Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!!! When I was a young turkey, new to the coop, My big brother Mike took me out on the stoop, Then he sat me >> >> down, and he spoke real slow, And he told me there was >> >> something that I had to know; His look and his tone I >> >> will always remember, When he told me of the horrors >> >> of..... Black November; "Come about August, now listen >> >> to me, Each day you'll get six meals instead of just three.. >> >> "And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin, >> >> and you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin; >> >> "And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed, >> >> In'll burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head; >> >> "Then she'll pluck out all your feathers so you're >> >> bald 'n pink, And scoop out all your insides and leave >> >> ya lyin' in the sink; "And then comes the worst part" >> >> he said not bluffing, "She'll spread your cheeks and >> >> pack your rear with stuffing. >> >> Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat, I >> >> sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat, And >> >> decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked, I'd >> >> have to lay low and remain overlooked; I began a new >> >> diet of nuts and granola, High-roughage salads, juice >> >> and diet cola; And as they ate pastries, chocolates >> >> and crepes, I stayed in my room doing Jane Fonda >> >> tapes; I maintained my weight of two pounds and a >> >> half, And tried not to notice when the bigger birds >> >> laughed; But 'twas I who was laughing, under my >> >> breath, As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer >> >> to death; And sure enough when Black November rolled >> >> around, I was the last turkey left in the entire compound. >> >> So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap; I haven't >> >> a worry, so I eat and I nap; She held me today, while >> >> sewing and humming, And smiled at me and said >> >> "Christmas is coming..."
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