Respect the Turkey

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Gobble Gobble Moo?

The poor blind farmer and the sneaky turkeys!

Cartoon text:
(Blind farmer with axe looking for turkeys)
(Turkeys): Moooo! Mmoo! Mooo! Mmooo! Mooo! Mmoooo!

From over at: www.thanksgivingsayings.net

Turkey Art! <:>==

Looking for some funny Turkey keyboard art to use for your tweets?

Here are a few we found over at chatslang.com/emoticon/turkey:

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Turkinator - I'll be back!

A turkey gets a last minute rescue from the future!

Cartoon text:
(Cyborg turkey talking to turkey in oven): Come with me if you want to live.
The Turkinator

From over at: casualfurday.com

No Thanksgiving shopping in Massachusetts

Thanks to some old laws called "blue laws", there will be no Christmas shopping on Thanksgiving in Massachusetts!

The laws state that retailers can not be open and can not force people to work those days.

Sounds great!

wgbb.com - Thanksgiving Retail Banned in MA

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

When Turkeys Revolt!

Oh no, the turkey's got the axe now!

Cartoon text:
When turkeys revolt...
(Angry turkey with axe): You want a piece of me?

From over at: www.myspacegraphicsandanimations.com

Give Thanks for Etsy!

There are some great Thanksgiving crafts, clothes and decorations over on Etsy.

We've signed up and made a few boards of some of our favorites! Come on over and check us out on Etsy.

etsy.com - RespectTurkey

Respect the turkey!

Monday, November 11, 2013

Turkey vs. Newspaper

Dogs: Is the turkey worth the punishment?

Cartoon text:
(Two dogs sitting among a pile of turkey bones): What it really comes down to is a question of values... is a delicious, succulent turkey, baked to perfection, worth a few whacks on the nose with a newspaper?

From over at: www.guy-sports.com

Thanks Veterans!

Couldn't have said it better myself!

Thanksgiving is a day when we pause to give thanks for the things we have.
"Veterans Day" is a day when we pause to give thanks to the people who fought for the things we have.

Pledge to not shop on Thanksgiving!

This pledge is really making the rounds this year for Thanksgiving, hopefully it makes a difference!

Why don't you take the pledge today too?

Not sure of the origin, but it looks like it came from this facebook group:

Say No To Shopping on Thanksgiving

They're already on our birds of a feather group, so hopefully they keep up the fight!

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Thanksgiving Jokes!

Thanks to our turkey friends over at www.artuji.com for digging up this great turkey jokes!

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: It was the chicken’s day off.

Q: Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
A: The outside

Q: Why can’t you take a turkey to church?
A: Because they use such FOWL language

Q: What did the turkey say before it was roasted?
A: Boy! I’m stuffed!

Q: Why did they let the turkey join the band?
A: Because he had the drumsticks

Q: What did the mama turkey say to her naughty son?
A: If your papa could see you now, he’d turn over in his gravy!

Q: Why do turkeys always gobble?
A: They haven’t been taught good table manners!

Q: Who isn’t hungry on Thanksgiving?
A: The turkey, because he’s already stuffed!

@TheDailyPardon is saving Thanksgiving turkeys!

Would you pardon a thanksgiving turkey like @LordSteele did??

The Freebirds Movie crew tweets a turkey to be pardoned every day!

They tweet to a "president" of some kind, like @MattyBraps, @brookeburke and plenty of others.

That's some turkey respect!!

Check them out over on twitter: Twitter/@thedailypardon

or on their website: freebirdsmovie.com/thedailypardon

Saturday, November 9, 2013

@RyanSeacrest Respects The Turkey!

Wow! Glad to know an A-lister is on board with our cause!

Ryan Seacrest (Twitter/@RyanSeacrest) tweeted this yesterday:

I feel like thanksgiving dinner is getting the shaft with how early stores are opening this year #savethanksgiving

Awesome! Respect the turkey! No Christmas before Thanskgiving!

Hurry up and buy!

Just a few of the magazines that overflowed our mailbox today!

Hurry and place your order, only 45 days for us to ship it to you!!

77 percent of Americans don't want Christmas before Thanskgiving

SOASTA Inc. just took a survey of over 2,000 adults across America, and the results are in.

Americans to Stores AGAIN: Don’t Decorate for Christmas Before Thanksgiving

From the site:

"81% of American adults think stores should not play Christmas music before Thanksgiving"

"77% of American adults think stores shouldn't put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving"

WOW.

They even did the same study last year with similar results!

America to Stores: Don’t Decorate for Christmas until After Thanksgiving

"78% of us don’t want stores to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving"

"75% think stores shouldn’t put up Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving"

Turkey Sauna

Go on turkey, check out this cool "SAUNA"!

Cartoon text:
ALRIGHT!
Who's the wise guy that told me this was the sauna?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From over at: myspacegraphicsandanimations.com

Friday, November 8, 2013

Where's that Turkey?

I know the wife bought a turkey. But where on earth did she put the bird?

Funny Thanksgiving comic from over at: www.guy-sports.com/humor/christmas/thanksgiving_turkey.htm

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts

Want a festive Thanksgiving holiday pastry with your coffee in the morning?

Then go check out the new Frosted Pumpkin Pie flavored Pop Tarts!

Pop Tarts - Frosted Pumpkin Pie

The Thanksgiving Game

Have some fun this Thanksgiving, and try out the Thanksgiving Game!

Years ago someone came up with a fun game for their family to play,
and now it's available as a game for other people to buy.

