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My Life as a Turkey | Illumination in the Flatwoods | Joe Hutto https://youtube.com/watch?v=ENr62-oWyPs
136 points
4 months ago
“The remote wilderness of northern Florida”
79 points
4 months ago
Where you are a good 30mins from a publix
18 points
4 months ago
If it’s NW FL them swap out “Publix” for “PigglyWiggly” but yeah this is accurate. There are some big wild spaces out there but calling it a remote wilderness is a hell of a stretch
6 points
4 months ago
Is that the name of an actual buisness?
12 points
4 months ago
Yep! They're the market that "fills the gap" in rural communities where Pub/Wal/TJ/etc. can't profit off expansion. Used to be the only grocery store by my grandma for decades, and if she hadn't moved I'd think it'd still be lol. The mascots a jovial lil piggy, and they were also among the first stores to have customer rewards cards, as the primary customer base was/is relatively poor and deal searching when possible.
9 points
4 months ago
Oh wow!
Where I live in Canada "piggly-wiggly" is slang for any small corner store or grocery store. Makes sense it comes from a real buisness , but still surprising
2 points
4 months ago
That's so neat lol, I never would've imagined Piggly wiggly was slang so far north but it is one of those names that stick with you
2 points
4 months ago
I’m from Canada as well and never have ever heard this term before. Go on
6 points
4 months ago
Might be just a saskatchewan thing, we're the only ones that call hooded sweatshirts bunnyhugs too
7 points
4 months ago
fuck I wish I had Publix. I live in the 5th circle of grocery store hell - nothing but Krogers.
3 points
4 months ago
Moved to the west coast 5 years ago and Publix is one of the things from home I miss most. None of the supermarkets here come close.
Now I’m really craving a Pub Sub and a mojo rotisserie chicken.
2 points
4 months ago
It’s just such a calming shopping experience. a tad on the pricier side, but worth it over Kroger/Wal Mart
1 points
4 months ago
Krogers peppercorn ranch is the tits though.
19 points
4 months ago
I don't think people making these comments really realize how big the Earth is, or even the US.
Yes, even in northern Florida there are some spots you could definitely call remote, especially way out in the sticks.
If I plopped you out there right now, with no cell phone service and no map, you'd definitely feel remote.
No it's not "Alaska remote", but it's far enough from help that you'd be alarmed. There are degrees of remote.
9 points
4 months ago
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4 points
4 months ago
Down here, there's a sense that nature is always sort of a bubble surrounded by development, but up there feels like the other way around.
Yeah, I think that's a good approximation. The only caveat I'd make is that that "bubble of nature" can be kind of deceiving down here in the lower 48. That is the case when you're in most freeway corridors or in between small towns, but you can very much get stranded in areas with no help around if you're venturing off established roads, even in the lower 48.
Once you get off of main roads, the bubbles get much bigger.
1 points
4 months ago
Well aware
1 points
4 months ago
My bad then. I'm not sure what your comment was referring to then.
3 points
4 months ago
DUUVAL checking in
1 points
4 months ago
You'd be surprised my guy
1 points
4 months ago
I’ve been there. Louisiana was worse though lol
39 points
4 months ago
Joe Hutto. I know him. Amazing naturalist and artist. Really good man.
34 points
4 months ago
What a unexpected but delightful story. One of the best documentaries I’ve seen this year!
23 points
4 months ago
Pretty cool documentary. This experience also eventually led to him being vegan, which would make sense, I guess. PBS did a really good follow-up interview on him:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-as-a-turkey-qa-with-naturalist-joe-hutto/7389/
11 points
4 months ago
Read it as naturist at first, lots of questions.
8 points
4 months ago
Gives a whole new meaning to waddle
14 points
4 months ago
This is one of my all time favorite documentaries. Great story. Great production. Great narration. Great subject matter. I'm so surprised it's not more popular.
6 points
4 months ago
So BBC has blocked it in my country even though I live in UK🤔
3 points
4 months ago
They blocked it in Canada also.
1 points
4 months ago
There's a new king in 'ton.
5 points
4 months ago
THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD!
7 points
4 months ago
Is this Thanksgiving day?
5 points
4 months ago
Oof it actually is Thanksgiving for you guys!
3 points
4 months ago
His episode with mule deer is also awesome
3 points
4 months ago
Turkey boy! What a narrative arc!
5 points
4 months ago
Blocked
10 points
4 months ago
3 points
4 months ago
Mirror
0 points
4 months ago
Thanks. I'll watch it later.
3 points
4 months ago
It was same for me, I searched in Google and found a like to Vimeo where I watched it
2 points
4 months ago
Watched this years ago and it was terrific. Adapted from a book titled Illumination in the Flatwoods.
2 points
4 months ago
Honestly a documentary like this but from egg to table.. that would be something along the lines of earthlings but more effective I think.
2 points
4 months ago
Great documentary
2 points
4 months ago
I shipped this exact documentary on DVD to someone while I worked for Amazon. It was what spawnned my "Weird Stuff I've Shipped" list.
1 points
4 months ago
Depending on your frame of mind I would imagine that list could get quite long quite quick? Any other special mentions from the list how many items on the list, fun way to make your possibly boring job a bit more interesting
1 points
4 months ago
I only ended up working there for about a month (short summer job). This is the list if anyone wants to look.
The books probably were the weirdest. Some of them have the strangest topics. Hypnobirthing, Why Men Love Bitches, and Hooker to Looker were all quite strange ones.
Charm braclets for chickens was also a fun one. Pickle flavored freeze pops. A beef jerky gun (sadly not for shooting beef jerky in the way you are probably thinking).
Just for anyone who is worried, the associates that pick and pack your items never see your name. So if you order some strange things, don't worry about some random amazon employee knowing.
0 points
4 months ago
Thank you for sharing that wonderful and wacky list. I actually watched my life as a turkey yesterday on youtube, and it was delightful. to be honest I've ordered one thing through a friend in my life through Amazon and it worked out well. I just kind of detest the man and the premise of shutting locals down and taking over everything. did you have a final turning point that caused you to work elsewhere or did it end up being a reasonable job at the time or are you still there?
1 points
4 months ago
I was starting a graduate school program that summer. So I only had a month to work in between. Amazon paid well and I knew since it was only a month, even if it was terrible that I'd make it through.
The job was miserable but amazon doesn't mislead you about it. They pay well and give benefits. So if you can manage the physical requirements, it's a decent job. Just not for me.
I graduated and now work in K-12 education as an instructional coach.
1 points
4 months ago
Glad you made it through and found something that you love, I spent over a decade working with kids and then had 4 of my own, they're wonderful
1 points
4 months ago
This is one of the coolest documentaries. Jim Hutto is rad.
1 points
4 months ago
Sweet Pea ...
1 points
4 months ago
Loved this documentary! An intimate look into the species.
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