Cancer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word No one will complain if there is also a ham on the table (well, Muslims and Jews will, but you know what I mean), but turkey is the staple of the traditional USer Thanksgiving feast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word Was it Franklin who wanted the turkey to be the national mascot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word He was in that group, yes. Wild turkeys are wary, intelligent animals. Domestic turkeys are quite the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word Gobble gobble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word That's the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Re: The Last Word Sounds perfectly political Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word It pays at times to remember the political context in which institutions were set up. Some odd things may become much more understandable. The Third Amendment to the US Constitution, for example, looks inexplicable these days, but makes enormous sense in the context of the late 18th Century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word What was that one? Not "slaves count as 2/5 of a person"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word No, it's the "you can't force people to provide free room and board to soldiers on their property" amendment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word Sounds reasonable enough. Who knows, sooner or later it'll be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word Hmm. Interesting dystopian idea, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Re: The Last Word So presently applicable, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Now are we done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Now are we done? We're never done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Not well done, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word medium rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Thereabouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Rare medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Tartare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word Råbiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Re: The Last Word i was thinking more clairvoyant with second degree burns -- medium rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Re: The Last Word Does it bleed if you stick it with a fork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Re: The Last Word a tuning fork or a dowsing fork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Re: The Last Word I wanna fork onna bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Re: The Last Word just make sure it isn't a water-bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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