5 New Thanksgiving Traditions to One-Up the Presidential Turkey Pardon

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [Shmoop University Inc.]( Hi Shmoopers, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the past year, be grateful for everything we have, spend time with the people we love most, and...pardon a random turkey. Of all the weird U.S. traditions (hello, [Punxsutawney Phil]( the presidential turkey pardon might be the strangest. Until now, that is. We're here to suggest some new and thoroughly weird Thanksgiving traditions we think the government should institute—all inspired by our favorite stories. 5 New Thanksgiving Traditions to One-Up the Presidential Turkey Pardon 1. The president stands on his chair and shouts lines from Walt Whitman poems. Hey, it worked for [Dead Poets Society]( and it's [one of the most famous scenes]( in cinematic history. Thanksgiving seems like a natural time to institute this tradition, too: what kind of Thanksgiving dinner doesn't end with at least one distant relative standing on a table and screaming? 2. The Supreme Court judges all eat a spoonful of sugar. Who needs pumpkin pie? In lieu of making any big decisions during Thanksgiving week, these nine can down a spoonful of sugar and [break into song](. Sounds like a bit much, but then you remember the whole turkey pardon thing. 3. Congress has a mambo face-off at the gym. [Jets vs. Sharks]( Try Dems vs. Reps. They're already going at it, so they might as well [put on their dance shoes]( start snapping, and burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories. 4. The heads of the FBI and the CIA do the Johnny-Baby dance instead of saying what they're grateful for. What can we say? We're a fan of dance numbers. This bit from [Dirty Dancing]( is all about having the time of your life, so it fits the Thanksgiving spirit. Why use your words when you can [express yourself through dance]( 5. Dogs of presidents past get put on the White House lawn and have to find their way to the Oval Office. Lots of people travel back home for Thanksgiving, so why not have the First Pups do the same? It's like the [Odyssey]( meets the Puppy Bowl. And equally as bizarre. Hope your Thanksgiving is full of weird new traditions, --------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the Week "Whether times are good or bad or happy or sad..." ~ [Al Green]( Sounds like a regular gamut of Thanksgiving emotions to us. Copyright © 2017 Shmoop University Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you registered as a user with good ol' Shmoop. Our mailing address is: Shmoop University Inc. P.O. Box 0935Los Altos, CA 94023 [Add us to your address book](//shmoop.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=373fbcef003d1c710e10416c5&id=affa322785) This email was sent by Shmoop. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Preferences](