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A Spoonful of Nothing

On Thanksgiving I ate hardly anything Some sliced turkey and a spoonful of nothing My appetite was killed When my dear wife had spilled All the gravy for the turkey and stuffing

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Kaveesha Ruwindi

Date: 11/18/2023 5:43:00 AM

Oops, Thanksgiving is not the best day to lose your appetite. Hope you recovered :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/16/2023 11:14:00 PM

Now you know how the poor turkey feels/felt. lol. Good one, Charlie. :) gw

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 11/16/2023 2:20:00 AM

Poor Charles. A dinner spoilt. You need a chef. Blessings.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 11/15/2023 3:54:00 PM

Hello Charles Messina, oh , a Thanksgiving gone wrong.]Enjoy your evening my cfriend.my friend. /Darlene/

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 11/15/2023 3:50:00 PM

oh my...another Thanksgiving Day disaster. Too funny....and creative. Enjoy your evening, Sara

Silent One

Date: 11/15/2023 3:40:00 PM

lol.. good one Charlie!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/15/2023 11:51:00 AM

That is a nice humorous one!

Ink Empress

Date: 11/15/2023 11:03:00 AM

Oh no, thats sad .. but also .. deep hah. Always a fun and creative read from you charles. Pleasure reading you. Sending you light always

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/15/2023 5:27:00 AM

Hopefully the Turkey was moist.

John Lawless

Date: 11/15/2023 4:27:00 AM

Ah, the gravy, the other Thanksgiving day lubricant