When people find out I grew up on a turkey farm, they always want to know what it's like during the week of Thanksgiving.
I'm here to answer that question once and for all. Here's the secret lowdown of all that happens.
Nothing.
Well, I take that back, nothing really out of the ordinary.
OK, that's not exactly right, sometimes the media will show up and do some feature story for their paper or evening newscast, but that's about it.
I know. Everyone is always disappointed. They expect it to be like the mall right before Christmas, but the turkeys don't really get too excited about their impending doom, not that their tiny brains are aware of any type of doom, impending or otherwise.
Honestly, Thanksgiving is like any other week. While America may consume more turkey on Thanksgiving than any other time of the year, a turkey farm keeps the same number of birds regardless of grocery shoppers demands.
You might just think about turkey today, but a farmer has it on his mind all year long. Thanksgiving doesn't provide much of a rush or a break. He's not "really busy" during Thanksgiving, any more than he's really busy all the time.
For the turkey and the farmer, Thanksgiving is just like any other day.
OK, that's not entirely true, it is a different day for the turkey that's been cooked, but that's pretty much obvious.
Oh, by the way, as someone who grew up on a turkey farm, I don't really like turkey. I know. I'm just disappointing you all the way around.
I'm here to answer that question once and for all. Here's the secret lowdown of all that happens.
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| Also, your turkey doesn't look like this unless you shot it yourself. |
Well, I take that back, nothing really out of the ordinary.
OK, that's not exactly right, sometimes the media will show up and do some feature story for their paper or evening newscast, but that's about it.
I know. Everyone is always disappointed. They expect it to be like the mall right before Christmas, but the turkeys don't really get too excited about their impending doom, not that their tiny brains are aware of any type of doom, impending or otherwise.
Honestly, Thanksgiving is like any other week. While America may consume more turkey on Thanksgiving than any other time of the year, a turkey farm keeps the same number of birds regardless of grocery shoppers demands.
You might just think about turkey today, but a farmer has it on his mind all year long. Thanksgiving doesn't provide much of a rush or a break. He's not "really busy" during Thanksgiving, any more than he's really busy all the time.
For the turkey and the farmer, Thanksgiving is just like any other day.
OK, that's not entirely true, it is a different day for the turkey that's been cooked, but that's pretty much obvious.
Oh, by the way, as someone who grew up on a turkey farm, I don't really like turkey. I know. I'm just disappointing you all the way around.
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