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Centuries ago, the Pilgrims found in America a wild fowl somewhat similar in appearance to a guinea fowl they had known back in England — a fowl that acquired its name because it was first imported by way of Turkey, a Middle Eastern nation that doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Because we perceive this bird as ugly in appearance and voice, we sometimes assign its name to people and entertainments that don’t flick our Bic and float our boat.
Show me a man who throws Thanksgiving leftovers in the garbage, and I’ll show you a man who quits cold turkey. “To quit cold turkey,” meaning “to completely quit something, often addiction.” apparently springs from the serving of cold turkey, which requires no preparation.What do turkeys like to eat on Thanksgiving?Nothing; they are already stuffed.Why did the turkey go to the movie?To see Gregory Peck.Did you hear about the government officials who talked turkey?They spoke gobbledygook.
Did you hear about the waiter who dropped a Thanksgiving dinner on the floor andfeared she had created an international incident?It was the downfall of Turkey, the ruin of Greece, and the breaking up of China. Why do turkeys have such a persecution complex?Because they’re cut to pieces, they have the stuffing knocked out of them, and they’re picked on for days after Thanksgiving.Did you hear about the film executive who produced so many movies that turned out tobe turkeys that he was made an honorary Pilgrim?On Nov. 21, 10 a.m., and on Dec. 5, 10 a.m. I’ll be teaching at La Mesa Oasis..On Dec. 12, I’ll be teaching at Rancho Bernardo Oasis.On Dec.
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