America is celebrating Thanksgiving, the harvest festival, which is seen as a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. Here are some funny quotes about the US Holiday.
US President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, named Apple, in a ceremony with daughters Sasha and Malia, together with National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington,
“I love Thanksgiving turkey. It’s the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former actor and Governor of California.
“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” - Kevin James, the actor.
“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” - George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighbourhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.” – Jon Stewart, the television host and comedian
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” – Irv Kupcinet, the newspaper columnist and broadcaster
“Thanksgiving is America’s national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty.” – Michael Dresser, the composer and writer.
“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.” - Erma Bombeck, newspaper columnist.
“My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.” - Rita Rudner, the actress.
“Considering that (when it comes to holidays) mainstream America's traditions tend to be over-eating, shopping, or getting drunk, I suppose it's a miracle that the concept of giving thanks even surfaces at all.” - Ellen Orleans, the writer
“Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.” - Charles Lamb, the politician.
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