geekosystem

Importing a non-native species to help keep an undesired animal in check is...well, let's just say that calling it an inexact science is pretty generous. For the latest proof of this, one need look no further than the case of guineafowl in Turkey. The birds, which are native to Africa and about as big as a large chicken or small turkey, were brought to Turkey to stem the spread of ticks that can be carriers of Congo-Crimean hemmhoragic fever. One researcher, though, is suggesting that rather than eating the ticks as planned, the fowl may be acting as new vectors to help them spread.

If you still haven't bought a turkey, it's not too late. Just follow these tips on how to become a turkey hunter and you'll be handling turkey poop and making silly noises before you know it! Whether or not you actually manage to get a turkey is another matter altogether.

There are a whole bunch of problems with preparing a turkey. The amount of work involved is crazy, it takes a long time to cook, you have to make stuffing in conjunction, and it's delicious. Ok, well that last one isn't a problem really, unless you're on a diet, I guess. But it's Thanksgiving, you should be giving thanks for your freedom to be on a diet and you should do that by eating a whole bunch of turkey. If you still insist on being a spoilsport, you can just get an inflatable turkey from The Party Animal and salivate over some tender, seasoned plastic with a delicious air filling. Yum.

On this lovely Sunday afternoon, we would like to share one of our favorite internet secrets: The Wikipedia page Batman (Disambiguation). Did you know that the ancient Persian batman weighed about six and a half pounds? We were surprised at how many other things Batman refers to, but we were not surprised that most of them are comedy gold.