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The Coast of Turkey is Astounding

Oh!

I thought you said the roast of turkey is...

delicious!

How hard would it be for them to plant some trees?

looks like a very old tombolo, and very pretty.

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Originally Posted by Glatt

How hard would it be for them to plant some trees?

I know. Reminds me of the old Sam Kinnison bit about the famine in Africa.

See this? It's sand. You know what it's gonna be in 50 years? SAND!
Nothing grows here. IT's a desert.
MOVE TO WHERE THE FOOD GROWS!

Pretty, but with a blood soaked history.

You'd think that might fertilise the ground, even.

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Originally Posted by Rhianne (Post 773659)

Pretty, but with a blood soaked history.

As opposed to, I don't know, North Western Europe?
:D

It is beautiful, but every time I think of Turkey (the country) I remember how Australia lost a generation of men there. I don't think of it with bitterness, but I do remember.

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 773717)

It is beautiful, but every time I think of Turkey (the country) I remember how Australia lost a generation of men there. I don't think of it with bitterness, but I do remember.

Gallipoli was indeed a clusterfuck.

And it wasn't only Australians - and I understand why it means so much to them and the Kiwis - as many or more Frenchmen lost their lives at Gallipoli and twice as many British and please never forget the Turkish boys either, maybe ten times as many of them died. Think what the loss of a hundred thousand young men would do to a country.

Here's an interesting fact.

During WW1, just over 38% of the male population of Australia aged between 18-44 enlisted in the army.

I knew it was a huge number, but I didn't realize it was that high.

Just wow. That would never happen these days. At least, I don't think it would.

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Originally Posted by Rhianne (Post 773766)

Think what the loss of a hundred thousand young men would do to a country.

And that makes me realize how incredible WWII was with an estimated death toll of 62 to 78 million

Look at this page from Wiki The chart and the numbers lost are nothing short of insane.

About 18,000,000 dead from the USSR, Germany and China.

I read somewhere that of those Russian males born in 1922, 99% were dead before 1945.

Yes, ninety-nine percent.

Nearby age groups suffered similar losses.

Partly the Ukrainian drought/famine, partly Stalin's death camps, partly Hitler's death camps, and partly the war itself.

Simply staggering. But when we think about what a bunch of paranoid/aggressive nutters the soviets were in the cold war, keep this background in mind.

yeh yeh yeh , but the coast of Turkey - she is purdy. :3_eyes:

The community of Turkey received this letter:

by Carmel Lobello
Nov 17, 2011

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I am writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
and our more than 3 million members and supporters, including thousands in Texas,
with an idea that will boost Turkey into the spotlight and promote compassion:

Rename your town “Tofurky” for Thanksgiving.

If you agree to adopt this moniker for just one day,
we’d be happy to provide a delicious, healthy vegan holiday feast
for all the town’s residents

PETA’s feast would feature Tofurky with mushroom gravy,
mashed potatoes (made with vegan margarine), and vegan apple pie
topped with vanilla dairy-free ice cream.

Introducing vegan cuisine to your residents would help improve their health:
A vegan diet is free of the saturated animal fats and cholesterol found in meat and dairy products,
and according to the American Dietetic Association, a vegan diet reduces the risk
of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.

To which the Carmel replied:

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While the thought is sweet, offering to pay the town back
with a Tofurky buffet large enough to feed 494 people is a little like saying,
“If you do my math homework, I’ll pee on the floor in your bedroom, cool?
—more of a punishment than thank you present.

P.S. This Turkey is in Texas, but PETA has world-wide aspirations.

Well it is less silly than PETA's other current stunt of arguing that orcas count as persons under the US constitution and so captive orcas are technically "enslaved" and must be released.

Well, if corporations can be people ...

I'll change my name to Tofurkey if someone is willing to feed me for it!

"As God as my witness, I thought tofurkeys could fly."

I always feel that a polite request or offer deserves a polite reply.

And did you feel that that was a polite reply?

Of course not. Is it genuine?

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Originally Posted by Sundae (Post 773888)

I'll change my name to Tofurkey if someone is willing to feed me for it!

You'd eat just Tofurkey for the rest of your life? I guess it's a sure-fire weight-loss plan......

Hang on there - I didn't read the full Terms and Conditions!
They can 'furkey off.