FOOD FOR THOUGHT

On SAT 11/12 I shared information about the most popular Thanksgiving side dish in every state [according to Fox News Online], which has resulted in many protests on blog-land & elsewhere. Well, here's a list of the Top 5 "Must Haves" for Thanksgiving dinner, published by the Norfolk Daily News, also on SAT 11/12. Remember--I don't make the news, I just report it.

#5, stuffing

#4, mashed potatoes

#3, cornbread

#2, pumpkin pie

#1, turkey

TELEVISION

Here is a list of the smartest TV characters of all-time, which I found on the Internet yesterday. [I failed to note the source, so you'll just have to take my word for it.] I've highlighted the ones that are familiar to me. I don't recognize a lot of them, but maybe you do.

Sheldon Cooper, Lisa Simpson, Professor Farnsworth, Walter White, Adrian Monk, Gregory House, Steve Urkel, "Screech" Powers, Sherlock Holmes, Velma Dinkley, The Professor [Gilligan's Island], Doogie Howser, Frasier Crane, Lilith Sternin, Tyron Lannister [Game of Thrones, I think.], Angus MacGyver, Rick Sanchez, Lieutenant Columbo, The Brain, Charlie Eppes [Numbers] Benjamin Linus [Lost], Walter Bishop, Phineas & Ferb, Jimmy Neutron, Dexter.

What about Jethro Gibbs & Ducky? [NCIS]

TRENDING

"Liberals accuse Rittenhouse of trying to avoid punishment through legal loophole known as 'trial.'" Babylon Bee

"U.S. military switches to swords & bows to meet carbon neutral goals." Ditto

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Compliments of Reader's Digest, July/Aug 2021

"When my wife gets a little upset, sometimes a simple 'Calm down' in a soothing voice is all it takes to get her a lot upset."

"You know that guy who looks like that other guy in that show we used to like? He died.--How my wife & I communicate."

"Just found the worst page in the entire dictionary. What I saw was disgraceful, disgusting, dishonest, & disingenuous."

"Autocorrect walks into a bar. Bartender says, 'What can I get you?' Autocorrect says, 'I'll have a bear. A bare. Bier. Briar. Never mind.'"