Thanksgiving Laughs

My three boys entered a turkey coloring contest when they were 5. They colored it in the store with my mom while I was shopping so I didn't get to see the entries. The boys had a great time and were discussing with the manager why they colored what they did.

About a week later I got a call from the manager saying my son Tommy had won the contest! I was so proud. We went into the store to see the picture & pick up the prize. Tommy's drawing was a turkey that was all pitch black. The caption read "This is how my mommy cooks turkey"! Oh my...
—Michele Northrup


My sister and I, ages 6 and 4, were told not to fill up on hors d'oeuvres before  dinner. But being disobedient children, we ate about 100 crackers and some kind of cheese dip. Three hours later while throwing up orange, and still lying about our choice of menu, we blamed it on pumpkin pie. We hadn't eaten a bite but being that it was the same color, it worked for us. We still to this day won't eat pumpkin pie. Mom still believes we have an aversion to it. Truth will set you free.
—Lindsay Troutman


My mom and grandma were at the sink, cleaning out the turkey prepping it to fill it with stuffing. They pulled the giblets out and there was this huge...loud...fart. Yes, the turkey farted! There must have been air it in or something, but it ripped one! We still laugh about it.
—Michelle Woodward