The first thanksgiving or "what a bunch of turkeys!".THE FIRST THANSGIVING IN AMERICA IS SHROUDED shroud n. 1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet. 2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog. 3. a. IN THE FOG OF LEGEND AND THE MIST OF MYTH. WE BELIEVED IT TOOK PLACE IN THE AUTUMN OF 1621 ... AND WAS CELEBRATED IN HARMONY WITH A FEAST ENJOYED BY THE PILGRIMS AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE, THE WAMAPANOAG. HOWEVER A RECENTLY DISCOVERED DOCUMENT HIDDEN BEHIND A BRASS BUCKLE ON A BLACK BOOT ... ... BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN WORN BY A PARTAKER par·take v. par·took , par·tak·en , par·tak·ing, pa·takes v.intr. 1. To take or have a part or share; participate. 2. OF THAT FEAST, BARTHOLOMEW "HALF-MAST" ALLERTON, REVEALS THAT ALL WAS NOT WELL ... ... THE HARMONY HAD A SOUR NOTE. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO YOUR THANKGIVING DINNER, WILLIAM BRADFORD. WE HAVE BROUGHT VENISON venison (vĕn`ĭzən) [O.Fr.,=hunting], term formerly applied to the flesh of any wild beast or game hunted and used for food but now restricted to the flesh of members of the deer family. TO GRACE YOUR TABLE. DEER? THAT'S SWEET, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME CHIEF. THANK YOU, OH GREAT SACHEM sa·chem n. 1. a. A chief of a Native American tribe or confederation, especially an Algonquian chief. b. A member of the ruling council of the Iroquois confederacy. 2. OF THE WAMAPANOAG, CHIEF MASSASOIT. WE ARE HONORED THAT YOU CAME OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS TO OUR HOME TODAY AND DINING ON VENISON IS VERY DEAR TO US. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BAD NEWS. NO STUFFING!? NO TURKEYS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. "THANKGIVING WITHOUT TURKEY IS LIKE A BOW WITHOUT ARROWS ..." " ... A NECKLACE WITHOUT BEADS ..." "... A MOCASSIN WITHOUT A SOLE ..." ... PEANUT BUTTER WITHOUT JELLY THEY GET IT, CHIEF. IT'S MY FAULT, OH GREAT MASSASOIT. TAKING CARE OF THE FIREARMS WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I FAILED TO DO IT AND MYLES STANDISH FAILED TO GET A TURKEY. "I HAD A FAT FOWL fowl: see poultry. IN MY SIGHTS." "I PULLED THE TRIGGER, BUT THE BALL DID NOTHING BUT TRICKLE OUT AND FALL TO THE GROUND." "THE TURKEYS LOOKED AT ME AND GOBBLED WITH GREAT GLEE. AND PRISCILLA LOOKED AT ME AND LAUGHED." "I WAS SO EMBARRASSED. I TURNED TO SHOOT HALF-MAST ALLERTON ON THE SPOT, BUT, WELL, YOU KNOW THE REST." DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PM? INDEED WE DO. IT IS THE 12 HOURS THAT FOLLOW A.M. HOW DID THEY EVER MAKE IT ACROSS THE OCEAN? PM STANDS FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. . IT IS WHAT YOU DO FOR YOUR FIREARM BEFORE YOU FIRE SO IT WILL FIRE. SHOW THEM YOUR BOW AND ARROWS bow and arrow, weapon consisting of two parts; the bow is made of a strip of flexible material, such as wood, with a cord linking the two ends of the strip to form a tension from which is propelled the arrow; the arrow is a straight shaft with a sharp point on one , SQUANTO. "NOT A SIGN OF CRACKING OR FRAYING. AND WE JUST CAME THROUGH A LONG HUNTING SEASON." "NOTICE HOW THE FEATHERS ARE WELL-TRIMMED FOR PERFECT FLIGHT." "TAKE A GANDER Gander, town (1991 pop. 10,339), NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it also attracts many refugees. It was the site of a Dec. AT THAT ARROWHEAD arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water-plantain family). The name derives from the arrowhead-shaped leaves of many species. . IT HAS TAKEN MANY A GANDER, I CAN TELL YOU!" "NOW LOOK AT THIS STRING. A FINE FIDDLE SHOULD HAVE A STRING SO GOOD!" AND THIS PM WILL WORK ON A FIREARM, TOO? OF COURSE, PILGRIM! THERE IS NOTHING THAT MOVES, SHOOTS OR COMMUNICATES THAT DOESN'T NEED PM. COME. WE WILL FIND THAT BUNCH OF TURKEYS AND SHOW YOU HOW GOOD PM CAN BRING HOME THE BACON! I THINK THAT'S THE OTHER WHITE MEAT, CHIEF. I WANT A LEG! SOON OUR INTREPID BAND COMES ACROSS A BUNCH OF TURKEYS STILL JOYOUSLY GOBBLING OVER MYLES' EMBARRASSMENT. 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 DID YOU SEE THAT BULLET FALL OUT OF THE BARREL OF THAT GUN? GOBBLE GOBBLE I THOUGHT I WOULD LOSE A TAIL FEATHER I LAUGHED SO HARD. GOBBLE GOBBLE MAKE A WISH, TURKEY! GULP, GULP, MAYBE WE GOBBLED TOO SOON! IT IS ADDITIONAL, OR IT WILL BE AFTER TODAY, TO GO AROUND THE TABLE AND EACH OF US SAY WHAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR. SACHEM MASSASOIT, WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? I AM THANKFUL FOR THE BLUE SKY ... ... FOR THE GROWING CORN ... FOR THE CLUCKING DUCK ... FOR THE HOOTING OWL ... THEY GET IT, CHIEF I'M THANKFUL FOR MYLES. GOSH, PRISCILLA, I'M THANKFUL THAT NEXT THANSKGIVING WE'LL HAVE FIREARMS THAT'LL FIRE ... ... AND I MIGHT HAVE A WIFE. NO MORE FETCHING WATER FOR PRISCILLA, SHE'LL HAVE MYLES TO GO. AND HE'LL NEVER GET TO SLEEP. AND, YOU, BARTHOLOMEW "HALF-MAST" WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? I'M THANKFUL FOR PM AND THE MACY'S PARADE. AH, HERE THEY COME NOW! IT'S MASTER AND MISTRESS MACY ... AND THE MACY KIDS! AND YOU WILLIAM BRADFORD? YOU HAVE YET TO TELL US WHAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE READERS OF PS MAGAZINE HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour EVEN ABOUT OUR GREAT HERITAGE ... ... AND I WISH THEM A YEAR OF TROUBLE-FREE EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF THEIR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. GOBBLE GOBBLE I'M THANKFUL TOM MADE A WISH THAT THE PILGRIMS WOULD DISCOVER TOFU! GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE MAYBE NEX NEX abbr. Navy exchange YEAR WE SHOULD TELL THE DEER. GOBBLE GOBBLE YEAH, THEY CAN BUY TOFU, TOO. THEY'VE GOT DOUGH AND PLENTY OF BUCKS! |
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