I hate it when people call Thanksgiving "turkey day"

[Celie]

I mean seriously? It's not if it was people would be celebrating turkeys existence and not murdering them and causing them pain

What makes you think slaughtering Turkeys causes more than a second of pain? Commercial slaughterhouses are automated and if a turkey moves it's head, the face gets sliced and the live turkey then goes into scaling water. This is after they are zapped with a painful stun gun, to quiet them! Eating store bought turkeys encourages this sort of torture, is this the way you want your turkeys you are eating to be killed? When you cut the main juggler vein(or whatever it is called) death occurs within 10 seconds and they are already dased from being hung by their feet, so their blood rushes to their heads. Turkeys are raised for meat like cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and other livestock! It is their purpose. Or would you perfer for everyone to be Vegens ? I am not angry, just trying to understand your logic? Please help me understand your you are getting at ??? Thanks,

 

[Celie]

If that's what you think it is, then I think that is lovely for you. But to me, Thanksgiving is the day to get together with all the family, enjoy the company, and eat lots of delicious food. To some one else, it might be the day to watch football. I like Thanksgiving, because it appears to be the only holiday left where there is no mandatory gift giving involved, no flowers or diamonds to buy, no mandatory cards to send, no advertising trying to get me to buy a new car for the significant other.. No hyped up spoiled over-stimulated children sulking because they didn't get the toy they wanted..

Just because you want to spend the day reflecting on your blessings, doesn't mean you can insist that everyone else do the same as you do. The holiday means different things to different people and you don't get to dictate what it is supposed to mean to everybody.

I know I am not politically correct, but I do not commercialize any holiday! I do not buy into the outdoing each other with expensive gifts, I do not wait for a HOLIDAY to give a gift. I will not be held hostage to stores to buy more than I want or need or do anything just cause everybody else is. Family means a lot to me and I am thankful for a lot of things. When I was coming up, some Thanksgivings, we went hungry or gave thanks for the pancakes we had for Thanksgiving dinner. Now I am thankful that I can have a turkey to eat. Turkey is just traditional for Thanksgiving, but I eat them throughout the year, because I like them. Live and let live, but don't call me a murderer and not expect me to not reply or stand up for myself. Blood was shed for the rights we have to free speech, and I don't mean turkey blood! I thank GOD for the freedoms we have and will fight to keep them!

Wow. With all that's going on in the world we are all still focused on being politically correct and concerned with how others are living their lives. Really? I am THANKFUL for all of my Blessings everyday and don't need a national holiday to remind me of such. I keep in touch with my family all year long. I am Thankful there is a holiday to remind other people of what family life should be like no matter who calls it what. I do not let what other people say or do affect me. Live and let live. I think many need to sit down and prioritize their own lives and let others choose their own paths. Worrying about being politically correct and what others might think is why we are where we are today. You can't show pride in a job well done because someone might be offended. You can't cover your body is just clothes because you need to impress someone with $100 jeans. We are in debt beyond belief because we have to have a better home and car than our neighbors. We scare people off from churches because we cannot see past our own beliefs to let others voice what they believe. The courts are full of lawsuits because someone go their feelings hurt. Why strive to win when everyone will get a participation ribbon and we aren't keeping score? Really??? Let's all be thankful EVERY DAY! And let's not waste our time being offended by a simple saying. Quit judging others and worry about making your own lives the happiest it can be. Just my 2 cents.

I could not have said it better, myself, VERY WELL SAID !

On a lighter note the Turkey I cooked on Nov 22nd looked like this


And this little guy was Thankful he wasn't old enough to go into the oven

Great looking turkey, Did you have a formal dinner?

It look like the turkey poult is whistling or singing !

My turkeys are very quiet. My neighbors don't know I have them! Shhhhhhh

What breed do you have to have quiet toms ????? I won't tell, but the Toms might!

Do you think one female turkey would be content living in the same coop with 5 chickens (all female)?

I don't know, why don't you ask her?

 

[frank53061]

Celie

You Stole my Pun when I said I was dressing my Turkey in a Tux I think there is some king of copy right infriengment here

 

[Haunted55]

Seriously? You get all of this from a nickname?

What heroes are you concerned about? What history? Non Denominational?

Thanksgiving is a result of mandated church services in England in the 1660's combined with a Calvinist tradition of holding regular "thanksgivings" which were just days of prayer, all laid on top of (among other things) a fairy tale about a great big party that most historians believe was just a one time harvest in which Native Americans kept English settlers from starving to death to later have their lives, culture, and land stolen and destroyed and a foreign religion forced on them. Lovely.

Lincoln made the holiday official during the civil war saying "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens."

Honestly? I would rather feel grateful everyday and take one day a year to celebrate turkeys than honor this particular history.

No one is taking anything from you. You are feel to practice any holidays and any spiritual path you choose. Allow others the same.

What nickname are you talking about? I'm curious.

As for the history, I think you should do some refreshing before you go on. Part of my family caught the first boat to the rock, another part was already here. The ones originaly from England were escaping religious persecution and in fact were what we today know as the Congregationalist. The ones here were mostly wiped out with small pox from French and Spanish explorers. Not the Pilgrims. Nor did they try to push their religion down anyones throat. That came with the Puritans in the Boston area. I see no reason for bitterness, this all happened way before either of our times and we can't change what happened. I'll leave you with this quote,

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous. Charles Dudley Warner

 

[ChickensRDinos]

What nickname are you talking about? I'm curious.

Turkey Day. I don't see the point of wasting time being upset that people call a holiday something different than you. Celebrate however you want and I'll do the same.

 

[TamTurkey]

What breed do you have to have quiet toms ????? I won't tell, but the Toms might!

No boys allowed! They are only 5 weeks old so no Gobble Gobble yet! I ordered all females they are BBW and for show and Im not about to try to AI ... ewww! And can only show hens so Boys aren't allowed but from the looks of how fast some of their snoods are growing and how red necked a couple are getting I think the hatchery made an uh-oh. If I hear some gobbling soon I guess I'll know. You know how it goes... where ever there are pretty chicks a boy will always sneak in!

 

[TV]

What hatchery sells sexed turkey poults?

 

[TamTurkey]

Texas a & m

 

[TamTurkey]

And they suck I am pretty sure I have at least 4 toms

 

[kuntrygirl]

And they suck I am pretty sure I have at least 4 toms

That's not good.