Check it out! The Thanksgiving Game

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Pinterest is for the birds

The turkey bird is gobbling on over to Pinterest to post some fun recipes and decorations for Thanskgiving!
Come on over and check out our boards!

pinterest.com/RespectTurkey

Thanksgiving Donuts at Zucker Bakery in NYC

If you're in NYC this Thanksgiving, stop by Zucker bakery for a new treat!

They've come up with a new Thanksgiving themed donut, featuring multiple flavors:

Spiced pumpkin donuts with turkey and gravy filling
Spiced pumpkin donuts with turkey and cranberry filling
Spiced pumpkin donuts with cranberry sauce filling
Sweet potato donuts with toasted marshmallow cream filling

Wow!

Apparently their inspiration was because donuts are a traditional Hanukkah treat,
and for the first time in over 100 years Thanksgiving (Nov 28) will be happening during Hanukkah. (Nov 27 - Dec 5).
They're calling it Thanksgivukkah!

The donuts sure sound tasty, so if you're in New York stop by and try one!

For more details, check out their website at zuckerbakery.com.

Hoops and Yoyo Thanksgiving

Have some Thanksgiving fun and games with the Hallmark crazy characters Hoops and Yoyo!

Hallmark - Free Thanksgiving games and activities from hoops & yoyo

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Respect the Reddit

Are you a redditor?

Come visit us over on reddit, with our very own Respect The Turkey subreddit
where you can share your own links or comments about respecting the Thanksgiving holiday,
no Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving, and just general turkey love!

/r/RespectTheTurkey

Or find us through one of our other social media outlets:

- Facebook: facebook.com/RespectTheTurkey

- Twitter: @RespectTurkey

- Cafe Press Store: CafePress.com/RespectTheTurkey

Shopping on Thanksgiving?

It's not enough for some stores that have to put out their Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving,
now several stores have said they will start their big Christmas shopping sales on Thanksgiving night!

Both JC Penny and Macy's have said they'll open shopping the evening of Thanksgiving at 8:00 PM!
PopSugar - Will You Skip Thanksgiving Dinner To Go Shopping?

Toys R Us has said they'll be open in the afternoon on Thanksgiving.
Business Insider - Toys R Us Will Open At 5 PM On Thanksgiving And People Are Freaking Out

Kmart and Sears are also expected to be open on Thanksgiving day.
NBC Bay Area - Kmart, Sears to Open on Thanksgiving Day, Stay Open All Night

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Jerky Turkey

Back in 1945 MGM and Tex Avery made a goofy cartoon about a pilgrim chasing around a turkey.

It was called Jerky Turkey!

Happy Thanskgiving!

Birds of a Feather

It's good to know that the fight to save Thanksgiving has many supporters.

Respect the Turkey isn't alone in the fight to keep the holiday alive.

We've added a new section on the side bar called Birds of a Feather for other websites or facebook pages dedicated to the Thanksgiving holiday.

If we missed your Thanksgiving site, let us know!

Check out our fellow supporters of Thanksgiving!

Respect the Bird

facebook: No Christmas Before Thanksgiving

facebook: Occupy Thanksgiving

facebook: Say No to Shopping on Thanksgiving

facebook: Thanksgiving (group 1)

facebook: Thanksgiving (group 2)

Monday, November 4, 2013

Turkey sun tan!

These turkeys are roasting themselves!

Cartoon text:
You'd better get out of the sun, Ralph... Looks like you're done.

From over at: archshrk.com

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Turkey Trot

Stuffed full of stuffing and want to lose that turkey fat?

Lots of big cities have races on Turkey day, usually called the Turkey Trot.

Check out our list, and hit us up on Twitter or Facebook if we missed your race!

Dana Point, CA - turkeytrot.com/expo-info

San Francisco, CA - www.turkeytrailtrot.com/2013

Silicon Valley, CA - svturkeytrot.com/race-info

Palm Beach, FL - www.palmbeachunitedway.org/2013TurkeyTrot

Tampa Bay, FL - www.tampabay.com/marketing/turkey-trot.page

Tallahasee, FL - tallyturkeytrot.com

Chicago, IL - www.turkeyday-5k.com/page/show/552422-chicago

Naperville, IL - napervilleturkeytrot.com

Detroit, MI - theparade.org/turkeytrot

Buffalo, NY - www.ymcabuffaloniagara.org/turkeytrot.html

Troy, NY - www.troyturkeytrot.com

Columbus, OH - www.columbusturkeytrot.com

Miamisburg OH - orrrcturkeytrot.com

Oakville, ON - rotaryturkeytrot.ca

Pittsburgh, PA - www.terrybishop.com/photobmb/2013-Turkey-Trot-Pittsburgh.html

Houston, TX - turkeytrot.shelteringarms.org

Seattle, WA - seattleturkeytrot.org

Tacoma, WA - www.metroparkstacoma.org/trot

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Lady Bug E Cards - Thanksgiving

Some great funny Thanksgiving cards over at www.ladybugecards.com!

Check out their youtube channel as well:
www.youtube.com/user/LadyBugMovieSpoofs

Here's a funny one about a knife and a turkey doing different types of movies:

Friday, November 1, 2013

Turkey Movie - Free Birds

With Halloween over now, it's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!

There's a movie opening November 1st called Free Birds about two turkeys that travel back in time to try and take turkey off the menu for Thanksgiving!

It's got a great cast of characters including Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson and George Takei!

Go check it out!