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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:17 PM
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Turkey-it's the bird historical figure Benjamin Franklin proposed to be the nation's symbol
Did you know that?

Apparently SHE didn't


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7742689.stm

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knitter4democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:18 PM
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1. I caught that, too.
How the heck did she get out of elementary school not knowing that?!
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:19 PM
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2. Isn't that the most known "trivia" ever?
Edited on Fri Nov-21-08 06:22 PM by underpants
:shrug:
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:21 PM
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3. She is profoundly ignorant. Wouldn't you love to see her against you in "Jeopardy?"
I would pay good money to see a performance by Sarah Palin as a contestant on Jeopardy.

I doubt if she could get four questions right on an average half-hour show.

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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:24 PM
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5. Let's look out are categories for Jeopardy round
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knitter4democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:32 PM
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6. Those look too hard for her, actually.
I'm continually shocked by what she doesn't know. *shudder* It was still too close a call.
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 11:26 PM
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10. Where is the "ANAL BUM COVERS" category?
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:22 PM
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4. Wasn't it the American Wild Turkey?
That really is a completely different bird..It is smart and cunning compared to...well :shrug:
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 11:44 PM
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11. The domesticated "Meleagris Palinus" is altogether a very different bird
While a rather dim-witted creature, M. Palinus exhibits a rare tendency to attract attention to itself by making noises pleasant to other, similarly brain-impaired turkeys.

However, this species has a well-defined survival instinct, often living long after it's rather short expected lifespan.

Obviously, more studies are needed.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 06:49 PM
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7. She is an uber moron. She's so stupid, she doesn't know how stupid she is. nt
Edited on Fri Nov-21-08 06:50 PM by valerief
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 07:38 PM
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8. meh
just pass me the gravee.

american history isn't big in alaska i guess.
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-08 11:05 PM
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9. i bet even "Smiley Wierdo-Guy the Turkey Killer" knows
Edited on Fri Nov-21-08 11:06 PM by meow mix
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