With Turkey Day fast approaching, Jimmy Fallon reads his favorite tweets with the hashtag #ThanksgivingFail.
It strikes me that it’s incorrect to call these incidents ‘fails.’ They are often the stuff of fond memory…From a safe distance of time.
I know that no one will forget the Year of the Flaming Turkey at my house. Please note: this is a good time to test your fire extinguishers, and lay in a supply of flame retardant pot holders. Stop! Drop! and Roll the turkey!
The people who contributed to Jimmy Fallon’s Thanksgiving fails aren’t likely to forget the little kitchen secrets they witnessed, or the special ‘home made’ family recipes they happened upon. Nor will they forget the words of frank grandmothers – or inebriated uncles. Okay, the latter might not ‘be the stuff of fond memory.’
.As usual, I don’t wish to spoil the video, but I do it anyway. I have a special place in my heart for the young man who was told to ‘dress up’ for dinner to impress his girlfriend’s family, and misunderstood in a big way, arriving dressed as a pilgrim. I’ve always held the opinion that we don’t hold enough costume parties in this country. In the words of one loving matriarch, when it was her turn to share what she was most thankful for on that special day: “Thank God we only do this crap once a year.”
That same grandma may have produced the finely crafted turkey of a hat in the accompanying photo. It is just the ticket if you wish to liven up any holiday gathering. Show that special someone’s family that you have a sense of fun!
Better yet…
Find grandma’s crochet hooks and hide them, for the love of all that is holy.