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November 25, 2020

Florida man tosses Thanksgiving turkey into pool to defrost

(Thanks to pharmaross)

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Makes sense to me.

Posted by: LeDud | November 25, 2020 at 10:34 AM

Save the neck for me, Clark.

Posted by: Cousin Eddie | November 25, 2020 at 10:38 AM

In our family of six boys, we used to fight over the heart, gizzard, liver and assorted turkey innards as we waited for the big bird to be unstuffed, carved up and served, only to be rabidly and ravenously consumed. Much like watching our Detroit Lions become fodder for any team in the NFL in a nationwide televised slaughter every turkey day !!!

Posted by: pharmaross | November 25, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Hey, it's a family tradition. You can't go against that.

Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | November 25, 2020 at 11:03 AM

A few years ago we had an extended local power outage over the holidays. A neighbor decided the best way to keep the contents of their freezer safe was to put it in their swimming pool, not their best move.

Posted by: cfjk | November 25, 2020 at 11:06 AM

"You know Mark, this is the tastiest chlorine basted turkey ever. What hardware store did you buy it from?"

Posted by: Le Petomane | November 25, 2020 at 11:36 AM

I'm pretty sure he didn't get this defrosting tip from the Butterball Turkey Hotline.

Posted by: nursecindy | November 25, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Water conducts heat better than air. As long as the bird is sealed in plastic, it makes sense if the pool temperature is right.

Posted by: Ralph | November 25, 2020 at 12:59 PM

I wonder how many times he's had the turkey stolen by a local gator who wandered past the pool.

Posted by: Rod Nunley | November 25, 2020 at 02:43 PM

As long as it's got its water wings on.

Posted by: AmoebaStampede | November 25, 2020 at 04:26 PM

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could swim."