You don't get much more Deep South than Atlanta and I never heard of fried turkey until a couple of years ago. It is another fraud - like plaid - devised by devious people for devilish ends. Roasted, turkey is a tasty not too fatty meat to be enjoyed by all. Fried, it is just another incitement to obesity. Bah, humbug! And you are right about the danger. Burns from hot fat just keep on burning, baby. If you go to witness this travesty, be careful.