Happy Gobble, Gobble...

Well, amazingly it's almost Thanksgiving. Yup - who would have thought it, but it's here and boy did it get here fast. It feels like it was just summer and we were sitting by the pool or at the beach, enjoying the sun and heat ---ahhh the good ol days.


Anywhoo, with two days to go until my favorite holiday (yes - it's my favorite:no need to buy gifts and spend tons of money, good food and just a warm, fuzzy feeling of family, friendship and happiness..) I thought I'd once again share my wisdom and wealth of knowledge with my devoted readers (1- I probably don't have any devoted readers but one can dream and 2-maybe not my wisdom, but it's someones and I'm sharing it, so who's checking!). 


So, instead of boring everyone with wonderful memories of Thanksgiving's past, I'm going to share some fun facts about this splendid holiday (feel free to use any of these at your family gatherings this week!):

• In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
• Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey. (hello elastic waistbands)
• Although Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. (Liz- this one is for you!)
• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
• Male turkeys gobble. Hens do not - they make a clucking noise. (always good to know)
• Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. (that's just sad and wrong - why don't they deserve to fly)
• Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks. (Poor turkeys - gobble, gobble)
• Turkeys have poor night vision. (maybe they need night goggles!)
• A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster. ( a little foreshadowing there?!?!?!)
• The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers.

Now that the fun facts are out of the way, and boy they sure were FUN, one more treat and then I'll bid you adieu.  For just about every holiday/occasion, Google creates an ingenious tribute on their homepage and they've succeeded once again - www.google.com - check it out!

OK, that's all I've got for today. Hope everyone has a healthy, happy and hearty Thanksgiving!!

Till the next post .... Gobble, Gobble and Happy Turkey Day!!