Thanksgiving Cutout #3

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Cutout #2

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Thanksgiving Cutout #1

This seemed to go over petty well for Halloween, so I thought I'd do it for Thanksgiving! The only problem is I only have three Thanksgiving cutouts. You'll see one cutout per day for the next three days. Enjoy! :)

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Goodwill Finds

I bought this stuff at the beginning of June at the Goodwill Outlet store. I took pictures of them and then forgot to post them. Better late than never. I believe I only paid 35¢ for each item. I love the outlet store!

Three Star Wars novels and It's Alive! and Batman movie adaptions.

Three framed vintage Thanksgiving postcards from the early 1900s.

Casper pumpkin pail.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving T-Shirt #1

Well, actually, it's my only Thanksgiving shirt.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's a JibJab video starring me, my wife Ginny, our son Kenny, his girlfriend Jordyn and Will Smith!?!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Try not to eat too much.

Gobble! Gobble!

Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately. After The Countdown to Halloween and me working a bunch of overtime, I guess I'm just kinda blogged out. Hopefully things will pick up next month.

Since Thanksgiving is almost here, I thought I'd point you in the direction of my turkey day music compilation I put together a few years ago and updated last year.

Click here to download "Turkey Stuffing Mix".

Happy Turkey Day!

Thanksgiving Day Parade Videos

Here's some YouTube clips to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving.

More Turkey Tunes

Here's a few more tunes that you can add to the Turkey Stuffing Mix. Thanks again to Stephen who sent these to me.

1. Little Birdie by Vince Guaraldi from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
2. Mayflower by Tennessee Ernie Ford from The Mouse on the Mayflower
3. The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't by Hanna Barbera from The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

Click the link below to download --

More Turkey Tunes

Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0

A great big thank you to Stephen for rescuing my Turkey Stuffing Mix. He even sent along a few Thanksgiving songs I didn't have so I've added them to my original mix. Thanks again Stephen.

So without further ado, Wonderful Wonderblog proudly presents - Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0!

Track Listing
1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - George Winston
2. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 1
3. Beware Of Geese? - Bill Cullen
4. Prayer For Thanksgiving (Valerius) - Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
5. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 2
6. It Should Really Be Called Goose Day - Bill Cullen
7. Thanksgiving At My House - Pat Godwin
8. Turkey Gobble 1
9. National Bird? Why Not The Goose? - Bill Cullen
10. Thanksgiving Canon - Girl Scouts
11. Thanksgiving Day - John McCutcheon
12. Thanksgiving Day - Bob Hope
13. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 3
14. What's Really Traditional? You'd Be Surprised - Bill Cullen
15. Thanksgiving Day Parade - Spencer Ross
16. The Thanksgiving Song - Adam Sandler
17. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 4
18. Turkey Dinner - Ruth Roberts
19. WKRP Turkey Drop 1
20. WKRP Turkey Drop 2
21. Turkey Gobble 2
22. Woman's Work and What a Job They Did - Bill Cullen
23. Turkey In The Straw - Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orch.
24. Guffy the Goofy Gobler - Gene Autry
25. A Goose for My Girl - Benny Bell
26. Garfield Thanksgiving - Lou Rawls
27. Mr. Turkey - ?
28. Little Johnny Pilgrim - Gene Autry

Click the link below to download --

Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0

Turkey Stuffing Mix Re-Up

I had a request to re-up my Turkey Stuffing Mix from 2007.

Track Listing

1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - George Winston
2. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialog 1
3. Beware Of Geese? - Bill Cullen
4. Prayer For Thanksgiving (Valerius) - Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
5. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialog 2
6. It Should Really Be Called Goose Day - Bill Cullen
7. Thanksgiving At My House - Pat Godwin
8. Turkey Gobble 1
9. National Bird? Why Not The Goose? - Bill Cullen
10. Thanksgiving Canon - Girl Scouts
11. Thanksgiving Day - John McCutcheon
12. Thanksgiving Day - Bob Hope
13. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialog 3
14. What's Really Traditional? You'd Be Surprised - Bill Cullen
15. Thanksgiving Day Parade - Spencer Ross
16. The Thanksgiving Song - Adam Sandler
17. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialog 4
18. Turkey Dinner - Ruth Roberts
19. WKRP Turkey Drop 1
20. WKRP Turkey Drop 2
21. Turkey Gobble 2
22. Woman's Work and What a Job They Did - Bill Cullen
23. Turkey In The Straw - Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orch.
24. A Goose For My Girl - Benny Bell

Click the link below to download --

--> Turkey Stuffing Mix <--

Turkey Day Is Almost Here

Taking a little time out from moving to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

What would Thanksgiving be without the Macy's Parade --

Gobble, Gobble!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

According to the Bathroom Reader -- The top five holiday pies in the U.S. are --

#1 Pumpkin
#2 Apple
#3 Cherry
#4 Lemon Meringue
#5 Pecan

What's your favorite? Vote in the poll in the sidebar -->

Thanksgiving Jokes

These jokes come from GetAmused.com.

