Alaska’s Turkey Prop 🦃 ✈️

November 28, 2024 5:35 PM

“They were telling me that a squirrel for dinner did not split very far between three people,” Keim recalled. “At that moment, I thought ... ‘I’m going to airdrop them a turkey.’”

Classically nonchalant Alaska:” A turkey was once missing for five days before it was found, but the only casualty so far has been a lost ham, Keim said.”

posted by rubatan (7 comments total)

God as his witness he thought turkeys could fly?
posted by zardoz at 5:46 PM on November 28 [14 favorites]

We're all here to make that joke, but how many of us have looked a screwup that legendary, a story that completely cliche'ed, and thought "I bet there's a right way to do this", and then done it?
posted by mhoye at 6:59 PM on November 28 [6 favorites]

Keim recalled. “At that moment, I thought ... ‘I’m going to airdrop them a turkey.’”

“As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
posted by Thorzdad at 3:37 AM on November 29 [3 favorites]

Ach! Ninjaed.
posted by Thorzdad at 3:38 AM on November 29

Attention; Tonight‘s turkey drop will commence at 6 PM. Major Burns, please report to the helipad. Thank you.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 4:41 AM on November 29 [2 favorites]

People in my neck of the woods are genuinely surprised to learn that our many many wild turkeys can fly.

They roost in trees because we also have many many coyote-dog-wolf hybrids. They fly well enough that being 20 feet up in a tree is NBD.
posted by bonehead at 6:21 AM on November 29 [3 favorites]

Bit of a tangent, but I really enjoy watching bush plane competitions for short takeoff and landing. Just incredible what really skilled pilots are able to coax those planes into doing.
posted by xedrik at 7:59 AM on November 29 [5 favorites]