Plastic Turkeys

[Runesong]

I have heard/read many people referring to * serving a "plastic turkey" to the troops.

Was there really, in fact a plastic turkey...or was that just the antics of Michael Moore?

Does anyone have a link?

Thanks

[La_Serpiente]

1. here

On Edit:

Here is a link to the entire story:

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1206-02.htm

[Nomad559]

2. Plastic turkey

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1101255,00.html

[Runesong]

3. Thanks

I don't know why I am surprised. This is really blowing my mind. This just shattered any shred of illusion I might of had, that the american public are NOT just a bunch of brainwashed meat puppets.

[pippin]

4. loved the article especially. . .

"If anyone makes a similar film about the attack on Iraq, the title would now have to be The Plastic Turkey. . A picture intended to say to viewers "The Eagle Has Landed", in fact spelled out: "This Bird Never Flew. . . And the pretend chef had flown to Baghdad in an Air Force One that filed a fake flight-plan, pretending to be a small corporate jet."

Everything abou this man is fake, fake, fake.

[izzie]

5. Well they do nake those fake foods for display

I picked up a lemon in the store at fish market once. Also they use those displays on open homes and places that have homes from history. It is a pretty hard art to be able to make that stuff and have it look real. I do not think it is plasic but paper mache. (How do I get ' in that word?)Most likely their is some big corp that has this all done over seas and if someone looks into that turkey it may have come from China.These small places around here are maybe hand made by local artist/craftsmen.Just a thought, I should look at the internet on fake food.I forget it is under my fingers.

[leanings]

6. It wasn't plastic.

It was a real turkey, just one that had been cooked for decoration and not consumption.

"A contractor had roasted and primped the turkey to adorn the buffet line,"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A33090-2003Dec3¬Found=true

[foo_bar]

7. it's an awfully small turkey

not much larger than his head. It could be a chicken.

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I33490-2003Dec03L