Gobble-Gobble Jokes
Why did the Geneseo police arrest the turkey?
They suspected foul play.
What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him.
What key won’t open any door?
A turkey.
What kind of weather does a turkey like?
Fowl weather.
Back and Running
As you know, the Covid-19 caused tremendous problems for two or three years. Many individuals, businesses, and organizations just didn’t get back to “business as usual.”
So, Lorna and I were glad that the Geneseo International Thanksgiving Day Program is back. Fortunately, Geneseo and Sterling-Rock Falls were able to host international college students from Chicago over the Thanksgiving holidays.
We have hosted foreign college students and business individuals to our home for 35 years. This year we will host two Chinese students for three and half days.
Marcia and Arlyn Helke of Geneseo, started the local program several years ago and they still do an excellent job of coordinating the event.
Turkey Facts
1) The “turkey” is native to the country of Turkey. Early Europeans were reminded of their African Guinea Fowl back home and the similarity led to its name.
2) There are only two species of Wild Turkey: North American and Ocellated Turkey in Central America.
3) Wild turkeys often roost overnight in trees to avoid predators.
4) Male turkeys can weigh up to 25 pounds, while the average female is around half that.
5) Turkeys are confident fliers and are capable of hitting 60 miles per hour. As an old time turkey hunter, I can tell you that wild turkeys have very keen eyesight!
Bye-Bye Buffalo Bridge
I guess 40,000 plus signatures wasn’t quite enough to keep the old I-80 bridge from demolition. Chad Pregracke, Living Lands & Water, and the Buffalo Bridge Foundation had some great ideas on saving the current bridge for tourism, but the Illinois & Iowa DOT nixed the suggestions. I’m sure one of the main reasons is the budget and they won’t be “buffaloed” into leaving the bridge intact. Sad, really!
Humor
Man: Haven’t I seen you someplace before?
Woman: Yes, that’s why I don’t go there anymore!
Man: Is this seat taken?
Woman: Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.
Man: I would go to the ends of the world for you.
Woman: But would you stay there?
Ice Fishing Not Far Away
If you haven’t tried this spin-off sport of ice fishing, try it. I’m not suggesting you go out on the ice with 20 below zero temps and a howling wind. There are plenty of nice, mild days to sit on the ice and enjoy the quietness Mother Nature has given us. If you have an ice hut, that can help to make it even more tolerable. That reminds me, Chris Weisser, Geneseo, has a 4 man hut for sale. He used it very little. His phone number is: 309-944-1230.
As of this writing, there is no ice, but usually the month of December and on, there can be safe ice. I’m not sure if it’s climate change or what, but the past few years it’s been an “off ‘n on” venture to walk on the hard water.
Last Day on Old Miss
Last week, Gary Dahlquist, his half-brother, Tom, and myself gave it one more shot at catching some crappies and channel cats. We fished several locations on old Miss, but by the end of the morning we had caught two “dinks”(bass) and one nice size yellow perch. Oh well, it was a beautiful day and a nice way to end the soft water fish’n!!
Joke
No one is safe from my attempted humor. Case in point: When Art Neuleib was a young lad he was asked by his math teacher to count to ten. Art stood up from his desk and said, “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten!” His teacher said, “Didn’t you forget something?” “What happened to nine?” “Nothing!” said Art, because “Seven eight nine!”
“HAPPY THANKSGIVING”