Family brawl over Thanksgiving feast lands Pasco parents in jail

St. Petersburg Times ^ | November 28, 2009 | Erin Sullivan

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Elizabeth Smith says she cooked the ham the night before and asked her father-in-law to wake her up on Thanksgiving morning so she could cook the rest. But when she woke up at 7 a.m., she said, Donald "Junior" Smith was already stuffing the turkey.

With celery. Elizabeth's husband, Tristan Smith, is allergic to celery. "It makes him sick," she said. She started crying. Junior yelled. Elizabeth's husband shouted at his dad for yelling at his wife.

"You're not going to step in my wife's face," Tristan hollered, according to Elizabeth.

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A heartwarming family holiday story

[tuffydoodle]

I see a mobile home, cars on blocks parked in the front, lots of hound dogs tied to trees and a toilet sitting on the front deck.

[csvset]

they were booked into the Land O'Lakes jail.

LOl.

Is this thread worthless without pics?

[rickmichaels]

...Donald "Junior" Smith was already stuffing the turkey.

I know I shouldn't think what I'm thinking, but...

[BigCinBigD]

“Land O’Lakes jail” LOL...When told of the charges Jr. responded...”I can't believe it's not...battery”

[healy61]

Oh, you think everyone is lazy. I see the toilet in the front yard with petunias nicely planted. LOL

[Ezekiel]

[Slump Tester]

"Is this thread worthless without pics?"

Then Tristan's mom entered the scene. Joan Ethel Brewster, 54, grabbed Elizabeth by the hair and scratched her, a report says. "My face was bleeding," Elizabeth said. "She ripped my hair out."

[autumnraine]

“they were booked into the Land O’Lakes jail.”

No word yet from the Land O’Lakes spokesperson, she is still working on husking the maize for dinner.

You couldn’t make this stuff up!

[Dallas59]

Thank gawd it wasn’t stuffed with peanuts.

[jwparkerjr]

FYI, Land o’ Lakes is just down the road from Lutz, FL. Pronounced Lootz. It's in the area just north of Tampa.

[libertarian27]

Fight over Celery and they ended up in Butter jail - lol

[quantim]

"says she cooked the ham the night before and asked her father-in-law to wake her up on Thanksgiving morning so she could cook the rest."

Since most hams are already cooked, what's cooking them a couple more times?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

You can take the trash out of the trailer, but you can’t take the trailer out of the trash.

[Tainan]

I hope it was a double-wide. It sounds like that mo-bile home is purty crowded.

[Tainan]

She has a ...sin-cere...look about her.

[6SJ7]

they were booked into the Land O'Lakes jail.

That's the town right next door to ButterBall Junction.

[PowderMonkey]

"Howdy, Sheriff! Welcome back, Hey, I thought you said you didn't want to come back here again tonight."
A mysterious, but not uncommon occurrence during the Holidays. Folks who normally can't stomach each other feel the need to gather together in close quarters for extended periods of time. Add alcohol to frayed nerves and poor judgment, and suddenly the Sheriff's Office comes to call. Reminds me of the time my sister pummeled her first husband senseless with the Christmas goose. Before defrosting. Oh, the Holiday memories.

[csvset]

...Donald "Junior" Smith was already stuffing the turkey.

I know I shouldn't think what I'm thinking, but...

Heck, look at those beady eyes. Guilty.

[SC Swamp Fox]

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