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drpaladin · November 23, 2023

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A gobbler eats, calls, breeds, and preens on a daily basis.

Not so many after Thanksgiving.

drpaladin · November 23, 2023

Gobbler is also used to describe anyone who eats greedily and noisily.

drpaladin · November 23, 2023

If Ben Franklin had his way, the US bird would have been the turkey rather than the bald eagle.

raven1 · November 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. I hope you enjoy gobbling up the gobbler.

Myr · November 23, 2023

3 hours ago, drpaladin said:

If Ben Franklin had his way, the US bird would have been the turkey rather than the bald eagle.

which just shows even geniuses can have a turkey of an idea.

drpaladin · November 23, 2023

8 minutes ago, Myr said:

which just shows even geniuses can have a turkey of an idea.

Exactly my thought.

Bill W · November 23, 2023

6 hours ago, drpaladin said:

If Ben Franklin had his way, the US bird would have been the turkey rather than the bald eagle.

Actually, that is a myth.

Bill W · November 23, 2023

The term gobble came about to describe the loud, rapid gurgling sound that is made by the male turkey, hence the turkey became a gobbler.

drpaladin · November 23, 2023

37 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Actually, that is a myth.

https://www.fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/national-bird

It's debatable. He clearly had more respect for the turkey.

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