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Thanksgiving Quotes


Thanksgiving Day.... is the one day that is purely American.
O'Henry 1862-1910



"We celebrate Thanksgiving along with the rest of America, maybe in different ways and for different reasons. Despite everything that's happened to us since we fed the Pilgrims, we still have our language, our culture, our distinct social system. Even in a nuclear age, we still have a tribal people."

-Wilma Mankiller, priricipal chief of the Cherokee nation~



Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), "The Devil's Dictionary", 1911:
TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.



"How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative - or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people."
SIR JOHN MARKS TEMPLETON

Thanksgiving Jokes!

Keep your eye off the turkey dressing
It makes him blush!!!!

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?
*****
PILGRIMS!

What kind of music did 
Pilgrims listen to?
*****
 Plymouth Rock!

Why do turkeys eat so little?
*****
 because they are always stuffed!

Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Phillip.
Phillip who?
Phillip a big plate and dig in!

Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Dewey.
Dewey who?
Dewey have to wait long to eat?

Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Gladys.
Gladys who?
Gladys Thanksgiving! Aren't you?

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Thanksgiving Trivia

The first meal eaten on the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was roasted turkey and all the trimmings!



91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.



Of the 300 million turkeys raised annually, 45 million are consumed at Thanksgiving.



Of the 300 million turkeys raised for consumption each year, one is sent to the White House for clemency. Each year, the President "pardons" the live turkey, which is sent to a farm to live out the rest of its days.



Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national bird at the First Continental Congress.    Describing the fowl as a noble native bird, he was opposed to the emblem of the eagle because it was too European



During his administration, Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to move Thanksgiving forward one week to the third week in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season and to reduce goverment expenses.    There was such a public uproar that it was restored to the fourth week the following year

The Legend of the Five Kernels...
The first winter the Pilgrims spent in their new home was very cold. Food was in short supply. Some days they had only enough food for each new person to have five kernels of corn for the day. Finally spring came. They planted food and it grew. All the Pilgrims did not die. From then on, when a time of Thanksgiving came around, the Pilgrims put five kernels of corn on each plate to remind themselves of their blessings. Let us also remember:

 The first kernel reminds us of the
autumn beauty around us.

The second kernel reminds us of
our love for each other.

The third kernel reminds us of
God's love and care for us.

The fourth kernel reminds us of our friends-especially our Native American
brothers.

The fifth kernel reminds us that we are a free people.

 

 

Twas the Night of Thanksgiving

Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep
I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white,
but I fought the temptation with all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation,
the thought of a snack became infatuation.

So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door
and gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie

But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees...
happy eating to all---pass the cranberries, please