Thanks to the fabulous folks at Jewish humor site Bangitout.com for these brilliant top ten signs you’re at a Jewish Thanksgiving Dinner. Do you have any to add to the list below?
10. Your grandmother asks for the gravy by requesting “the turkey schmaltz”
9. “The turkey is served!” line is followed by someone cracking open an expired Empire deli pack
8. Leftover vegetable kugel is suddenly titled “stuffing”
7. Your neighbor comes over to borrow your hat and jacket for his Pilgrim outfit
6. Someone accidentally starts singing shalom aleichem
5. Dinner is delayed while family clears off the table of Macy’s coupons
4. Meal cancelled due to prohibition on using goyish Indian customs and the fact that your mom is busy cooking for shabbos
3. Pumpkin pie is actually Tzimmes
2. Someone shares a really bad gematria dvar torah connecting Pocahontas and Hashem
1. It’s Friday night.
(Photo: abbynormy)
Baha… #1 was so true for us. We celebrated this year on Shabbat instead of on Thursday.