Pumpkin Pie
Last year before Thanksgiving, my son, who was 9 at the time, tried to convince me that Mommy hated pumpkin pie. How can you hate pumpkin pie? “It’s one of her favorites,” I said. “Mommy […]
Tag: Thanksgiving
Post-Traumatic Easy Bake Oven Disorder
What’s your favorite horrible holiday childhood memory? One of my cherished unpleasant flashbacks arrive every year during Thanksgiving. First, a few facts: I was born a few days after Thanksgiving Day in 1961. At birth, I weighed […]
Dinner With the Donners
I see there’s going to be a TV special about the Donner party … on Thanksgiving weekend. Ah, the irony … Then again, I suppose their horrible experience was one of America’s first Black Fridays. […]
Happy Thanksgiving From HO!
Although our writers and readers come from far and near And Thanksgiving is not everyone’s day We wanted to tell you that you are all so dear And you brighten our lives in every way We are […]
What Else is on the Chopping Block this Thanksgiving?
Shocking exclusive shallow investigative report: Thanksgiving is in jeopardy of losing its status as a holiday. According to unreliable sources (my own imagination) there was trouble when the Boss of All Holidays did an […]
Cold, Colors, and Candy
Unless you’re one of those people of questionable sanity who likes cold weather, October has little to offer Hoosiers except autumn colors and Halloween. But by Halloween the leaves have usually fallen and the days […]
Life After November
The poet Robert Frost often wrote of the earth’s seasons. In his poem “November,” he described the subtle beauty of late fall. The poem also captures the mood of a quiet interlude before winter, a reflective time […]
The Real First Thanksgivng … Or Not
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Thanksgiving in America continues to be one of the most traditional holidays. It still features the original four hundred year old activities of overeating, football, and complaining about Black Friday. […]
Giving Thanks the “HO” Way
We at HumorOutcasts also known as “HO” Want to send our Thanksgiving greetings before we all go And celebrate with turkey, cranberry sauce and, of course, pie And melt into the sofa with one loud, […]
Bad Artist #18, Thanksgiving Preparation
THANKSGIVING HAIKU #1 Defrost, damn turkey! The guests will be arriving In only one hour. THANKSGIVING HAIKU #2 Feck! No potatoes! Dear, will you go to the store? What again? You dope. THANKSGIVING […]