The Pirañas read this with interest:
With appropriate pomp and circumstance, still-the-President George W. Bush let two happy birds off the dinner table hook just in time for Thursday’s feast.
“Pumpkin and Pecan are hereby granted a full and unconditional president pardon,” Bush announced Wednesday, much to the relief of the two plump birds. “In recent weeks, I’ve talked about sprinting to the finish,” W. smiled at the cameras. “Yet, I’ve assured these turkeys they will not be trotting to their finish.”
PETA, an organization which seems literally impossible to please, isn’t happy with this decision from the Prez. “You might be a lame duck, but you still have the power to help lame turkeys, who are made that way by the cruelty of the meat industry,” Ingrid Newkirk, president of the organization, wrote to Bush, asking that the birds be delivered to an animal sanctuary instead.
The two birds will fly to Disneyland (by jet – let’s think about the strangeness of that for a moment), where Pumpkin will serve as the honorary marshal in a Thanksgiving Day Parade.
“Together, these birds will gobble the rest of their days in ‘The Happiest Place on Earth,’” Disneyland’s nickname, “I just hope they stay humble there,” Bush added with his trademark grin.
Whatever.
The Pirañas wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful that God has blessed us with friendship, fellowship and family. We are healthy and happy and blessed to be living in freedom and peace. as you relax and/or overeat today, please take a moment to reflect on the many blessings you have. Sometimes we don’t realize how good we have it until we think about it.
Gobble, Gobble.