{"id":2951,"date":"2010-11-24T09:13:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T14:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:12:53","slug":"ye-olde-thanksgiving-small-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/24\/ye-olde-thanksgiving-small-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ye Olde Thanksgiving Small-Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2952\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/pilgrims.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"257\" \/>\u201cStick a fork in it.\u201d This might be a top-notch tip for preparing a turkey, but we think it should generally be avoided in Thanksgiving dinner conversation. \u00a0Families\u00a0seem to be\u00a0under a lot of pressure to amp-up their suppertime small-talk, especially on this nationally sanctioned day of quality time. So to better prepare for a lull in the conversation, Elfster suggests you inject a splash of humor, and history, into this year\u2019s festivities. You can get the Butterball rolling by using these pilgrim-approved words of thanks:<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cWhat do you <em>say<\/em>?\u201d\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Father, I am most mightily beholden to you for the generous portion of slaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mother, I see the lima bean casserole has not returned for this year\u2019s festivities, and I give you many thanks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grandpa, I am very much obliged to you for your tips on the art of turkey-basting, but please stand aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Thanks with a bowed heart for sparing us the details of your last trip to the podiatrist, Uncle Jim.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Aunt Midge, a thousand times I thank you for hinting at the parsley betwixt my teeth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2962\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/corn-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>\u2022 Grandma, with all my heart I thank you for withholding the photos of Timmy\u2019s tonsillectomy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Most hearty thanks for your tolerance of Dad\u2019s corny jokes\u2026 Get it? <em>Corny<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Aunt Midge, we\u00a0thank you kindly for removing your dentures from the crystal ware.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Brother Larry, I thank you of your good will, but one helping of pickled beets is more than ample for one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I thank you, mine host, for another delightful evening of slurred speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Timmy, I thank you heartily, on behalf of the cat, for setting down the electric carving knife.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I humbly thank you, but no, Grandpa&#8230; The turkey is not on \u201croids\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u2019re well-versed in Old English thanks, you might want to start your Elfster gift exchange for the holidays. Invite your family and friends\u2026 Pretty soon, they\u2019ll be thanking <em>you<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h6>Photo credits: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hyku\/301520812\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyku<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darwinbell\/298911877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Darwin Bell<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">\u201cStick a fork in it.\u201d This might be a top-notch tip for preparing a turkey, but we think it should generally be avoided in Thanksgiving dinner conversation. We know that families are under a lot of pressure to amp-up their suppertime small-talk, especially on this nationally sanctioned day of quality time. So to better prepare for a lull in the conversation, Elfster suggests you inject a splash of humor, and history, into this year\u2019s festivities. You can get the Butterball rolling by using these pilgrim-approved words of thanks:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Father, I am most mightily beholden to you for the generous portion of slaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mother, I see the lima bean casserole has not returned for this year\u2019s festivities, and I give you many thanks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grandpa, I am very much obliged to you for your tips on the art of turkey-basting, but please stand aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Thanks with a bowed heart for sparing us the details of your last trip to the podiatrist, Uncle Jim.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Aunt Midge, a thousand times I thank you for hinting at the parsley betwixt my teeth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/24\/ye-olde-thanksgiving-small-talk\/\" title=\"Ye Olde Thanksgiving Small-Talk\">[read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":2952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[263,260,267,262,265,261,266,264],"class_list":{"0":"post-2951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-holidays","8":"tag-old-english-thanks","9":"tag-pilgrim-thanks","10":"tag-say-thanks-like-a-pilgrim","11":"tag-talk-like-a-pilgrim","12":"tag-thanksgiving-humor","13":"tag-thanksgiving-small-talk","14":"tag-ways-to-say-thanks","15":"tag-words-of-thanks"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ye Olde Thanksgiving Small-Talk - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ye Olde Thanksgiving Small-Talk - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cStick a fork in it.\u201d This might be a top-notch tip for preparing a turkey, but we think it should generally be avoided in Thanksgiving dinner conversation. 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