What if Ben Franklin had been successful in making the turkey our national symbol rather than the Bald Eagle?
Oh, that's so good!!Thanksgiving gains many unintentional and somewhat disturbing connotations...
The Genocide Bird originally from Armenia?Well, America would have a more distinctive national symbol; on the other hand, what would Turkey's national bird be?![]()
Joke, man, joke. (at least I sure hope so)Um... Turkeys don't actually originate from Turkey or have anything to do with it... the name comes out of traditional European tendency to name anything exotic after any random exotic place.
Examples:
"Indians" in North America
"Turkey" (bird or meat), also called "d'Inde" or "indian" in French, found in North America (nowhere near Turkey or India)
"Guinea Pig," also called "cochon d'Inde" or "indian pig" in French, found in
South America (nowhere near Guinea or India)
Joke, man, joke. (at least I sure hope so)
But yes, also Indian corn (blé d'Inde); Guinea fowl; etc.