Giving Thanks to the Pigskin, Poultry and Peanuts

Grantland Rice Said ~

“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another fighting Army football team was swept over the precipice at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down on the bewildering panorama spread on the green plain below.”

She Said ~

At times, it is faith which compels us to move through the darkness into the reality of unknown potentiality. It is sheer pride and determination – no white flag raised. The victory just over the horizon must be conquered with blood and with sweat and with tears. If nothing else, with the effort and valor of hard work and unwavering devotion to the win. The exuberant, jubilant and victorious celebration is hard won by the many moving as one. This triumph belongs to the player, team, and to the prayerful fan. Heart stopping, nail biting and foot stomping glory!

This torrid love affair is embedded, installed and instilled in the cradle and lasts long after, until the grave. Play by play by play categorized, memorized and etched into the skin, bones and joints. The near misses, upheavals and defeats played, replayed and revisited.

Neal Page Said ~

“You can start by wiping that f*cking dumb-ass smile off your rosy f*cking cheeks! Then you can give me a f*cking automobile! A f*cking Datsun, a f*cking Toyota, a f*cking Mustang, a f*cking Buick! Four f*cking wheels and a seat!”

Woodstock Said (Peanuts) ~

Little birdie, why do you fly upside-down?
It’s amazing at the way you get around
Little birdie, why you worry like you do?
Don’t you worry, you just do what you can do

Little birdie, things just fascinate you so
And your friend there likes to show you what he knows
Little birdie, he don’t mind the way he should
He needs watching, that’s when you know he’ll be good

Charlie Brown Said ~

“We’ve got ANOTHER holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us.”

He said ~ We would like to extend our deep appreciation to all who read this newsletter/blog/column weekly. Your support is noticed, and we hope you continue enjoying our weekly offerings. Thank You, be safe, and Salud!

Adam Sandler Added ~

Turkey for me
Turkey for you
Let’s eat the turkey
In my big brown shoe

Turkey for the girls and
Turkey for the boys
My favorite kind of pants
Are corduroys
Gobble gobble goo and
Gobble gobble gickel
I wish turkey
Only cost a nickel

Did You Know? During Thanksgiving Americans consume:

250 million pounds of potatoes

80 million pounds of cranberries

50 million pumpkin pies

40 million pounds of green beans

38 million pounds of stuffing

& … the world’s largest turkey weighed in at 86 lbs. in London in 1989. With the average turkey at Thanksgiving weighing in at 15 pounds.

P.S. (from Less Nessman) ~ “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!”