A Fist Fight Over Turkeys

Everybody is fussing over Thanksgiving Day, that is, if you're in America. Apparently, this national holiday has made most people extra busy preparing for the said event. Thanksgiving, if I may add, is very much anticipated, unless ofcourse if you're a turkey. I, personally, don't know how turkey tastes like. Yes. Pathetic, I know. But you have to realize that I live in a country where Thanksgiving Day isn't relevant. We have what we call Fiesta (celebrated in honor of a patron saint), and instead of big birds roasted and served on top of the table, we butcher pigs instead and roast them over live coals (mmmmmm... yum yum). So going back to the topic of turkeys, I couldn't imagine how supermarkets would be like, just a day before Thanksgiving Day. It would probably be crazy. One thing I learned about shopping, NEVER EVER DO IT THE LAST MINUTE!!! I asked a friend of mine if turkeys in their country aren't endangered yet. With all the people serving turkey on Thanksgiving, I could only imagine mass annihilation of these poor big birds and their probable extinction. He laughed at me and said that turkeys were ridiculously abundant so I don't have to worry about him shopping for it just the day before. I was surprised that he wasn't worried about last minute shopping. I then had this absurd idea of him getting into a fist fight in the supermarket over who gets the last turkey. I told him about this and I guess I made him laugh out loud. He called me crazy, maybe out of endearment. I suddenly remembered one particular episode of FRIENDS where Monica puts a turkey on her head. It was such a hilarious clip, I just had to share it. So maybe turkeys are abundant after all. If Monica could afford to ruin a turkey on Thanksgiving Day by putting it on her head as an apologetic gesture, then maybe serving turkey is really not that important compared to having your loved one by your side during a special occassion such as today (Thanksgiving, ofcourse). One thing I learned about holidays is that whatever food you serve, whether it be turkey or fish, it still is more meaningful if you celebrate life with those you love. I'm sort of frustrated because we don't have Thanksgiving Day here in the Philippines. Maybe I just miss my friends and I can't wait for the next holiday to celebrate with them. It is indeed ridiculous to engage in a fist fight over the last turkey in the supermarket. Personally, I don't believe that fist fights are the best way to settle arguments, but if I were to get into a fight to defend a friend who just grabbed the last turkey, I would do so without reservations. Because no amount of turkey in the world could ever replace a friend.