# As God is my witness...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 12, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515 "2013-04-12T16:21:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515/1 "2013-04-12T16:21:32Z")

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…I thought [turkey vultures](http://www.argusleader.com/article/20130410/UPDATES/130410012/Turkey-vulture-freezes-falls-from-sky-lands-Sioux-Falls-deck) could fly.

But not during South Dakota ice storms.

\*"A large turkey vulture dropped out of the sky on the deck of the home of Adam Weber, taking shelter under the table.

“My wife was making breakfast, and she suddenly yelled, ‘Adam! A large bird just fell out of the sky!’,” said Weber, who lives two blocks north of McKennan Park. “That was the last thing I expected to see when I looked out on the deck yesterday.”\*

Dang, I miss South Dakota in the springtime.

I also missed out on [Buzzard Day](http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm) in Hinckley, Ohio. Oh well, there’s always next year.

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**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515/2 "2013-04-12T19:05:12Z")

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I’d been very impressed if your wife said it using her “Les Nessman” voice.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515/3 "2013-04-12T22:18:26Z")

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Why more people don’t keep these cuties as pets, I can’t imagine.