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| LIFE IN SOLERA | NOVEMBER 2023 | 15 This & That Submitted by e Solera Ghostwriters not gobble, gobble, gobble, but the origin of this saying. This expression was in use by the first half of the 1800s. Its origin story is said to come from an apocryphal tale about a white man and an Indian hunting. In the story, a Native American and the white man are trying to divide some game from a hunt. The white man offers that he (the white man) can take the turkey while the Native American man can take the buzzard. Alternatively, the Native American can take the buzzard and he (the white man) can take the turkey. These two offers sounded different because the white man reversed the order. However, in both instances the white man would walk away with the larger prize. The Native American realized this and said to the white man, "Now talk turkey to me." There is no evidence that this exchange actually happened. However, this story appears in multiple first-hand sources throughout the 1800s. This seems to mean it was a popular origin story for the idiom. If someone says, "let's talk turkey," it means let's get serious. Sending good wishes to you is Thanksgiving! Good food at fills your table, good heal, and good times wi your family and friends. May you have all e be delights in life. Happy Thanksgiving! LET'S TALK TURKEY … Did you know these fun food facts? Potatoes have more chromosomes than a human. Buttermilk contains zero butter. Pineapple isn't a fruit, it's actually a berry. Apples, peaches, and raspberries are all members of the rose family. Turophobia is the fear of cheese. Sugar was first invented in India where extraction and purification techniques were developed in 510 B.C. Before that the most popular sweetener was honey. With turkey, comes football. Did you know why a football playing field is called a "gridiron?" Because it looks like one. A gridiron, of course, is a flat framework of parallel bars used for cooking meat or fish. Viewed from above, the marking on a football field resembles a gridiron. How do you tell the difference between turkeys and chickens? Chickens celebrate anksgiving. What's a turkey without feathers called? anksgiving dinner. What do anksgiving turkeys become aer they die? Poultrygeists Why did the turkey cross the road twice? To prove it wasn't chicken. What dish makes the worst jokes at a anksgiving dinner? e corny bread. My family told me to stop telling anksgiving jokes, but I told them I couldn't just quit "cold turkey."