It's a little known fact, but T.G. Cowboy was the original Thankgivin' pioneer. Before him, people would celebrate a holiday every November called "Corn Day". Corn Day mainly consisted of people sitting around a fire pit eating corn. The story goes that the Pilgrims sold the Iroquois Indians some bad rye bread. In turn, the Iroquois gave the Pilgrims some "Indian" corn, but from last season. Anyway, being that the pilgrims were out of rye bread, they had to eat the old corn. And because it was November, it was cold, and the best place to heat the corn, and stay warm, was around the old Pilgrim fire pit.
So anyway, T.G. Cowboy always hatted that story. Mostly because he hatted corn. So being the seasoned story teller that he was, he began telling about the Pioneers and the Indians getting together every November to have a giant feast. They would all bring delicious food, and would give thanks for all good things that had happened over the season. They would eat a fresh turkey that was caught and prepared by the old turkey wrangler who lived next to the blacksmith shop. Because the blacksmith always had a fire going, he would take the plucked turkey over to the shoppe and cook it for a few hours or so. He would also cook some pies made by his wife, Marie Calendar.
So remember this year when Thanksgiving comes around, the great man T.G. Cowboy. Also, remember that old corn doesn't taste that good.
Monday, November 17, 2008
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