Happy Thanksgiving!

[JoePublic]

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.

[Heath Ledger]

Tomorrow should be fun, Ill be handing out hotplates to homeless people all over Vegas. We bought 12 turkeys this year along with all the fixings.

[angel_luv]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Taco]

[sa_butta]

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!!!!

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[duncan228]

It's my favorite holiday, I like the simplicity of its message. Be thankful for everything you have, no matter how much or how little. It's nice to have a day where that's 'forced' on us, sometimes it's easy to get overwhelmed by daily life and forget how good we have it. The basics: health, family and friends, a roof over our heads and food on our tables. It sounds cliche, but I think most of us could say 'it could be worse'.

Happy Thanksgiving to my SpursTalk family. I wish you all peace.

[duncan228]

I've taken my son into the Emergency Dept. three times this past week and a half. Today I'm thankful he's back to relative health!

My thoughts are with you, I hope your son is okay.

My whole family is coming over to have a sit down around noon, my ass will be at work until 2pm but there is this nice older guy who is a regular customer and his kids live out of state and his dad whom he took care of pass away a few months ago said he will be passing the day at home alone. So I told him I will give him my address and around 2:30 me and him will have our turkey plate.

Tomorrow should be fun, Ill be handing out hotplates to homeless people all over Vegas. We bought 12 turkeys this year along with all the fixings.

You guys are what it's about, thanks for showing us. Props to both of you.

[Blake]

I'm thankful for George Hill and Roger Mason.

Have a good weekend everybody

[theInternet]

Eating is what Thanksgiving is all about. Open wide people!!!

[boutons_]

[samikeyp]

Happy turkey day everyone!

Turkey, pecan pie and football.

One of the best days of the year!!

[Tom Nissalke]

Happy Thanksgiving

[MrChug]

Gobble gobble es...I'm going to bed, big day tomorrow consisting of eating, taking care of kids, drinking scotch, and breaking up family fights.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!

[Avitus1]

I love stuffing turkeys...

[JoeChalupa]

Have a good one everybody!! Glazed ham is my fav.

[SequSpur]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate this topic on my behalf.

[RashoFan]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[boutons_]

Here's some ideas to fill up those silences in TG dinners with people you'd rather not be dining with.

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5 Surprising Turkey Facts

By Robert Roy Britt, Editorial Director

posted: 26 November 2008 01:27 pm ET


Eastern wild turkeys.

1. Turkeys Can Fly

Wild turkeys feed on the ground, which might explain the myth of their flightlessness. They can in fact soar for short bursts at up to 55 mph. But their tendency to stay on or near the ground contributed to successful hunting that brought the wild population of turkeys down to about 30,000 in the 1930s. There are now 7 million of them.

2. Dark Meat is Rare Because ...

Meat is muscle. And muscle is fed by blood. In the blood is myoglobin, which binds with oxygen and stores it in muscles for when it's needed. Myoglobin also makes meat dark. Muscles that are used most, like those in drumsticks (legs), have more myoglobin. Domestic turkeys are too fat to fly, so they don't use their breast muscles much, which is why breast meat is white. The breast of a wild turkey is entirely different, darker (and far tastier for those who are game).

3. Turkey Eggs Wouldn't Sell

Chickens are champion egg-producers. Turkeys, not so good. Turkey eggs are bigger, so their nests tie up coop space. And farmers have learned that they make more raising turkeys for meat rather than eggs. Oh, and some turkeys are protective of their eggs, making the gathering more challenging.

4. It's Not the Turkey That Makes You Sleepy

Turkey contains a natural chemical called tryptophan, which we need to build proteins for our bodies. Indeed, tryptophan is also related to the production of serotonin, which helps us sleep. But all meat has about the same amount of tryptophan. Cheddar cheese has a lot more. What really makes you sleepier after a Thanksgiving meal compared to other meals is eating too many carbohydrates, from potatoes to pies. Alcohol can contribute, too.

5. Dinosaurs Had Wishbones, Too

The wishbone, called a furcula, is the fusion of two collarbones at the sternum. It's where a bird’s flying muscles hook up. It's elastic and great for flapping. Turns out T. Rex and the Velociraptor had wishbones, too. While they didn't fly, this fairly recent discovery is one of the many bits of evidence that shows birds evolved from dinosaurs.

http://www.livescience.com/culture/0...key-facts.html

[Biernutz]

[T Park]

Alton Brown's turkey brine and then cooking recipe makes for a MONEY turkey.

Try it at christmas!!!

[manufor3]

[remingtonbo2001]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

God Bless!

[DannyT]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

God Bless!

true true

[RashoFan]

Alton Brown's turkey brine and then cooking recipe makes for a MONEY turkey.

Try it at christmas!!!

Wolfgang Puck has a good turkey brine too.