Funny Turkey Photos Biography
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Synopsis
Born in Patara, a land that is part of present-day Turkey, circa 280, St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop who helped the needy. After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew. St. Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world.
Contents
Synopsis
Early Life
Reputation
Death and Legacy
Early Life
St. Nicholas was born sometime circa 280 in Patara, Lycia, an area that is part of present-day Turkey. He lost both of his parents as a young man and reportedly used his inheritance to help the poor and sick. A devout Christian, he later served as bishop of Myra, a city that is now called Demre.
Reputation
There are many legends about St. Nicholas of Myra. One story tells how he helped three poor sisters. Their father did not have enough money to pay their dowries and thought of selling them into servitude. Three times, St. Nicholas secretly went to their house at night and put a bag of money inside. The man used the money so that one of his daughters could marry. On the third visit, the man saw St. Nicholas and thanked him for his kindness. He also reportedly saved three men who were falsely imprisoned and sentenced to death.
Death and Legacy
Several sources state St. Nicholas is believed to have died on December 6, 343. Over the years, stories of his miracles and work for the poor spread to other parts of the world. He became known as the protector of children and sailors and was associated with gift-giving. He was a popular saint in Europe until the time of the Reformation in the 1500s, a religious movement that led to the creation of Protestantism, which turned away from the practice of honoring saints. St. Nicholas, however, remained an important figure in Holland.
The Dutch continued to celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas, December 6. It was a common practice for children to put out their shoes the night before. In the morning, they would discover the gifts that St. Nicholas had left there for them. Dutch immigrants brought St. Nicholas, known to them as Sint Nikolaas or by his nickname Sinter Klaas, and his gift-giving ways to America in the 1700s.
In America, St. Nicholas went through many transformations and eventually Sinter Klaas became Santa Claus. Instead of giving gifts on December 6, he became a part of the Christmas holiday. In the 1820 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore, he is described as a jolly, heavy man who comes down the chimney to leave presents for deserving children and drives a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer. The cartoonist Thomas Nast added to the St. Nicholas legend with an 1881 drawing of Santa as wearing a red suit with white fur trim. Once a kind, charitable bishop, St. Nicholas had become the Santa Claus we know today.
Blake Shelton lives his life in as bright of a spotlight as you can find in country music, but there are still a few things even the most educated Shelton fan doesn’t know about the ‘Honey Bee’ hitmaker. Wife Miranda Lambert is known for her many pets, but she’s never had one as odd as her husband’s…
On this 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Blake Shelton list, you’ll also find out what the singer’s favorite wedding gifts was, what he thought of his ’90s mullet and what his pet peeves are.
Janet Sullivan, Getty Images
Janet Sullivan, Getty Images
10
Shelton used to have a pet turkey ... named Turkey.
In an interview with CMT in 2003, Shelton spoke of his hopes to bring Turkey to the next awards show he attended. "Up until this point, [Turkey]'s been to Arkansas one time. He has been to Oklahoma, which is where he was born, and now he lives in Tennessee. So, I feel like, without me, he doesn't get to do things, and I feel a responsibility to show him the world," the singer said. Sadly, Turkey wasn't meant to attend awards shows. He died of heat stroke in June 2003.
Rick Diamond, Getty Images
Rick Diamond, Getty Images
9
He was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter.
The 'All About Tonight' singer was the first person to ever be invited to the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter. The actual tweet read: "@blakeshelton, you're invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. See you on 10/23/2010!" Shelton, being the active Twitter user he is, promptly responded, "Hmmm... Let me think... OK!!!!!!!!"
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
8
His favorite engagement gifts were a flask and a shotgun.
For their engagement, Shelton and his now wife Miranda Lambert received matching His and Hers flasks and shotguns. The gifts were a big hit with couple, who love to hunt -- and drink (Sprite Zero and Bacardi!). Talking to People, Lambert gushed, "We were outside the city limits, so we went right out of the tent and tried them out. It's a real shotgun wedding!"
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
7
His biggest pet peeves: under-dressed people and bare feet.
Shelton once told CMT that he hates when sees "somebody standing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry or some formal place and they're wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap," calling it "unacceptable." He also hates bare feet, pleading with fellow artists to "cover [their] stinkin', nasty feet" in music videos. According to Shelton, "Flip-flops aren't even acceptable."
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
6
He believes he has one of the "crappiest tattoos in the world."
Shelton drew his own tattoo, and it's supposed to be deer tracks, since he loves to hunt. However, people often mistake the tracks for something else... "To this moment, people still come up to me and say, 'Man, ladybugs ... that's cool. What does that mean to you?'" the singer reveals, hilariously. "I probably have the crappiest tattoo -- not only in country music -- but maybe the world," he says. He later had the barbed wire added to make the tattoo "more manly." Good friend Craig Morgan is particularly quick to make fun of Shelton's tattoo.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Joe Raedle, Getty Images
5
A fan once terrified him by giving him an iguana as a gift.
