# Fat Hawk Down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 14, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135 "2013-01-14T05:01:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135/21 "2013-01-15T13:38:25Z")

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> [@artemis](#):
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> A type of water bird. Sort of like a duck, but fatter and with a shorter neck.

Thanks!

Actually, had I been paying better attention, I would have seen that there was a link in the original post…

It was late and I was tired and um… well, sometimes I’m just not as smart as I think I am.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135/22 "2013-01-15T13:45:46Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> The shocked look on that birds face cracks me up. I bet he’s thinking “WTF just happened?” 😃

I rolled my eyes at this comment, but then I clicked on the link… and yeah, that’s pretty much the exact look on his face.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135/23 "2013-01-15T13:57:21Z")

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> [@EmilyG](#):
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> I’ve heard that turkey vultures sometimes eat so much they can’t fly.

From WKRP?

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**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:** [January 15, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135/24 "2013-01-15T14:04:43Z")

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> [@Khadaji](#):
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> What is a _coot_?

I’m having a My Cousin Vinny moment.

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**Author:** ![dexter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dexter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dexter)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hawk-down/647135/25 "2013-01-15T15:51:34Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> I’m having a My Cousin Vinny moment.

But if he ate a yoot instead of a coot, would they have to put him down? 😕

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