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Posted by The Outdoor Tripp (Member # 619) on 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

Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on 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]

Note to members:
The reported incident occurred immediately after a news report that Tripp Holmgrain was visiting the area on a talent search.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on 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

Posted by Melvin (Member # 634) on July 09, 2005, 09:32 AM:

Love and jealousy,will cause it everytime. [Big Grin]

Posted by The Outdoor Tripp (Member # 619) on July 09, 2005, 10:16 AM:

I can feel the love.

Posted by Cal Taylor (Member # 199) on July 09, 2005, 10:35 AM:

The difference between Texans and Arizonans?

The Texans pick the ugly sheep..........
every time.

Posted by Melvin (Member # 634) on July 09, 2005, 11:50 AM:

That was the problem!->you loved to many. [Big Grin]

Enough talk about sheep.Tripp,how about some squirrel gravy?I'm getting sick of mutton.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on 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

Posted by The Outdoor Tripp (Member # 619) on 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.

Posted by Locohead (Member # 15) on July 09, 2005, 02:27 PM:

...mountain maggots...

Posted by Melvin (Member # 634) on July 09, 2005, 02:41 PM:

I think i will skip the gravy [Smile]

..Anybody for fishing with maggots in lake rubbermaid? [Big Grin]

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