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Your Wacky Turkey Day Traditions

We're asking readers to share their favorite, quirky, odd and just plain ol' traditional Thanksgiving traditions. Here's what YOU had to say about everything from how to cook a turkey to what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers.

Tue Nov 9, 2010 12:17 PM ET
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Does your family carve your Thanksgiving turkey with a chain saw? Discovery News wants to know!
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benbowmanphd: Dropping a frozen turkey into the fryer remotely to celebrate our mutual love of fire and food #wackyTurkeyDay

lilelffaerie: After delicious noms, my family always plays a hugely competitive game of Risk before settling down with pie & a movie. #wackyTurkeyDay

cborders: #wackyTurkeyDay RC Car races on the golf course!

dirtytractor: My family's Thanksgiving tradition: Fighting 4 weeks, right up 2 time turkey is cut #wackyTurkeyDay

GK_soulmate: @Discovery_News our fam has boy vs. Game night on thanksgiving. Girls always win. #wackyturkeyday

tronchin: Drinking "Liquid Turkey" ie cranberry daiquiris. RT @Discovery_News: What's your annual Thanksgiving tradition? RT us #wackyTurkeyDay

joelberg: @Discovery_News I had Birthday Cake last year, for obvious reasons #wackyTurkeyDay

nsharoff: @Discovery_News I make a BIG batch of cherry stuffing in the a.m. that gets eaten BEFORE Thanksgiving Dinner -- #wackyTurkeyDay

WatcherLinda: Me too! Mmmmmmm... :) RT @Disco_Tracy: My absolute favorite though is the pumpkin pie! I LOVE IT. #wackyTurkeyDay

WatcherLinda: Chicken instead. RT @Discovery_News: Does anyone else eat something BESIDES turkey? @dnai23 eats crab legs! @Discovery_News #wackyTurkeyDay

MissMarcii: Deep dish pizza with turkey as a layer, yum! @Discovery_News, Anyone have a favorite leftover turkey recipe? Turkey curry? #wackyTurkeyDay

adanigelis: @Disco_Tracy Salmonella poisoning risk is worth it for a good pumpkin chiffon pie! #wackyTurkeyDay

SharonsRose13: @Discovery_News: Making Homemade meal, having family sit AT the dining table, formal setting, & watching House marathon #wackyTurkeyDay

RennaW: I have a 6-ft tall cardboard turkey on my office wall. It's grinning and flexing its muscles. #wackyTurkeyDay

mcguiresm: RT @Disco_Tracy: My mom roasts 2 turkeys: one for dinner and one for leftovers. #wackyTurkeyDay @Discovery_News<--Genius idea!!!

adanigelis: I know a family in New Jersey that dresses up in costumes for Thanksgiving every year #wackyTurkeyDay

DrDustinMartin: @Discovery_News How I eat my meal:crumble bisqts,then mash pot on top,strips of turkey on top,stuffin on top,drench in gravy #wackyTurkeyDay

lipsh: @Discovery_News I'm a Canadian, with an early October Thanksgiving (due to short farm season here) married an American, so I get a 2nd one!

Greytdog: @Discovery_News once went to Golden Corral (aka Bubba Buffet). Worst T-day ever. . .disgusting disgusting disgusting

LinLorienelen:@Discovery_News I've never liked turkey. Luckily my aunt also makes: glazed ham, prime rib, or (my favourite) lamb roast.

dnai23: @Discovery_News My family does crab legs...none of us really care for turkey =)

thejuliethour: @Discovery_News We didn't account for the turkey when measuring oil for the fryer and our patio got covered in hot oil... #wackyTurkeyDay

ernieschell: RT @Discovery_News: Who doesn't eat turkey for Thanksgiving? Best we have so far is fish & chips! [I've heard of pizza!]

katherinen: @Discovery_News: I'm married to a Canadian so we celebrate 2 Thanksgivings - but never with turkey! #wackyTurkeyDay

Tags: Chickens, Cooking, Food and Recipes, Games, Married

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