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Minnesota turkey makes governor's office appearance (photo )
Pioneer Press ^ | 11-26-13 | TZ

Posted on 11/26/2013 3:22:15 PM PST by TurboZamboni

With two other turkeys ticketed for a presidential pardon at the White House, their brother met Minnesota's governor Monday at a state Capitol ceremony featuring much of the same upbeat pageantry ahead of a far gloomier fate for the bird.

Jokingly dubbed "Delicious" by a farmer traveling with the 20-pound gobbler, the unfortunate turkey enjoyed only a brief stay of execution - not a reprieve - during a ceremony laced with gallows humor at Gov. Mark Dayton's Capitol office.

The next stop for the pink and white bird: a trip to the St. Paul Salvation Army and, eventually, dinner for the less-fortunate. Conversely, his two brothers are headed to the White House Wednesday where they'll be officially spared.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: bird; dayton; turkey; turkeys

"Take these broken wings and learn to fly...garsh I miss that Mister Mister band".

1 posted on 11/26/2013 3:22:15 PM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Which one’s the turkey?


2 posted on 11/26/2013 3:25:07 PM PST by Parmenio
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To: TurboZamboni

Similar eyes...


3 posted on 11/26/2013 3:25:47 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Support Free Republic!!!)
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To: TurboZamboni

Gees! Which one is the Turkey?


4 posted on 11/26/2013 3:26:29 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Both need to be kept out of rain storms to avoid drowning while staring at the sky.


5 posted on 11/26/2013 3:27:50 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: Parmenio

You beat me by this much! LOL


6 posted on 11/26/2013 3:29:18 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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Two days until
Thanksgiving
Lets git'er done!

Woo hoo!! Less than $5.3k to go!!

7 posted on 11/26/2013 3:48:32 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: Parmenio
Which one’s the turkey?

Same question... different photo...


8 posted on 11/26/2013 4:32:26 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

Stuart Smalley always looks like he’s barely a half-click away from what used to be called Mongoloid.


9 posted on 11/26/2013 4:42:29 PM PST by ErnBatavia (The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
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