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The Outdoor Tripp
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posted July 09, 2005 08:23 AM
Nearly 1,500 Sheep Jump Off Cliff in Turkey
About 450 Are Killed, Cushioning the Fall for the Rest
AP
ISTANBUL, Turkey (July 8) - First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.
"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam.
The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700.
"Every family had an average of 20 sheep," Aksam quoted another villager, Abdullah Hazar as saying. "But now only a few families have sheep left. It's going to be hard for us."
07/08/05 09:30 EDT
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 09, 2005 08:51 AM
Our sincere sympathies to you Tripp. You must be crushed. Much like the rest of us would feel if the Dallas Cheerleaders jumped off a cliff. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Note to members:
The reported incident occurred immediately after a news report that Tripp Holmgrain was visiting the area on a talent search.
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Leonard
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posted July 09, 2005 08:56 AM
Yeah, that's the only thing that makes sense? Texans have a world-wide reputation. Apparently sheep can tell by their swagger(body language) as they a pick out a date.
Good hunting. LB
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Melvin
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posted July 09, 2005 09:32 AM
Love and jealousy,will cause it everytime.
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The Outdoor Tripp
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posted July 09, 2005 10:16 AM
I can feel the love.
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Cal Taylor
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posted July 09, 2005 10:35 AM
The difference between Texans and Arizonans?
The Texans pick the ugly sheep..........
every time.
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Melvin
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posted July 09, 2005 11:50 AM
That was the problem!->you loved to many.
Enough talk about sheep.Tripp,how about some squirrel gravy?I'm getting sick of mutton.
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Leonard
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posted July 09, 2005 12:02 PM
Cal, how do you/they, tell the ugly sheep? All look the same, to me?
When it comes to sheep, I always see many herds, up in Nevada. Usually, north of "The Lonliest Highway in America"; if you know where that is?
Good hunting. LB
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The Outdoor Tripp
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posted July 09, 2005 12:22 PM
Melvin,
You'll find your squirrel gravy in the "For Lance" thread in this forum.
Good readin' to ya.
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Locohead
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posted July 09, 2005 02:27 PM
...mountain maggots...
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Melvin
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posted July 09, 2005 02:41 PM
I think i will skip the gravy ![[Smile]](smile.gif) ..Anybody for fishing with maggots in lake rubbermaid?
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