JPG: Photos: "Self Portrait Reading to our Turkey" by Charles Rushton

Self Portrait Reading to our Turkey

Hot! In Photo Challenge: Bedtime Stories

by Charles Rushton

Uploaded 27 Nov 2008 — 42 favorites

The literacy rate among turkeys is alarmingly low. As part of President Bush’s No Turkey Left Behind program, volunteers around the U.S. have been reading to turkeys over the last four years. It is not certain whether the new administration will support this program. Some believe that President Obama will encourage volunteers to read to children instead. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

43 responses

Maria Blomqvist gave props (27 Nov 2008):
:-D
Charles Rushton said (27 Nov 2008):
Note: If you read to your turkey, cover his chair. Turkeys can be quite messy when they get excited.
Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (27 Nov 2008):
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your turkey!! The book cracked me up!!
Aubrey's Oma gave props (27 Nov 2008):
OMG! This is hysterical!!!
Regenia Brabham gave props (27 Nov 2008):
So funny. Did he understand about the basting procedure? Great image.
Christine Holtz gave props (27 Nov 2008):
Happy Thanksgiving
Robert Sand said (27 Nov 2008):
And a droll season's greetings to you!
Alexis Gerard gave props (27 Nov 2008):
I gather that was its last request?
lowison gave props (27 Nov 2008):
Ha Ha: this this one drive me crazy!! very good idea!!
Robert Duncan said (27 Nov 2008):
Looks like it's not paying very good attention. in the NTLB initiative, if your turkey doesn't make significant progress at an unreasonable and statistically arcane rate, you may lose all of your turkey reading funding and they'll give the turkey a voucher to go to another oven somewhere where the turkeys achieve at a faster umeasuralble rate.
See link, below.......
Robert Duncan added a link (27 Nov 2008):
make sure you read to your turkey only what is on "THE TEST" (www.notonthetest.com)
Mary Ann Reilly gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Just when I needed to laugh....I am going to show this in class as I end my semester. Thanks. This is priceless.
Martie Last gave props (28 Nov 2008):
You are funnier than anything I ever see on T.V. Thanks for the belly laughs!!!
Martie Last said (28 Nov 2008):
(Your wife must have an even better sense of humor than you do! "Sure, honey, you want to put a raw turkey on the couch and take picture, what a cute idea, no problem." -- Gotta love a woman who would go that far to support true art!)
Martie Last said (28 Nov 2008):
And how do you keep a straight face in these photos? Between your comments and Robert Duncan's, I am still laughing!
Charles Rushton said (28 Nov 2008):
Not to worry. The turkey was siiting on a cookie sheet for this shot.
Martie Last gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Good to know for thw No Turkey Wet Behind group.
John Linton gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Dude! Tom terrific shot.
Al Stiegman gave props (28 Nov 2008):
hysterical
marilu gave props (28 Nov 2008):
This is hilarious!!! Very brilliant shot! Very well done!
Jim Hart gave props (28 Nov 2008):
love your self-portraits! very, very funny, this one!
A F gave props (28 Nov 2008):
bravo
Jerry Carpenter gave props (28 Nov 2008):
From your choice of reading material, I assume you are going for a turkey that tases good rather than a turkey with good taste.
Zerina Phillip gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Very nice. cute guy next to you.....lol
Charles Rushton said (29 Nov 2008):
It's ture, a nice cute guy whose life was tragically cut short by dinner.
Deborah Downes gave props (29 Nov 2008):
Very creative and oh...so...funny. Love it!
Lynn H gave props (29 Nov 2008):
BWWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
david ong gave props (29 Nov 2008):
Can't stop laughing
Yari Pedone gave props (29 Nov 2008):
great shot!
♥ Cairenn ♥ said (30 Nov 2008):
Hilariously Perfect!!!!
Laura Boston-Thek gave props (30 Nov 2008):
Awe what a touching photo
Rob Roy gave props (1 Dec 2008):
ROFL!! Charles, this is stupendously good and funny!! --both image and text! Gets AAA+++ Creative!!
Spectre Photo gave props (1 Dec 2008):
awesome!!
Brad Flora gave props (1 Dec 2008):
This IS funny.
Ronnie Ginnever gave props (2 Dec 2008):
before his last supper.
Anne Worner said (4 Dec 2008):
I hope you didn't get so attached that you kept it ;)
Anne Worner gave props (4 Dec 2008):
Super fun image.
Bonnie Blanton (Deleted) gave props (7 Dec 2008):
you are such a ham or should I say "turkey"?, lol
Cristina Cocullo said (15 Dec 2008):
I can only imagine how scared was your "friend"!!! He he he!!!
Michael Adams gave props (13 Jan 2009):
ROFL. This one really made me laugh. Great sense of humor!
Matt Patterson said (2 Mar 2009):
Nice...I am really glad to see that other people are finding the power of the turkey. I just did a whole "Cold Turkey Series" This shot is great. Keep up the good work.
Karen Zimmerman gave props (2 Dec 2009):
This is soooo funny! Great fun! Uhh, are you sure your turkey is paying attention, I could swear I saw him texting...
k. pasa? k. pasa? gave props (10 Dec 2009):
charles! you really know how to make me laugh. i was NOT expecting this.