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The British group Plane Stupid has put out a "shock ad" that is meant to horrify people into being concerned about global warming. The "horror" part: you see polar bears dropping out of the sky to their bloody deaths on the ground. For better or worse, the controversial ad has backfired in this household.Why? Because my husband and I are both fans of the TV comedy series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982). In what is arguably the best-known WKRP episode -- entitled "Turkeys Away" -- the bumbling station manager Mr. Carlson puts on a Thanksgiving promotion that involves tossing live turkeys from a helicopter hovering over a shopping mall. It is one of the funniest things I've seen on TV and gave rise to a line much-quoted by fans; Carlson declares, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." (For a video clip of the turkey promo, click here . For Carlson's declaration, click here .)Of course, in our household, that line is now "As God is my witness, I thought polar bears could fly." (h/t Watts Up With That .)A commenter observes: "They're hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement!" That's another line from "Turkeys Away."