Turkeys In The News

It seems a turkey has been eluding capture for quite some time in Newport, Kentucky. The bird, nicknamed Wandering Wanda, has managed to avoid a number of attempts at netting her. Which is not surprising, given that wild turkeys are actually extremely intelligent. What really caught my eye was this line:

Newport Plaza worker Bethany Walker said two wild turkeys blocking a doorway made her late for work this week — she waited 20 minutes for them to leave instead of trying to scare them away.

"Every time I walked to the door, they would start doing a turkey noise," Walker told The Cincinnati Enquirer. "I called my district manager to say I was late to clock in because of wild turkeys."

That’s ever so much more creative than "the dog ate my homework", isn’t it?