# 450 sheep jump to their deaths in Turkey **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600 "2005-07-08T15:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/21 "2005-07-08T19:55:24Z")
“Honestly, I was just helping them over the cliff…” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/22 "2005-07-08T19:59:41Z")
Well, were the sheep wearing their safety harnesses or had they been tampered with? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/23 "2005-07-08T20:04:46Z")
Happy…Thanks…giving…from…T…R…T…1. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/24 "2005-07-08T20:04:54Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > “As God is my witness, I thought sheep could fly.” ‘Oh, The Humanity’ Was the byline of the story Les Nesman? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/25 "2005-07-08T23:14:11Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > “Honestly, I was just helping them over the cliff…” There’s an old joke, “Put a hoof in each boot and try to shove 'em off a cliff”. 450 sheep, my mind is boggled. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/26 "2005-07-08T23:34:18Z")
There’s a different joke, and the punch line is “Because the sheep push back.” ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600/27 "2005-07-08T23:35:06Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > 450 sheep, my mind is boggled. Having met more than my share of sheep, my mind is completely unboggled. Now that I think about it, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened before now and that it was only 450 of the dim boogers. I feel sorry for the owners, they lost a serious amount of cash underestimating the stupidity of sheep. > [@phouka](#): > > “As God is my witness, I thought sheep could fly.” Thanks for reminding me of the funniest episode of a sitcom, _evaar_. I think I’ll petition Nick at Nite to start showing WKRP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/450-sheep-jump-to-their-deaths-in-turkey/311600.md?page=1)