Re: OT: Bertha Is Back - Thankfully!

Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> Thank You for the GREAT Photos, Roger -
>
> They remind me that we all have much to be
> thankful for!
>
> Bertha, for example, is probably thankful that she
> has a good home to come home to, a fan who is not
> TOO intrusive, and that she is not a turkey.
>   She's probably thankful that she and Bert
> are our National Birds, as well.   IIRC
> Benjamin Franklin was an advocate for the clever
> Turkey to be our national bird - the WILD Turkey,
> that is - not the overstuffed butter-ball domestic
> turkey of today.  Imagine if Ben had
> succeeded - Roger would be out in the woods
> stalking turkeys with his drone, and most of the
> rest of us would be sitting at home dining
> gobbling on short, fat - and probably flightless -
> Bald Eagles.
>
> I, for one, am also thankful that Roosso - so far,
> at least - has taken the day off, and we don't
> have to worry about about any of our local locos
> being tinted green nor any of us being subjected
> to even reading - much less listening to - the
> latest lyrics from a mind that was drained long
> ago.*
>
> - Willie
>
> p.s.  IIRC, it's also Guru Nanak's birthday
> today - at least this side of the International
> Date Line.
>
>   *   See
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> et seq.


Thanks for making me smile.