Getting Into The Meat Of History
(In Singapore, we do not celebrate Thanksgiving, so people are generally unaware of its origins. During a general paper class, we have to read up on an article about the American family, and eventually, we stumble across the topic of Thanksgiving day. Having an American family, I explain what Thanksgiving is about to my friends. We go back to reading the article, and a few minutes later…)
Friend: “I GET IT NOW!”
Me: “Get what?”
Friend: “Why Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.”
Me: “Enlighten me.”
Friend: “Look at this.” *reads from article* “‘The day on which Thanksgiving is celebrated was signed into union by Abraham Lincoln.'”
Me: “…so?”
Friend: “DON’T YOU GET IT?!”
Me: “Am I supposed to?”
Friend: “It was signed into union by AbraHAM Lincoln. Ham! Turkey ham!”
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