Noggin-knocking turkey hunt Bill Howard Apr 30, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Bill Howard Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Howard Have you ever done something and moments later thumped yourself in the noggin for doing it? Have you done it more than once in the same day?kAm|J AC:>2CJ ;@3 C6BF:C65 >6 E@ H@C< @A6?:?8 52J @7 EFC<6J D62D@?] x 92E6 H@C<:?8 $2EFC52JD] w@H6G6C[ x 925 |@?52J @77[ 2?5 H:E9 D@>6 D>@@E9 E2=<:?8 E@ >J H:76[ x H2D 2==@H65 E@ 8@ 9F?E EFC<6J :? >J 72G@C:E6 DA@E] ~<[ :E H2D ?@E E96 D@ >F49 E96 D>@@E9 E2=<:?8 2D :E H2D >6 D=2G:?8 @? 9@FD6H@C< 2?5 J2C5 H@C< :? @C56C E@ 86E E96 52J 2H2J 7@C 8@@5 3692G:@C]k^AmkAmx AC:>2C:=J 3@H 9F?E 2?5 925 ?6G6C E2<6? 2 EFC<6J[ 2=E9@F89 x 92G6 9F?E65 E96> 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD] %96C6 2C6 2 ?F>36C @7 C62D@?D[ 3FE x H:== DE:4< E@ E96 724E x FDF2==J @?=J 86E E@ 8@ @?46 6249 J62C] xE D66>D >J H:76 2?5 EH@ @=56DE <:5D 92AA6? 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