As Nassim Nicholas Taleb, probability researcher and author of The Black Swan, explains
A Turkey is fed for a 1000 days—every days [sic] confirms to its statistical department that the human race cares about its welfare “with increased statistical significance”. On the 1001st day, the turkey has a surprise.
Now substitute investment banking for the turkey…
We look back on a Thanksgiving with Turkey too, but I guess you story was made with more fun than our celebration.
http://hundeseite.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/looking-back-on-thanksgiving-2008/
Best regards from Tootsie, Lake Michigan, now living in Germany.