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RussellCattle

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2. "As God is my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly". I'm going to watch the video now to see how close I came....

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 08:55 PM

Nov 2023

.....to Les Nessman's quote when he returned to the station.

Later Update: The quote is right but it wasn't Les who said it, it was Arthur Carlson, the manager.

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45 years ago Thanksgiving tragedy in Cincinnati [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2023 OP

Important to remember! niyad Nov 2023 #1

"As God is my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly". I'm going to watch the video now to see how close I came.... RussellCattle Nov 2023 #2

Yes, it was Mr Carlson. But Les said "oh the humanity" which was classic, too! ms liberty Nov 2023 #3

Yes it was. When the Hindenburg connection first clicked it was hysterical. RussellCattle Nov 2023 #4

"Oh, the humanity!" TSExile Nov 2023 #5