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To: LibertarianLiz
No, no -- WKRP's Les Nesman, "I thought turkeys could fly".

THE funniest line on television. EVER. But the line was from Arthur Carlson, not Les Nesman. Poor Les was just giving a vividly accurate on-the-spot description of the turkey carnage, but it was "the big guy" who had the "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" line.

101 posted on 11/15/2012 10:06:43 AM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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To: kevkrom; LibertarianLiz
No, no -- WKRP's Les Nesman, "I thought turkeys could fly".

About 4 years ago I mentioned a show to my daughter who wasn't even alive whem it aired. I started describing the skit and we did a search on the Internet and found the WKRP episode. Now it has become an annual Thanksgiving Morning tradition, seeing the Macy's Parade sucks now days.

125 posted on 11/15/2012 11:40:23 AM PST by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: kevkrom

Oh the humanity!


126 posted on 11/15/2012 11:43:47 AM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: kevkrom
Poor Les was just giving a vividly accurate on-the-spot description of the turkey carnage, but it was "the big guy" who had the "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" line.

Based by the way on a TRUE STORY (happened at a station in Denver in the 1960's. Have a friend who worked for the guy who said it, upon whom Carlson's character was based).


136 posted on 11/15/2012 12:04:25 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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