Thanksgiving Funnies

2008 at 5:40 pm   |   by Nicole Whitacre
Filed under Homemaking Holidays and Seasons

The bustle of Thanksgiving week is upon us. We're shopping and cooking and hoping this year's dinner turns out better than last year's. To give you a few laughs in the midst of all your busy preparations we'll post a few Thanksgiving-themed "Friday Funnies" this week. This first hilarious yet cautionary tale is from Carol.

Thanking God for the gift of laughter...

Nicole for the girltalkers

THE GOOD NAPKINS...ahhhhh...the joys of having girls...

My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake)....

One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar.  I read the box in the cabinet.  I then asked my mother why she was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom.  Didn't they belong in the kitchen?

Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that those were for "special occasions" (her second mistake)...

Now, fast forward a few months....It's Thanksgiving Day, and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner.  Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone.  Mine was to set the table.

When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst into laughter.

Next, in came his wife who gasped, then began giggling.

Next, in came my father, who roared with laughter.

Then in came Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the table with a "special occasion" napkin at each  plate, with the fork carefully arranged on top.  I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang off the edge!!

My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter.

"But, Mom, you SAID they were for special occasions!!!" Isn't it easier to just tell the truth and be careful who you ask to set the table for you!