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HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone, may your day be filled with peace and happiness and lots of yummies:beer:
 
Happy Thanksgiving
I think I said that at least 5,000 times today :hugegrin:, enjoy and eat up:drool:.
 
More Than A Day - By Karl Fuchs

As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.

We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.

So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Try not to eat too much. ;) I haven't gotten to yet.

Some one sent me this in an e-mail, so I thought I'd share it with you guys:

"May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious. May your pies take the prize.
May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs." :lol:
 
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Well, since my entire family is sleeping off our feast, I'd say my Thanksgiving went pretty well. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it on whatever date in whatever way shape or form!:hugegrin::hugegrin::hugegrin:

Now, for the turkey coma...and then comes the punkin pie! :drool:
 
Happy thanksgiving and belated thanksgiving's to all!
Mine went well and me and my brother had a good laugh acting out things from when we were kids.I think that would be my favorite part of it all,goofing around with both my siblings and my family.
 
As we approach Thanksgiving Day, here are some interesting facts related to this national holiday:


  • Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.
  • The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at 86 pounds, about the size of a German Shepherd!
  • Turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining.
  • A turkey's field of vision is 270 degrees, one of the main reasons they are able to elude some hunters.
  • More than 40 million green bean casseroles are served on Thanksgiving.
  • Twenty percent of cranberries eaten during the year are consumed on Thanksgiving.
  • According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long!
  • There are three places in the United States named after the holiday’s traditional main course — Turkey, Texas; Turkey Creek, La.; and Turkey, N.C.
  • When was the first Thanksgiving celebration? 1621
  • What utensils did the pilgrims eat with at the first thanksgiving? Their hands, a spoon and a knife. (They did not have forks available for the dinner.),
  • Where was the turkey first domesticated? Mexico and Central America
  • What is a female turkey called? A hen
  • What is a male turkey called? A tom
  • What is a baby turkey called? A poult
  • According to popular legend, where did the male “tom” turkey get its name? Benjamin Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he would not allow it to be the national bird.
  • What sound does a female turkey make? Gobble
  • What sound does a male turkey make? Cluck
  • About how many feathers does a mature turkey have? 3,500
  • Which state produces the most turkeys annually? Minnesota
  • How fast can wild turkeys run? 25 mph
  • What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists? The Wampanoag tribe
  • What was the name of the Indian chief that helped the pilgrims survive the winter? Massasoit
  • What vegetable did the pilgrims have available for thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous? Potatoes
  • The drink that the Puritans brought with them in the Mayflower was the beer
  • What percentage of pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower survived to celebrate thanksgiving? 50%
  • Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast? Yes, up to 55 mph
  • Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving? 90%
  • Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas? 50%
  • How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested? 4 inches
  • What does cornucopia mean? Horn of plenty.
  • What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck? Wattle
  • President George Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in the year 1789 and again in 1795.
  • Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. Whereas earlier the presidents used to make an annual proclamation to specify the day when Thanksgiving was to be held.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt restored Thursday before last of November as Thanksgiving Day in the year 1939. He did so to make the Christmas shopping season longer and thus stimulate the economy of the state.
  • Congress passed an official proclamation in 1941 and declared that now onwards Thanksgiving will be observed as a legal holiday on the fourth Thursday of November every year.
  • Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
  • Who was the first president to pardon a turkey from thanksgiving dinner? Harry S. Truman
  • Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
    Israel
  • What is the best way to defrost a turkey? In the refrigerator
  • Plymouth Rock is how big today? The size of a car engine. (It has cracked 3 times over the years, each time getting smaller and smaller.)

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Thank's Dynamo1 Mr. Information:bolian: may everyone on here have a great Thanksgiving day with family and friends.. and eat till you sleep~
 
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