountain
People Eating Tasty Animals paid better than the terrorists with the same initials?
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:54:18 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: Towed_Jumper
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:54:37 AM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
To: Towed_Jumper
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
To: Towed_Jumper
One of the funniest 30 minutes in television ever.
... there obviously needs to be common sense turkey control laws to prevent these tragedies.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:55:09 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Towed_Jumper
I’ve seen them fly at my daughters property in upstate NY.
To: KC_Lion
Trivia Fact: That WKRP episode is based on something that REALLY HAPPENED at a station in Denver in the mid-60’s. The guy who did it ended up working here in Pittsburgh later on.
To: Towed_Jumper
I’ve seen this story a couple of times and I still don’t know if they dropped wild or domesticated turkeys. The first can fly while the second will only plummet like a bad of wet cement.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:57:16 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
To: Towed_Jumper
That’s how Tennessee re-introduced them by dropping them from a Cessna. That’s what I heard anyway.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:57:35 AM PDT
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: Towed_Jumper; flaglady47; Maine Mariner
I'll be blunt...anyone who throws live turkeys out of airplanes is sick...and I don't see anything funny in this whole subject at all.
Leni
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:59:47 AM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: Towed_Jumper
"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Well Les, wild turkeys can fly.
However the domesticated birds can't fly to save their lives, as you learned.
And the domestic birds can weigh about twice or more the wild bird.
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:00:08 AM PDT
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Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
To: Towed_Jumper
"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Well Les, wild turkeys can fly.
However the domesticated birds can't fly to save their lives, as you learned.
And the domestic birds can weigh about twice or more the wild bird.
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:00:09 AM PDT
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Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
To: Towed_Jumper
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:03:48 AM PDT
by
deport
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:08:07 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Towed_Jumper
Was Les Nessman there to announce it?
“My God they’re hitting the cars like sacks of wet cement!... Oh the humanity!!!”
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:12:21 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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