TURKEY LURKINGS ... AND OTHER BIRD-BRAIN IDEAS.Old MacTake5 had a farm - E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm, we had a turkey ... And it was naked, ya know? So, with a gobble 1. gobble - To consume, usually used with "up". "The output spy gobbles characters out of a tty output buffer." 2. gobble - To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow." See also snarf. gobble here and a gobble gobble there, we offer up our now-annual DRESS-THE-NAKED-TURKEY contest. Accompanying this unbelievably clever little ditty dit·ty n. pl. dit·ties A simple song. [Middle English dite, a literary composition, from Old French dite, from Latin dict is a nude bird, at right. Once again, we invite you to create something to wear for this refugee from our Thanksgiving table. Now ... lest lest conj. For fear that: tiptoed lest the guard should hear her; anxious lest he become ill. [Middle English, from Old English you think this is just an art project for the kiddies, let us assure you: If you are an adult, Old MacTake5 wants YOU! After all, what we have at stake here is a real live frozen turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these (dress optional). So for our little bird, let your imaginations go wild. You can use any medium you desire - the more creative the better. The only thing we ask is that you fill out our little coupon below and send your creation by Nov. 17 to Dress-the-Naked-Turkey Contest, Daily News Features Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. And we'll have an haute haute adj. Fashionably elegant: "In Washington, haute gastronomy is at least as important as the national economy" Ann L. Trebbe. time in the old town tonight! CAPTION(S): Box Box: no caption (DRESS-THE-NAKED-TURKEY contest) |
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