happy turkey day

so i'm at school (which is also my work [i got hired permanently as a teacher assistant at king career center], so in the future, work and/or school is essentially the same thing), and i'm wearing my authentic "turkiye" t-shirt with the turkish flag on it. since it's the day before thanksgiving, it seemed appropriate.

anyway, i end up in one of the classes that i am not assisting in, simply because of the potluck/cultural exchange occuring with the newcomers class. many different countries are represented, and then someone reads my shirt and calls me a turkey.

well i informed him that i was actually FROM turkey and that tomorrow actually is our national holiday "turkey day". way before those dumb pilgrims even thought of accidentally discovering a new continent, my country achieved its independence through the use of shields made of hammered bronze.

the shields of course, were useless because of their immense weight. but every time a soldier would drop their shield, the resulting crash immobilized opposing soldiers with the sheer volume it generated. soon the young turks were slaughtering their oppressors with the onslaught of heavy metal. and even today, the turkish company 'zildjian' continues to manufacture the best crash cymbals in the world.

what this has to do with their adoration of turkeys, i still don't know. but these marvelous birds are revered and worshipped as national treasures. we don't kill our turkeys intentionally, but if one happens to die, we will only eat the drumsticks.

ba-dum, bum...