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In the pre-Thanksgiving rush, we have received an early weather
report from our in-house weather reporters. This is one, you should
be sure to email your Mom. Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then
warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will
turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe
squall or cold shoulder.

During the late afternoon and evening, the cold front of a knife
will slice through the turkey, causing an accumulation of one to
two inches on plates. Mashed potatoes will drift across one side
while cranberry sauce creates slippery spots on the other. Please
pass the gravy.

A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the
entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway. During
the evening, the turkey will diminish and taper off to leftovers,
dropping to a low of 34F in the refrigerator.

Looking ahead to Friday and Saturday, high pressure to eat sandwiches
will be established. Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days
with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day. We expect
a warming trend where soup develops. By early next week, eating
pressure will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.

A History of Thanksgiving According to ?????????.......

1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers America, unless you count the
native peoples already living there. Columbus doesn't. Columbus and
crew celebrate by holding a dinner, giving thanks for their safe
arrival. Embarrassment ensues when every Indian brings maize,
and nobody brings pumpkin pie.

1620 - Pilgrim men invent sport of football to avoid helping clean
up after Thanksgiving dinner.

1671 - First embarrassing drunken relatives at Thanksgiving dinner,
as Captain John Smith's parents tell Pocahontas the "hilarious" old
"I got lost in the maize" joke for the hundredth time.

1701 - At a historic Thanksgiving dinner, Dutch settlers unveil
historic "Indians Give Us All Of Their Land Treaty." Due to an
unfortunate oversight, the Indians are left off of the invite list,
and the treaty is signed without them.

1776 - Excited that his British in-laws finally agreed to meet him
for Thanksgiving dinner, silversmith Paul Revere rides through Boston
announcing the news. Unfortunately, many colonists misinterpret his
cry "the British are coming!" as a warning, leading to the
Revolutionary War.

1812 - At an international Thanksgiving dinner, King George of
England, still hurting from losing the Revolutionary War, challenges
United States President James Madison to "best 2 out of 3."

1860 - At a Senate Thanksgiving dinner, the seven-year-old son of
Alabama's Senator Richard Applebee insults the Senators from
Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania, sparking the Civil War.
The tradition of the "children's table" is instituted in 1861.

1903 - Canada steals idea of Thanksgiving holiday, placing it in
October, so they can say it was their idea first.

1928 - To commemorate "our nation's greatest era of prosperity that
will last forever and ever," President Herbert Hoover dumps
ceremonial ten thousand turkeys into the Potomac River.

1929 - Following the Great Stock Market Crash, thousands of men go
Turkey Diving in the Potomac River.

1957 - Declaring her spicy stuffing "a communist threat to undermine
my health via heartburn," Senator Joe McCarthy has his wife placed
under arrest as a Soviet saboteur.

1969 - The world's largest Eat-In event goes sour. Thousands of
hippies start having bad trips when bad "brown gravy" gets passed
around.

1991 - When Dan Quayle takes ill on Thanksgiving; a turkey is sworn
as Vice President for three days. No change is noticed.

1997 - Strong natural tranquilizer tryptophane is discovered in
turkey. A Colombian cartel immediately starts selling "pure"
turkey on the streets for $500 an ounce. Turkey farmers get involved
in drive-by shootings, and the U.S. government declares a national
fowl emergency.

2002 - America is on a terrorist alert. It is now against the law
to stuff a turkey since anyone is suspicious of hiding explosives.
George W. signs this law into Congress, during a patriotic speech
he defends this decision claiming "the evil doers are just looking
for any opportunity to show up at your dinner table." This
Thanksgiving take a real good look at your relatives...and report
any suspicious behavior to the CIA, FBI or your local police...
who cares if it's grandma...it's your duty as an American...