What can you do with a 20-pound turkey? Roast it, smoke it, dry it, or ... toss it? Yes, that's what they do in Boston. Well, not every proper Bostonian engages in such activities. In fact, it's only a rather elite group of high school athletes from all over the New England region who are selected to compete in Matty's Turkey Toss on the day before Thanksgiving. Matty, according to Boston's WBZ News Radio, is Matt Siegel, host of the Kiss 108 radio show "Matty in the Morning." This annual tradition has lasted for over two decades so far, and every year, the proceeds are donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank.
The turkey tossing going on at Matty's event, however, is pretty tame compared to how they used to do things in Bloomington, Indiana back in the day — 2005 and 2006. During that all-too-brief season, Thanksgiving turkey tossers set their frozen birds on fire. This dramatic (and dangerous) turkey toss flamed out, according to Indianapolis' WTHR, when the event organizers grew up and realized that they were literally playing with fire.
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