Thanksgiving table etiquette

Cartoon text:
Let this be thy start of a Thanksgiving tradition...
To speaketh not of politics at thy table...
Nor of names of sports teams


From over at: www.davegranlund.com

Walmart Thanksgiving Drive

In a controversial move, a Walmart in Canton Ohio started a food drive to collect items for other needy workers.


(from cleveland.com - Please donate food items here, so Associates in Need can enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner)

Many people have been outraged and point to this as a sign that employees are too underpaid to enjoy a simple Thanksgiving meal, especially when they are asking employees to work on Thanksgiving day and Black Friday where the multi-billion corporation makes its largest profits of the year.

The food drive bins were in the employee location, and Walmart has said they were intended to assist other workers who may have gone through hardships such as a spouse losing their job.

Either way, seems like if Walmart really is in the spirit of the "giving" holiday season, maybe they should "give" their employees Thanksgiving day off with a nice fat bonus to buy a big meal?

Plead the Fifth!

Could it really be coincidence?


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Honestly Madam, do you expect this court to believe that all of your husbands mysteriously disappeared at this same time in November?

From over at: scraps20.com

What kind of Thanksgiving guest are you?

I think I'm probably the one taking pics of my dinner plate!


Head over to Buzzfeed for The 9 Types Of People Who Show Up At Thanksgiving Dinner

Real men eat beef!

But they call it turkey day for a reason!


Cartoon text:
(Turkey being chased by man with axe): Real men eat beef!

From over at: techjost.com

Take Back Thanksgiving

Another bird of a feather in the fight against the Christmas Creep taking over Thanksgiving, is the folks over at Take Back Thanksgiving.

From their "About Us":

We believe that Thanksgiving has been overlooked in recent years. It’s becoming more and more common that Christmas decorations are on sale before the Halloween costumes even come off, that radio stations are starting to play Jingle Bells before the trick-or-treaters even have a chance to unwrap that first fun size candy bar. We think that’s a crock.

Fight on fellow turkey warriors!

TakeBackThanksgiving.com

Even for a turkey, Tommy wasn't very bright

Cartoon text:
Woohoo! The farmer invited me over for dinner!
Even for a turkey, Tommy wasn't very bright.

From over at: guy-sports.com

Life saving Thanksgiving cooking hacks

Stuffing in muffin tins? What a great idea! :)


Head over to Buzzfeed for 17 Life-Saving Thanksgiving Cooking Hacks

The Turkey Files

The truth is out there!


From over at scraps20.com

Giddy & Twinkle Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving tips for your dogs from Giddy & Twinkle!



From over on the pinterest for Giddy & Twinkle

Dogs & Cats together on Thanksgiving

Can't we all just get along?



From over at johnnygoodtimes.com

Bizarre Vintage Thanksgiving Pinups

Wow, apparently Thanksgiving is the season for some wild turkey photo shoots!



Head over to Buzzfeed for all of them!

Who let the dogs out?

This dog didn't want to wait for the turkey leftovers!



From over at: egotvonline.com

Thanksgiving Unplugged

That little smart phone in your pocket can be pretty hard to put down, even at the dinner table.

But etiquette experts Diane Gottsman and Thomas P. Farley think that for Thanksgiving this year you should unplug those devices and enjoy the holiday meal!

They're calling it Thanksgiving Unplugged.



Check out their website and facebook page!

www.ThanksivingUnplugged.com

facebook/ThanksgivingUnplugged

Tricking the Chicken!

Turkeys can be pretty sneaky, this one's got ideas of his own about surviving Thanksgiving!



Cartoon text:
(Farmer) Time for the turkey!
(Turkey handing fake turkey costume to a chicken) Dude! Put this on. It'll be fun I promise.

From over at: techjost.com

Make a Change

There are quite a few Pro-Thanksgiving petitions over at Change.org telling stores to stay closed on turkey day!

Why not head over and add your voice to the cause!

Change.org - Target: Take the high road and save Thanksgiving - over 300,000 supporters!

Change.org - Target - Save Thanksgiving! - over 47,000 supporters!

Change.org - Staples: Keep Staples closed on Thanksgiving! - over 7,000 supporters!

Change.org - Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Sears Corp: Stop Thanksgiving night Black Friday sales - over 700 supporters!

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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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