Happy Thanksgiving. It is a tough day for Turkeys!

Posted By RichC on November 23, 2017

If God created turkeys this ugly as protection from predators … it didn’t work … because 46 MILLION TURKEYS still ended up on some “thankful” American’s plate.

Happy Thanksgiving.

With all the “food fixing” going on, how about a little humor …

Categories: Holiday, Humor, Photos
Tags: Holiday, thanksgiving, turkey, ugly

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