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?
Pilgrims!

If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for?
Their AGE

What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?
Plymouth Rock

What sound does a turkey's phone make?
Wing Wing

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary!

How do you keep a turkey in suspense?
I'll tell you at Christmas.

Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken's day off.

How much did the Mayflower weigh?
A Puri-TON

What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!

What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, hubble, hubble.

Why can't you take a turkey to church?
Because they use such FOWL language

What are the feathers on a turkey's wings called?
Turkey feathers

What do Hippies put on their Thanksgiving potatoes?
Groovy

What do you get when you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving

What happened when the turkey met the axe?
He lost his head!

Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Arthur.
Arthur who?
Arthur any leftovers?

When did the Pilgrims first say "God bless America?"
The first time they heard America sneeze!

What are unhappy cranberries called?
Blueberries!

What do you call the dirt on a Pilgrim's hands?
Pilgrime!

What is your favourite thing to make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Reservations!

Why didn't the turkey eat dessert?
He was stuffed!

What cat discovered America?
Christofurry Columbus!

Why was the monster tickled when he ate the turkey?
Because he forgot to pluck the feathers!

Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside

Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of fowl play

What do you get when you cross a turkey with a centipede?
Lots of drumsticks!

When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?
On their feet!

What's the best thing to put into a pumpkin pie?
Your teeth!

What kind of vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?
Beets me!

What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
Your nose

Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
To hatchet.

What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter "g"!

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Dewey.
Dewey who?
Dewey have to wait long to eat?

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Waddle.
Waddle who?
Waddle I do if you don't open the door?

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Harry.
Harry who?
Harry up, I'm hungry!

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Gladys.
Gladys who?
Gladys Thanksgiving. Aren't you?

What do rich people eat on Thanksgiving?
14 Karats

Where did the first corn come from?
The stalk brought it

Why don't you eat fish on Thanksgiving?
Because Thanksgiving never falls on a FRY-day.

Giving Thanks

It's less than a week until Thanksgiving. Time to start listening to Turkey Day music. I shared a compilation last year that has all of the Thanksgiving music and clips that I could find. Click the link below to go to the original post and download link --
Turkey Stuffing Mix

If you like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, check out my parade post from last year. It has YouTube clips featuring The Munsters, Annie, Fraggle Rock, The Care Bears, The Marvel Universe, The Joker, Spider-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bart Simpson.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Black Friday!

Thanksgiving day is almost over and as usual I ate WAY too much. After dinner we went to the movies and saw Fred Claus. It was a cute movie, but I think I could have waited to rent it next Christmas.

Now it's time for BLACK FRIDAY! Some people might think I'm crazy, but I don't mind the crazy crowds and waiting in line for hours. I'm a patient man. We're not going at 4:00 AM though, we're going to wait until 7:00 or 8:00 AM and see what's left. I have to work Friday, I need to get a couple of hours of sleep before all of that crazy shopping.

The first time I went shopping on Black Friday was 2004. Back then we did go at four in the morning. While I was at Best Buy a reporter from our local newspaper (The Akron Beacon Joural) interviewed me and took a bunch of photos. I was the main photo of the article in Saturday's business section (by the way, I didn't spend $480. I only bought video games and DVD's).

Thanksgiving At My House

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Here's a few old photos of Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house. We never did anything too spectacular. Mom made a big meal and we watched the parade and football. It was usually just me, my brother, mom and dad. As I've done for the past ten years or so, I'm spending Thanksgiving at my in-law's house this year.
1988 - Mom, my brother and dad digging in
1989 - Me, mom and my brother
1995 - Dad and mom (nice job getting their faces in the photo)
1995 - Me buttering my rolls

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

This is my 200th post. Boy, how time flies.

It just didn't seem like Thanksgiving unless I watched the Macy's Parade every year when I was growing up. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't like to watch parades on TV, so I have to sneak it in if I can.

I decided to search YouTube for some parade clips from the 70's and 80's. I found some from the 80's but none from the 70's. I did find a cool clip from the 60's though. I also threw in a few from the early 90's. Enjoy.

The Munsters Escort Santa


1981 - Aileen Quinn as Annie


1984 - Fraggle Rock Float


1985 - Care Bears Float (with Miss America Susan Akin)


1987 - Marvel Universe Float


1989 - Marvel Universe Float (with Melba Moore)


1989 - The Joker Float


1993 - Spider-Man Balloon (with deflated head)


1993 - Sonic The Hedgehog Balloon (Not shown - Sonic smashing into a lightpost and exploding. Yes, the hedgehog's balloon happened to pop, thus prompting the crew to use stock footage of Sonic before the collision.)


1993 - Bart Simpson Balloon