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[mirroredmemory]

[So, here's Xion, it's late in the evening and she having a midnight feast by the look of things, dressed in an oversized hoodie over some flannel PJs- and sat at the table behind a plate of left overs. She looks kind of thoughtful, like something's bugging her.]

I've never had a Thanksgiving before, and it was really great! But there's one thing I don't get...

[She looks at the cold turkey in front of her, then at the device again.]

Why's it called a Turkey when it doesn't come from Turkey? Shouldn't it be called a 'Dinnerbird' or a 'Who-wants-light-or-dark-meat'? Why's it a Turkey? It doesn't make any sense!

[But that's not about to stop her starting on her left overs.]

Does anybody know?

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[resipiscent]

[wtf]

Where did you get that sweater?

And, I looked it up, and I guess they got called that because settlers thought they looked like a bird that came from Turkey. Frankly, I like "dinnerbird" better.

[mirroredmemory]

[don't be a jellyku]

In the mall. They had pink ones but I didn't like them so much.

[But she's putting the turkey down anyway at the new nugget of info.]

Isn't that confusing though? Did they think that the actual Turkey from Turkey had come from Turkey too?

[resipiscent]

Yeah? Did they have Mickey?

Heh. They might have.

[mirroredmemory]

But why would a Turkey come all the way over here, especially if it was just going to get eaten by the pilgrims?

[Because that's an awfully long way to come just to turn into lunch.]

Oh, and they were all sold out of Mickey.

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[timecapture]

That makes sense! And... I have no idea.

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[mirroredmemory]

It's kind of weird. It's like calling a shoe a hat.

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[timecapture]

It could be weirder.

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[mirroredmemory]

How do you mean?

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[enucleation]

I believe it's mostly because it looks like an exotic bird, thus they gave it a name from what they consider an exotic country?

In other languages also frequently reflect its exotic origins. In Vietnamese, it's name means “Western chicken”, in some European countries, they associate it with India.

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[mirroredmemory]

So... basically a really long time ago people didn't know where Turkeys came from and everyone got confused and started saying it came from somewhere else?

What do people in Turkey call it? Do they call it a Here?

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[enucleation]

No, more like, they saw an exotic bird and decided to give it the name of an exotic place.

According to the internet, they call it "Hindi", which is related to India.

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[mirroredmemory]

I think it's kinda weird to name something after a place, especially if it doesn't come from there. It's better to call something that makes sense or give it a whole new name of its own.

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[itistolaugh]

[ Harley casually comes by with a fork and takes a bite off of Xion's plate. What a good housemate. ]

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[mirroredmemory]

[Hey!

Well, not so much hey as a double take, and then she pushes the plate towards her.]

There's some stuffing in the fridge if you want some too?

[itistolaugh]

Aw, where's the fun if you don't react?

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[boobwindow]

... never given it much thought before.

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[mirroredmemory]

It's kind of weird though, don't you think?

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[boobwindow]

A little. [ She grins, shaking her head. ] A little googling tells me people originally thought they were from Turkey.

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[mirroredmemory]

But that just seems silly to me, because if it was so difficult for people to get to America, how could a Turkey get here? They're not that good at flying.

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[goingnova]

Oh, thank goodness I'm not the only one wondering.

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[mirroredmemory]

No, you're not! It's really strange when you think about it.

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[goingnova]

That, and a lot of the other names. At least 'turducken' has a sense to it, once it's explained.

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[givetheslip]

[Cute kid.]

It's certainly not like anything that's actually come from turkey. Perhaps the man who named it was drunk.

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[mirroredmemory]

Have you been to Turkey?

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[givetheslip]

Not quite. But I've been very near to that part of the world, and we never dined on that particular bird.