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Thick as a Brick
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Thick as a Brick asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 1 decade ago

we have a bird called TURKEY.....?

why don't we have one called "the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland"

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    lol that's funny..

  • findley
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    In Germany there are cities with Hamburg (hamburger) Frankfurt (Frankfurter) yet theyre in all danger named after them. in step with danger Turkey is likewise named after the rustic you by no potential know. even though it ought to no longer be. Iceland wasnt named after Ice I study it grew to become into named after some thing else and the comparable for Greenland. we could devour great Britain for our Christmas dinner?

  • Stephen Returns
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Because the original people who breed turkeys came from Turkey.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because thats a stupid name for a bird

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  • Deactivated
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You really live up to your Yahoo screen name, don't you?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2367515373_515...

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