Gurdjieff tells story about 83 year old turkey

Mr Gurdjieff tells a story about an 83 year old turkey in 1949 shortly before he passed on. It is good to hear his kind, warm voice and sense of humour.

Transcript courtesy of Oramireally:
Gurdieff: ...They, some year ago, find, understand?, in store one turkey because always what make reserve in frigidaire, understand? Here they put, Marc when was?
Marc: [...]
Gurdjieff: He'll find Chicago what 83 year old, ago, was put for Christmas, somebody buy and find. All newspeople here arrived, I was here and every, nobody here remember, no? 83 years ago was killed and put in frigidaire! [laughter]
Donald Whitcomb: Grey stone from George Washington.
Gurdieff: [laughs], this is, eh, the truth.
Donald Whitcomb: He had the chicken one thing.
Gurdjieff: Read somebody about this?
Wim Nyland: I don't remember 83 years but I remember a very long time.
Gurdjieff: Just I remember very good this, 83 years ago [...] in an exclusive [...]
Man: What was this, a turkey?
Donald Whitcomb: A turkey, very honorable bird.
Gurdjieff [laughs] Yes! In Chicago, Sterling House. And then, in Christmas they serve, somebody buy, turkey [laughs], very good! [laughs] And he accidental mark this thing and then he show somebody and begin all newspeople hear [laughs] and write about this histoire. Exact last year I was here! I go, which is this year, before exact don't know which year, how many?
Man: 39.
Woman: 39.
Other man: Ten years ago.
Gurdjieff: This history was here, that who was here that read the newspaper must have read because all, all newspaper is, was write about this turkey.
Man: Some bird!
Donald Whitcomb: This is one turkey that peacocks cannot outpace!
Gurdjieff: You don't know just because... for 83 years, understand [laughs], in frigidaire! It is already known this, wouldn't eat!y
Donald Whitcomb: Usually after 40 years Americans won't eat turkey. Stink! After 40 years they even throw away.
Gurdjieff: You see, une lutte (a struggle), 83 years!
Donald Whitcomb: Very unusual!
Gurdjieff: This history! [laughs] Good show, and you not astonished I have such memory, hehehe. [lights a cigarette] For events, I very good remember [...] and what country I already writed, a special chapter [...] I remember while, not because for last vision. When publish necessary everything that I liser (read) last. What just say about this turkey already I put in America chapter [...] [laughter]

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[gurdjieffmik]

Thankyou for the transcript Oram.

[gurdjieffmik]

Oram,for now only hear chit chat about an 83 year old turkey Mr G read about on his visit to America. .In the event of any "penny dropping " moment I shall take care to share.

[MastersofWisdom]

83 is his age in 1949, he was born in 1866,

a "turkey" means a Russian, a person between East and West,

"frozen" means Gurdjieff preserved a old teaching and brought it to the West!

[robertschelly]

An old man from the old country expressing wonder at a new invention. There is nothing to decipher here, folks.

[97448able]

Although, I am not going to spend time attempting to decypher this, it is good to hear his voice and get a sense of this man. These authentic videos that are showing up do have historical signficance.

In my College years, I had read most of his books and thier is a great deal of humor in them. Much of the laughter here seems to come out of a sense of sycophancy.

Perhaps, someday enough pressure and stress obtains in the environment that; just maybe, another individual such as this shows up.

[aufheben5]

What could it mean. He comes back again and again to the 83 year old turkey. I'm not sure if I've ever heard a clear recording of G's voice so this was a treat. Thank you.

[whowantstogetnaked]

i don't know hooow u can transcript this...I'm astronished. Very good job and it's clearly accurate to use to follow along. thanks Oram

[Kaz10005]

look at his eyes his possessed

[sorenm2]

yeah maybe he was talking about himself

[edenic]

His uncanny resemblance to my grandfather makes me very nostalgic but to hear his voice makes me even happier. To know he was a real man and a real teacher.

[psybinetic]

Some reports state that G was born in 1866...

[MsBarbablu]

thanks