"We were playing a fair, and a few people were handing me stuffed animals and flowers, but one person handed me a paper sack," Shelton told the Boot back in 2008. "So I took all the stuff back to the bus. I put the sack in my lap and opened it, and a live iguana jumped out of the sack and onto my shirt. I screamed like a little girl! I think it took a year off my life -- it scared the crap out of me."
Yearbook
4
He still defends the mullet he used to rock in the '90s.
"Nobody else in the world seems to think it was as awesome as I still think it was," Shelton says. The singer used to have a mullet, and he refused to cut it, despite people telling him he looked bad. "Basically, it has gotten to the point where it is just a matter of pride. And I know it looks like crap, but it is just more fun to me to irritate people than cut my hair to satisfy them," he recalls of his days with long locks.
People
People
3
His mom was more excited than he was when he was named one of the sexiest men alive.
"I didn't really understand what the deal was. So I said some stupid stuff! Then I found out it was a big deal ... so I don't think they know me very well!" Shelton said of the acknowledgment from People magazine. "But my favorite thing about it is that I know my mom, who cuts hair in Ada, Okla., will cut that page out of the magazine and tape it to her mirror and point it out to everybody who comes to the shop."
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
2
'The Voice' coach used to hate reality television shows.
When asked what reality show he would like to appear on (if he ever were to), Shelton responded, "I hate reality shows. But if I had to be on one, I'd have to say 'Realtree Road Trips' on the Outdoor Channel." Well, we're sure his opinion on reality TV has changed slightly since, considering he is a coach on 'The Voice' -- definitely a far cry from 'Realtree Road Trips.'
Blake Shelton Kid
1
He used to be a pageant kid.
This is just too good to be true. "My mom entered me into a pageant [when I was 6 or 7 years old]. I still don't know why and it's still the worst experience of my life, being in a pageant," Shelton told CMT. "That has to have been the first one, and I can't remember because she put me in like two or three in a row there. And I remember singing 'Cat Scratch Fever' by Ted Nugent, and 'Old Time Rock 'n' Roll' by Bob Seger -- [they] were probably my two signature songs." We wonder what his costumes looked like! To Blake's mom: Please put that on YouTube ASAP!
Synopsis
Born in Patara, a land that is part of present-day Turkey, circa 280, St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop who helped the needy. After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew. St. Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world.
Contents
Synopsis
Early Life
Reputation
Death and Legacy
Early Life
St. Nicholas was born sometime circa 280 in Patara, Lycia, an area that is part of present-day Turkey. He lost both of his parents as a young man and reportedly used his inheritance to help the poor and sick. A devout Christian, he later served as bishop of Myra, a city that is now called Demre.
Reputation
There are many legends about St. Nicholas of Myra. One story tells how he helped three poor sisters. Their father did not have enough money to pay their dowries and thought of selling them into servitude. Three times, St. Nicholas secretly went to their house at night and put a bag of money inside. The man used the money so that one of his daughters could marry. On the third visit, the man saw St. Nicholas and thanked him for his kindness. He also reportedly saved three men who were falsely imprisoned and sentenced to death.
Death and Legacy
Several sources state St. Nicholas is believed to have died on December 6, 343. Over the years, stories of his miracles and work for the poor spread to other parts of the world. He became known as the protector of children and sailors and was associated with gift-giving. He was a popular saint in Europe until the time of the Reformation in the 1500s, a religious movement that led to the creation of Protestantism, which turned away from the practice of honoring saints. St. Nicholas, however, remained an important figure in Holland.
The Dutch continued to celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas, December 6. It was a common practice for children to put out their shoes the night before. In the morning, they would discover the gifts that St. Nicholas had left there for them. Dutch immigrants brought St. Nicholas, known to them as Sint Nikolaas or by his nickname Sinter Klaas, and his gift-giving ways to America in the 1700s.
In America, St. Nicholas went through many transformations and eventually Sinter Klaas became Santa Claus. Instead of giving gifts on December 6, he became a part of the Christmas holiday. In the 1820 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore, he is described as a jolly, heavy man who comes down the chimney to leave presents for deserving children and drives a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer. The cartoonist Thomas Nast added to the St. Nicholas legend with an 1881 drawing of Santa as wearing a red suit with white fur trim. Once a kind, charitable bishop, St. Nicholas had become the Santa Claus we know today.
Blake Shelton lives his life in as bright of a spotlight as you can find in country music, but there are still a few things even the most educated Shelton fan doesn’t know about the ‘Honey Bee’ hitmaker. Wife Miranda Lambert is known for her many pets, but she’s never had one as odd as her husband’s…
On this 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Blake Shelton list, you’ll also find out what the singer’s favorite wedding gifts was, what he thought of his ’90s mullet and what his pet peeves are.
