Wednesday, Nov. 25--With a fast dip of his head, "TGobblr" pecked the trackpad of his laptop, sending his final tweet to legions of followers via Twitter today.
The poignant message read, in full, "pl8s ahoy gbl".
The Standard Bronze turkey, who began Tweeting in 2008, had received global attention for such tweets as "j89okj" and "8iuuyyyu, uuu uuu," messages interpreted as having communicative, even allegorical meaning, although naysayers suggested he was only pecking keys on the keyboard with symbols that looked like seeds, rocks, or small bits of straw.
Some controversy followed a message in October when he briefly escaped from his feedlot after sending the message "ou7&uwb2" ("Out, and you will be too") with concerns expressed that plans were afoot for a massive turkey rebellion could end the dominance of Big Turkey. It was later determined that the plot was carried out (as was the bird himself) by activists without prior connection to TGobblr.
It is reported that although TGobblr enjoyed life outside the feedlot, upon learning of the plot to use his tweets to end world meat production, TGobblr escaped freedom and returned to his previous home, tweeting "a11fleshe1sgra55e," which to many signified acceptance of his fate.
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