Jul 23 2009
Too much wild turkey is never a good thing
In Tenafly, New Jersey, residents are being terrorized by a wild turkey that has turned the Bergen County town upside down. When people see this bird coming, they run for safety. The turkey has chased several people, including a mail carrier and a man who was trying to put up a sign for his garage sale. Why is this bird so scary? Probably because people have been feeding it, so now when it sees a person, it goes all roadrunner on him. According to the Associated Press, residents are “advised to clap, stomp and yell to scare the bird away”. Yeah, like that’s really gonna work. Beware the turx!
That’s right, I said “turx”. If people can abbreviate chicken “chix” by adding an x that isn’t even in the word, I feel very strongly that “turx” should be the official abbreviation for turkey. And by the way, I wouldn’t have minded it if Ben Franklin had his way and the turkey was the official national bird. Oh well, that’s enough turkey conversation for now, I need to save some for Thanksgiving.