Janet Sullivan, Getty Images
Janet Sullivan, Getty Images
10
Shelton used to have a pet turkey ... named Turkey.
In an interview with CMT in 2003, Shelton spoke of his hopes to bring Turkey to the next awards show he attended. "Up until this point, [Turkey]'s been to Arkansas one time. He has been to Oklahoma, which is where he was born, and now he lives in Tennessee. So, I feel like, without me, he doesn't get to do things, and I feel a responsibility to show him the world," the singer said. Sadly, Turkey wasn't meant to attend awards shows. He died of heat stroke in June 2003.
Rick Diamond, Getty Images
Rick Diamond, Getty Images
9
He was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter.
The 'All About Tonight' singer was the first person to ever be invited to the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter. The actual tweet read: "@blakeshelton, you're invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. See you on 10/23/2010!" Shelton, being the active Twitter user he is, promptly responded, "Hmmm... Let me think... OK!!!!!!!!"
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
8
His favorite engagement gifts were a flask and a shotgun.
For their engagement, Shelton and his now wife Miranda Lambert received matching His and Hers flasks and shotguns. The gifts were a big hit with couple, who love to hunt -- and drink (Sprite Zero and Bacardi!). Talking to People, Lambert gushed, "We were outside the city limits, so we went right out of the tent and tried them out. It's a real shotgun wedding!"
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
7
His biggest pet peeves: under-dressed people and bare feet.
Shelton once told CMT that he hates when sees "somebody standing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry or some formal place and they're wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap," calling it "unacceptable." He also hates bare feet, pleading with fellow artists to "cover [their] stinkin', nasty feet" in music videos. According to Shelton, "Flip-flops aren't even acceptable."
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
6
He believes he has one of the "crappiest tattoos in the world."
Shelton drew his own tattoo, and it's supposed to be deer tracks, since he loves to hunt. However, people often mistake the tracks for something else... "To this moment, people still come up to me and say, 'Man, ladybugs ... that's cool. What does that mean to you?'" the singer reveals, hilariously. "I probably have the crappiest tattoo -- not only in country music -- but maybe the world," he says. He later had the barbed wire added to make the tattoo "more manly." Good friend Craig Morgan is particularly quick to make fun of Shelton's tattoo.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Joe Raedle, Getty Images
5
A fan once terrified him by giving him an iguana as a gift.
"We were playing a fair, and a few people were handing me stuffed animals and flowers, but one person handed me a paper sack," Shelton told the Boot back in 2008. "So I took all the stuff back to the bus. I put the sack in my lap and opened it, and a live iguana jumped out of the sack and onto my shirt. I screamed like a little girl! I think it took a year off my life -- it scared the crap out of me."
Yearbook
4
He still defends the mullet he used to rock in the '90s.
"Nobody else in the world seems to think it was as awesome as I still think it was," Shelton says. The singer used to have a mullet, and he refused to cut it, despite people telling him he looked bad. "Basically, it has gotten to the point where it is just a matter of pride. And I know it looks like crap, but it is just more fun to me to irritate people than cut my hair to satisfy them," he recalls of his days with long locks.
People
People
3
His mom was more excited than he was when he was named one of the sexiest men alive.
"I didn't really understand what the deal was. So I said some stupid stuff! Then I found out it was a big deal ... so I don't think they know me very well!" Shelton said of the acknowledgment from People magazine. "But my favorite thing about it is that I know my mom, who cuts hair in Ada, Okla., will cut that page out of the magazine and tape it to her mirror and point it out to everybody who comes to the shop."
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
2
'The Voice' coach used to hate reality television shows.
When asked what reality show he would like to appear on (if he ever were to), Shelton responded, "I hate reality shows. But if I had to be on one, I'd have to say 'Realtree Road Trips' on the Outdoor Channel." Well, we're sure his opinion on reality TV has changed slightly since, considering he is a coach on 'The Voice' -- definitely a far cry from 'Realtree Road Trips.'
Blake Shelton Kid
1
He used to be a pageant kid.
This is just too good to be true. "My mom entered me into a pageant [when I was 6 or 7 years old]. I still don't know why and it's still the worst experience of my life, being in a pageant," Shelton told CMT. "That has to have been the first one, and I can't remember because she put me in like two or three in a row there. And I remember singing 'Cat Scratch Fever' by Ted Nugent, and 'Old Time Rock 'n' Roll' by Bob Seger -- [they] were probably my two signature songs." We wonder what his costumes looked like! To Blake's mom: Please put that on YouTube ASAP!
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Funny Turkey Photos For Kids Of Girl For Facebook Of People For Fb Tumblr Of Women Of Animals 2013
Funny Turkey Photos For Kids Of Girl For Facebook Of People For Fb Tumblr Of Women Of Animals 2013
Funny Turkey Photos For Kids Of Girl For Facebook Of People For Fb Tumblr Of Women Of Animals 2013
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