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Thanksgiving Day Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Thu Nov 24, 2011 at 05:48:02 PM EST
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More than 2 million inmates are spending Thanksgiving in our nations' jails and prisons. This week there are 216,762 federal inmates. Here's Sheriff Joe Arapaio last year bragging he got the cost of the prisoner's thanksgiving meal down to 8 cents. (Yes, it's his real Twitter account.)

Contrast with the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution where the Warden recruits volunteers from the community to help make the day as pleasant as possible: [More...]

This year's menu includes 36 24-pound turkeys, de-boned; 48 No. 10 cans of green beans and yams (and plenty of marshmallow topping), and pumpkin for the 20 large flat sheet pies that will produce 750-800 servings, with topping. Three hundred pounds of potatoes will be mashed and served with gravy. Fresh baked dinner rolls and cranberry sauce will also be included.

One of the songs that I always appreciate this time of year:

What's been the best part of your day so far?

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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