Maybe this oughta go on "The Lighter Side"
But definitively, accept that it ain't intended as a slap in the face ta all you Jakeaholicks (from an admiited Heathen)
From the New-Yorker, dated Nov 20 2006
acticle "Talking Turkey" by Bill Buford
...("Poults" are chicks. "jakes" are young males, "gobblers," adult males.)
So next time ya hear someone talking about Jake being a young male turkey, please don't take offense - they're prob'bly just talkin Thanksgivin' turkeys.