Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths. 
Oddly enough, this famous WKRP episode was loosely based on a real event! Back in 1946 (some sources say 1945), Yellville, Arkansas inaugurated the "Turkey Trot Festival" which included a wild turkey calling contest, a turkey target shoot, a Miss Drumsticks Pageant and oh yeah: a live turkey release from the roof of the courthouse. After a few years, someone thought it might be fun to actually toss the poor gobblers out of a low-flying airplane for the event. This repeated for a number of years until 1989 when a national animal-rights protest cast the event in a bad light and the "National Enquirer" splashed a photo of the event across the nation forcing promoters to abandon the turkey drop.
To quote Arthur Carlson, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!"
Stay Tuned &
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Tony Figueroa
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