Yes, they have Turkeys in Turkey ...

After receiving the fourth one of these questions today via e-mail, I figured I would let everyone know.
Except they obviously don't celebrate Thanksgiving and they don't call the bird Turkey.
They call it Hindi, which I assume is a crack at the Indians, (dots, not feathers, but feel free to make fun of those Indians too, I know I do).

But in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am going to get drunk and start berating all of you over the Internet, since I cannot be with my family this year.

Just Kidding.

Actually, I am going to cook the best possible Thanksgiving dinner I can this weekend for a few other teachers and friends. I'm making Turkey, but not a whole one, because they don't sell the whole ones here.

Instead, I'm buying some Turkey breasts and legs at the store, then cooking a few side dishes. A big thank you to Sefton for getting me recipes so quickly. Sefton's people come from the south and a few years ago, I sampled some of "those people's" cuisine. It was fantastic. I never thought oysters were a Thanksgiving food until I ate at his place.

So in closing, what am I thankful for?
Being in a country with a cheap supply of tobacco that lets me smoke where ever I want.
And Midgets. I'm always thankful for midgets.