my anti-turkey thanksgiving blog post

tomorrow is thanksgiving, a day where most of us will sit around and eat a bunch of awesome food. it may just be the greatest meal of the year for many people. of all the thanksgiving food choices, it seems that turkey is the most popular. kids draw turkeys in school. a turkey gets pardoned by the president. some people even refer to thanksgiving as, 'turkey day.' i would like to take this opportunity to come out and say that i think turkey is overrated.

when it comes to eating on thanksgiving, turkey is the last thing on my mind. it's usually the last thing i pile onto my plate. when i do go for the turkey, it's only out of some odd sense of obligation cuz it just seems like the thanksgiving thing to do. but let's face it, thanksgiving dinner is all about the sides. corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, biscuits, and on and on and on. and let's not forget about the pies that come after the meal. who can think about turkey at a time like this? it's only useful purpose at this point is being the thing the stuffing gets cooked in. other than that, turkey's just taking up precious space that i should be dedicating to biscuit number two.

i'm sure it's all very historical and that turkey was served at the first thanksgiving or the early ones or whatever. but times have changed. they probably went with turkey as a result of a lack of options. i'm sure if they had the variety of choices back then that we have today, they'd never go with the turkey. it'd be the last thing they'd kill and consume. but those were hungrier times and food was way more scarce. it was eat what you could get and that's it.

i'm pretty sure no one enjoys turkey. if anyone does enjoy turkey, i never hear them talk about it. and i find myself in a ton of food discussions on a daily basis. most people love some type of food and are willing to talk about their favorite food without any arm twisting whatsoever.and i NEVER hear anyone mention turkey. EVER. the only gossip i ever do hear about turkey is how long it takes to prepare and how eating it makes you sleepy. what's lamer than that combo?

anyways, a happy thanksgiving to you, the people who read my blog. whether you enjoy turkey or don't, you are the greatest of all human beings in existence and on this day of thanks, i am ever so grateful for all three of you.