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Happy Thanksgiving! I know I am a little early, but this will give you a chance to memorize these turkey facts and practice your delivery of these cheesy jokes to wow your dinner guests! 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Wild Turkeys!
1. They can run at a speed of 25 mph, and fly at 55 mph 2. A group of turkeys has many names, the usual “flock” and these other fun ones too: crop, dole, gang, posse, rafter, and raffle. 3. Their head can change color from red, white, or blue with excitement or emotion. 4. The piece of skin that hangs down on the face over the beak is called a Snood, while the red dangly part under the chin is a Wattle. 5. Turkey scat (the scientific word for poop) can be used to determine the gender of the turkey who left it behind. Females have a spiral-shaped pile of scat, while males’ scat is J shaped. 6. Turkeys have great eye sight. They can see in color, and 3 times better than humans. 7. When needed, turkeys can swim by spreading their tails, tucking in their wings, and kicking their feet. 8. Turkeys have 5,000-6,000 feathers, 18 of those being the large feathers that make up the tail fan. 9. A turkey’s gobble can be heard up to 1 mile away. 10. Turkeys can eat acorns swallowed whole. You didn't know turkeys were so interesting, now did you? Now for the jokes!... Q: Who is never hungry on Thanksgiving? A: The turkey because he’s already stuffed! Q: Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk? A: To hatchet Q: What is it called when a turkey fumbles in football? A: A fowl play Q: What sound does a limping turkey make? A: Wobble, wobble! If you know me, I love a good (or should I say bad) joke! I hope your guests enjoy them as much as I do! In honor of our wonderful turkeys, here is a throwback to my first Tom, Senior year of high school. And also, a shout out to my Aunt Sue and Uncle Brad (Sue, make sure he sees that I am giving him credit since he is never tagged on Facebook!) for taking me, and more recently, Tony, turkey hunting!
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Sue
11/21/2017 06:55:53 pm
Such great jokes! I was laughing out loud! And also such great memories! You omitted the belly crawl around the field to get to thatTom turkey!
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Megan Betcher
11/22/2017 01:09:22 pm
When I was thinking about this post I was going to put how that Tom sure made us work for it by having the three of us army crawling through the field, but when I was actually writing it I forgot!
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