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 This Will Be Our Only Headline About an Airborne Russian DonkeyPosted on Jul 20, 2010
OK, so there’s clearly more important news out there, but when BBC News ran the headline “Parasailing donkey stunt sparks police inquiry,” we wondered what mischief might be afoot. Turns out it concerned yet another genius advertising idea gone horribly awry. We now return to our regular programming. (Video below the excerpt.) —KA
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By SGater, July 29, 2010 at 12:44 am Link to this comment
Only in america could the turkey stunt be:
1. dreamed up
2. Possibly put in to action
3. If they didn’t go through with it, everybody believed they have done anyway.
lol
Report thisBy TerryW, July 23, 2010 at 5:31 pm Link to this comment
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Aarky, I may be wrong but I don’t think the turkey incident actually happened, but was an episode of the TV sitcom WKRP - a radio stunt gone bad. Anyway, I hope I’m not wrong. Any idiot would know a turkey can’t fly.
Report thisBy Aarky, July 23, 2010 at 9:47 am Link to this comment
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The reference to turkeys flying happened, in the US of course, when a bunch of promoters tossed turkeys out of a helicoptor with the idea that if a person could catch one they could keep it. If it would have been wild trukeys, no problem, because they can fly. These were domestic turkeys which have huge chests and are too heavy to be able to fly. They dropped like boulders. I doubt that the stunt with the donkey will get those promoters any business.
Report thisBy SteveL, July 23, 2010 at 9:25 am Link to this comment
This Will Be Our Only Headline About? Do some good and make the same promise
Report thisabout silly Sarah.
By SGater, July 22, 2010 at 7:24 am Link to this comment
Its a little bit out of order, poor thing. but on the other hand you have to laugh….just a little bit….*small* lol
Report thisBy GoyToy, July 21, 2010 at 7:10 pm Link to this comment
Stupid and cruel.
Report thisBy WykydRed, July 21, 2010 at 9:52 am Link to this comment
To: John Sullivan
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That was the FIRST thing that hit me when I read the blurb! All I could see was some overweight, goggle-eyed man sounding very, very sincere about donkeys.
Congrats on your cat-like, lightning reflexes!
Report thisBy Tom Weidermeijer, July 21, 2010 at 9:50 am Link to this comment
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“The donkey screamed and children cried…”
Damn, I am SURE you got people interested in your private beach with that publicity stunt!
Who knew there were animal protection laws in Russia?
Report thisBy rb, July 21, 2010 at 7:21 am Link to this comment
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Jeez. And I thought only my fellow Americans could be such giant a-holes.
Report thisBy John Sullivan, July 20, 2010 at 3:48 pm Link to this comment
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“As God is my witness…I thought turkeys could fly.”
Report thisBy Elyot Chase, July 20, 2010 at 2:49 pm Link to this comment
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Capitalism is tricky, especially the marketing part, and should really only be handled by experienced professionals.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, July 20, 2010 at 1:22 pm Link to this comment
The first jump is easy.
Our military contractors would have charged at least 2 million to train donkeys to do that.
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