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A Thankful Turkey

Written by Gail DeBole When a turkey, who yearly escapes From his owner's Thanksgiving plate, Was asked to reveal Why he's never a meal He said, "That much of a turkey I ain't!" Note: Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of each November in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed this as an official holiday in 1863.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 11/22/2012 8:59:00 AM
this is REALLY a good limerick. Thanks for showing it!
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Date: 11/22/2012 5:57:00 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Gail! Very witty turkey I must say!
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Date: 11/20/2012 6:18:00 PM
lol....nice write Gail
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Date: 11/20/2012 9:27:00 AM
Love it, Gail. Thanks for reading my stuff. Love, daver
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Date: 11/7/2012 1:40:00 PM
lol smart bird lol,nice write Gail
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Gail Debole
Date: 11/7/2012 2:02:00 PM
Hi Richard - Glad you got a chuckle out of that! Thanks for the supportive comment. - Gail
Date: 11/7/2012 12:53:00 PM
I've eaten turkey only once .... - It's not so usual to have it in Norway. - Nice poem Gail. - Have a good day. -
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Gail Debole
Date: 11/7/2012 1:07:00 PM
Hi Anne - Thanks for your positive comment! We only have Turkey once a year - and then we keep eating until it's gone. - Gail
Date: 11/6/2012 1:15:00 PM
Hi Gail, lol.... I got a name for this turkey... Smarkey... I wonder what others meals he escaped... xox~pd
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Gail Debole
Date: 11/7/2012 1:09:00 PM
Hi PD - Clever name for the turkey. Like it! Thanks for stopping by. - Gail

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