Ethel Kennedy has a Pet Turkey?
By Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
United States
November 10, 2015 7:59am CST
Yes another turkey story in the Thanksgiving Spirit. For those of you who don't know, Ethel Kennedy is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of President John Kennedy. She continues to live in Hyannisport.
A few years ago a giant wild turkey started to attack the local mailman. He would lurk in the woods and then attack the truck. The mailman was unable to get out of the truck. Ethel Kennedy told the local paper that the turkey might have been hers. Really?
Here's the video that the newspaper, the Cape Cod Times posted on YouTube.
For some reason a wild turkey has been attacking a mail truck in a Centerville neighborhood. Check out this fowl footage of the mad bird in action. Ethel Ken...
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I think that that turkey is one of the most aggressive. Although I think any of them are capable of this.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I had a neighbor who had big birds as pets. Once when over visiting, Virginia (a turnkey) put her head in my lap wanting me to pet her. I sent her away. I like eating turkey, but could not if I ever made friends with one. 
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
As we spend more time watching our turkeys, we are thinking about having salad for Thanksgiving. I hope Mom is joking!
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
10 Nov 15
@NeldaHoxie I have made it a policy to never befriend food.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
10 Nov 15
We used to get turkeys attacking all the cars on the back road I took to work every day. The school bus was ahead of us, and when the cars stopped behind it, the turkeys would come peck at the hubcaps (they can see themselves in them) and you couldn't move forward without running over the stupid birds.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
11 Nov 15
How did the kids get off of the bus? I really didn't realize until recently how common and how big these birds are.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Nov 15
That is hilarious. Trust Ethel.
I wish a turkey would chase our mailman..he is a pain lolz
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I tried to find a follow up to see how long this turkey survived. It was several years ago, so I don't know his fate.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
11 Nov 15
I have heard that several mailmen refused to get out of the truck.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
Nope, she's doing well. Perhaps you're thinking of Jackie Kennedy?
@kevinakash (2084)
• Sri Lanka
10 Nov 15
a very funny story indeeed. thsis is really a wonder
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I thought it showed how big a turkey could get and how vicious they could be. The Ethel Kennedy connection is a bonus.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
10 Nov 15
Feisty monsters is a very good description. I just saw a few in my yard this morning.
