Posted on 11/27/2019 5:22:03 PM PST by blueunicorn6
One of my favorite family traditions on Thanksgiving is the morning Crap Game. No....wait....that’s Halloween. On Thanksgiving we break the bones of the old bird. Grandma can’t be with us this year as she’s in India hunting tigers or something, so we’ll probably just break Uncle Steve’s little finger instead.
Just kidding.
We’ll break his index finger.
No. We will pull apart the turkey’s wishbone.
I am told that this tradition originated with the Romans. They would sit around trying to guess what was under each other’s togas. Contrary to current thought, there were only two choices......a sword or a turkey.
Well, while putting a turkey in your toga was loads of fun, the game could get old pretty quick. I mean, once you’ve shown everyone your turkey, you can’t just tuck it back into your toga and hope that nobody notices or remembers.
And those Romans had good memories.
“Remember the ides Of March!” They would tell each other.
Or maybe it was “Remember the Avis Car!”.
I can’t remember. I guess I wouldn’t make a very good Roman. But I bet I’d be a dang good gladiator. I’d have a fish net and that long pokey thing. I’d be fighting some big guy and I’d pull a flounder out of my fish net and whap him across the face with the flounder. And then I’d give him a jab with that pokey thing. What do they call those three pronged things? Dentyne?
But I digress.
Pulling the wishbone.
Yes.
We take the wishbone and the oldest person grabs one end and the youngest person takes the other end. Then, they both make wishes. Usually they wish that the other person hasn’t filled their pants, but sometimes you get some odd wishes.
One year, my sister wished to meet a nice doctor, and wouldn’t you know it, she got a bad case of diarrhea. I know what you’re thinking. What a crappy way to meet a doctor.
So the two people pull on the wishbone until it cracks. Whoever has the largest piece of bone gets their wish.
I feel that people shouldn’t just be pulling wishes out of the air. That’s how the Democrats come up with policy.
Wishes should be thought out. You should be prepared before you grab that wishbone. So, in preparation, I have started this thread where you can post your Thanksgiving Wishbone Wish.
And don’t be wishing for Marie Osmond because that Wish has already been taken.
Freedom.
The things I would wish for would kill me in a month :)
I told you Marie Osmond is taken.
At my age, I would simply wish for a boner.
Considering I just finished dis-emboweled the bird that the wishbone belonged to, I fail to see what luck it can bring
Pass the freaking gravy!
Ahhhhh.....
The gift that keeps on giving.
Well, don’t try going through the door sideways.
lol
That all of the Trolls who have moved in here on FR will disappear immediately
We did the pinkie pull all our lives. As a kid I wished for things like a puppy for
Christmas. Plus, I figured out which half of the wishbone would be longest due to its natural structure.
This year, my daughter is taking me out to the best restaurant in town for a fabulous and pricey Thanksgiving Buffet. Appetizers, desserts, side dishes galore. Turkey and Roast Beef, lots of stuffing choices. Probably not a wishbone in sight.
It’s all a matter of how you look at things.
I guess you’re lucky we don’t eat elephants on Thanksgiving.
“Here it is Christmas and I still don’t have all the giblets out.”
Trump in 2020!
Me too! LOL!
Don’t know what I’d do with it though.
So you used your PhD in Turkey Anatomy to know which side would be the longest.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Remind me to never bet against you at the turkey races.
A new job.
You ain’t the turkey. That’s quite a lot to be thankful for.
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