WANNA LAUGH BLACK FRIDAY!!!!

This is how to find your wife, even in the busiest shopping mall.  Follow these four point instructions, the technique never fails.

1. Have a look around at the shoppers, then walk up to the prettiest girl in the store. 
2. Say to her, 'Excuse me, can you help me?  I cannot see my wife, and I know that she is here in the shopping mall somewhere.  Can you just talk to me for a couple of minutes?'
3. The pretty girl will ask: 'Why?'
4. You reply: 'Because every time I talk to a beautiful woman, my wife materialises out of thin air.'

What's the best part about Black Friday?

Resting on Saturday!

All of us at DRL hope you had an amazing 

Thanksgiving filled with blessings and love!

Know we are THANKFUL for our READERS!
We will be back on Monday... 

'Til then, if you are hanging around, we are glad you are here! READ ON...

  You might find some "re-run" favorites posted throughout the weekend, until then poke around - there's certainly good stuff in archives - maybe even something you might have missed.

ENJOY THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!!!

WHAT MATTERS...

Barbara Ward-Finneran

Sleeping late.

Dreaming BIG.

Sharing a smile with a stranger. 

Embracing a teachable moment.

When you fall down, get up laughing.

Memories that warm your heart.


Family. Especially the family that you choose. 

Keeping the promises that you make to yourself!

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER 26

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Eric Severeid 1912
Charles M. Schulz 1922
Rober Goulet 1933
Rich Little 1938
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) 1938
Jean Terrell 1944
John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1945
Art Shell 1946
Scott Jacoby 1955
Jamie Rose 1959
Linda Davis 1962
Steve Grisaffe (Road River) 1965
Garcelle Beauvais 1966
Maia Campbell 1976
Peter Facinelli 1973 - Actor

ORIGINS OF THANKSGIVING

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.

TURKEY TRIVIA... Here's to Tom Turkey! Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Did You Know...

At one time, the turkey and the bald eagle were each considered as the national symbol of America.

A turkey under sixteen weeks of age is called a fryer, while a young roaster is five to seven months old.

Turkeys are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere.

Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. 

Turkeys can see in color, and have excellent visual acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. 

Turkeys have a poor sense of smell .

Domesticated turkeys cannot fly. 

Wild turkeys, however, can fly for short distances at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. They can also reach speeds of 25 miles per hour on the ground.

Turkeys sometimes spend the night in trees.

Turkeys can have heart attacks: turkeys in fields near the Air Force test areas over which the sound barrier was broken were known to drop dead from the shock of passing jets.

The ballroom dance known as the Turkey Trot was named for the short, jerky steps a turkey makes.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the U.S. at Thanksgiving—that's one sixth of all turkeys sold in the U.S. each year. 

Age is a determining factor in the taste of turkey. Old, large males are preferable to young toms (males) as tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds.

THANKSGIVING JOKES FOR KIDS

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Waddle
Waddle who?
Waddle I do if you don’t open the door?
What did the Turkey say before it was roasted?
Boy, I'm stuffed!
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of foul play!
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside!
Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes. A building can't jump at all!
Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken's day off!
What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?
The TurKey!
What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!
What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?
The turkey trot!
How do you keep a turkey in suspense?
I’ll let you know next week!
Why can’t you take a turkey to Church?
Because they use such fowl language!
Why did the turkey play drums in his band?
Because he already had drumsticks!
Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving?
The turkey, because he’s already stuffed!
What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter?
“Quack, quack, quack!”
What’s blue and covered with feathers?
A turkey holding its breath!
How do you send a turkey through the mail?
Bird class mail!
Why didn’t the turkey eat dessert?
He was already stuffed!
What do you get it you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving!
What are the feathers on a turkey’s wings called?
Turkey feathers!
Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
To try to hatchet!
What’s the best way to stuff a turkey?
Serve him lots of pizza and ice cream!
If the Pilgrims were alive today what would they be most famous for?
Their age!
What type of music did the Pilgrims like?
Plymouth Rock!
Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving?
Because they couldn’t fit the moose in the oven!
How did the Mayflower show that it liked America?
It hugged the shore!
When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?
On their feet!
When did the Pilgrims first say “God bless America”?
When they first heard America sneeze!
Why did Johnny get such low grades after Thanksgiving?
Because everything is marked down after the holidays!
Where did the first corn come from?
The stalk brought it!
What’s the best thing to put into pumpkin pie?
Your teeth!
What vegetables would you like with your Thanksgiving dinner?
Beets me!
Should you have your whole family for Thanksgiving dinner?
No, you should just have the turkey!
What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
Your nose!
What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter G!
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary!

To All Our Troops with love from Delayed Reaction Lounge

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Troops.

We are most thankful for YOU!

SOUL FOOD - A HELPING FOR THANKSGIVING

Barbara Ward-Finneran

So many blessings, so many dreams, so much love... 

Celebrate the life you have - live it - love it! Be thankful for it! 

Thankfulness creates balance and enlivens a passion for purpose. 

A thankful heart recognizes the joy & beauty that abounds and moves you to all that you desire to become.

Keep the promises that you make to yourself!

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BLACK FRIDAY or CYBER MONDAY

On the East Coast of America the term 'Black Friday' can be traced back to the mid 1960s.  Some say that 'Black Friday' refers to the pattern of pedestrian and vehicle traffic as seen from the air in cities such as Philadelphia, others say it's the day in the year when many shops go from being in the red to going into profit or into the black.

While Thanksgiving is an official holiday, the day after is not.  However, many workers take this Friday as a holiday making a nice four day weekend. 'Black Friday' has become one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Coincident with the advent of internet shopping, 'Black Friday' has gained a worldwide reputation for a spending bonanza and the time for stores to finalize their Christmas displays. We also celebrate Cyber Monday, for all the online shopping deals.

There are many traditions that have spawed from Black Friday, like families that celebrate Thanksgiving together and then all head out to the mall when it opens at Midnight. Many stores will be doing the same sales online Friday as they have in the stores.

Do you plan on going shopping on Black Friday? Or will you be waiting til Cyber Monday?