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cliffw
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NOV 29, 11:33 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Zeb:
We don't need More to be thankful, we need to be Thankful more. |
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Nicely said.
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maryjane
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DEC 01, 07:31 PM
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I'm thankful I didn't have to eat this last thursday.
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cliffw
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DEC 02, 09:23 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
I'm thankful I didn't have to eat this last thursday.
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Wednesday ?
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AndyLPhoto
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DEC 02, 04:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
The funny thing is, the following Monday I would always have employees coming to work wanting to know where they could get their turkeys. We didn't have a way to keep those turkeys refrigerated so they lost out. Some actually asked for the $$$ that a turkey would cost but, that wasn't offered. Just goes to show ya, ya can't please everyone. 
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That's a great tradition. The "Monday after" reminds me of a former employee. We do an annual staff Christmas party for staff and spouses. This guy was a part-time employee with another full time job, and often his schedule didn't allow him to come. A couple times he asked if his wife and daughter could use the two spaces at the party. Um, no. We aren't just giving out two free tickets for dinner. It's a *staff* party. If the staff member comes, he or she can bring their spouse. If the staff member can't come, then so sorry.
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maryjane
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DEC 02, 06:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
WKRP is my second-favorite TV show....and that is the best episode- and it is based on fact; Hugh Wilson, who created the show, was working originally in advertising and dealt with station WQXI in Atlanta....Jerry Blum (WQXI GM) had turkeys thrown from a semi-truck at a shopping mall as a Thanksgiving promotion.
After the >>badly received<< promotion, Blum stated "I didn’t know turkeys couldn't fly".
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Wild turkeys can fly, just not very well or very far. One came flying onto my back fence a few months ago here in the subdivision, glided down onto the lawn, made a running takeoff and flew over the fence into the front yard.
Domesticated turkeys tho, are too heavy because of intentional breeding practices to increase breast size (sound familiar?) and they have had their wings clipped anyway.
(I learned all this from Les Nessman's farm report)
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