For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 07, 2013

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 11 years ago

    That’s going to make plenty of sandwiches out of the leftovers.

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    jemgirl81  almost 11 years ago

    Freeze it for Christmas.

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    barbara chaffin Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    it is for christmas,, there is a sign

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    gkid  almost 11 years ago

    Yeah, but think how great this is going to be: All that niceturkey meat to eat and in the freezer. Yum! 25 pounds isnot too big. Especially for a family.

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    sukiec  almost 11 years ago

    Ellie does not make turkey’s often if she thinks a little 12 pound hen is a big turkey…

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    TheSkulker  almost 11 years ago

    I think I am really starting to dislike how Lynn is not accepting any responsibility and taking out her failed marriage on John.

    10 to 12 lbs is NOT a BIG turkey! It is hard to find one that small! I suspect this is just a setup for a rant for when he gets home.

    I always get the largest one I can find even if just for myself. It takes just as much work to cook which means more leftovers per unit effort.
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    Johnnie Polo Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Birdzilla’s coming home!

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    JR6019  almost 11 years ago

    Why do people complain about turkey leftovers? I love them! Cold turkey sandwiches with lettuce, tomato and mayo, hot turkey sandwiches with gravy, yummy. I always think I’m going to make turkey soup, but the leftovers run out too soon.

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    Wren Fahel  almost 11 years ago

    OK, let’s perpetuate the “men can’t shop” myth. My husband is a great grocery-shopper; of course, he and I TALK.

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    artheaded1  almost 11 years ago

    Why are none of the birds wrapped up? Eww!

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    gerald9edgar  almost 11 years ago

    when did Canada switch from lbs to kg ?

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    got to realize you say big, it will be the biggest one at the store.

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    gobblingup Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    I wouldn’t want a turkey that big, but only because my family mostly likes the dark meat. Once that’s gone, I’m stuck with lots and lots of dry, white meat.

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    kab2rb  almost 11 years ago

    For a small family and some children do not like turkey a small one works better 10-12 pd is big enough with left overs. My own mom supplied a 12pd turkey and we had plenty left over we shared.My husband is a wonderful shopper and we have to eat for cheap. So we go for generics brands. If we had to eat more expensive my body would go into shock. Some foods includes turkey taste just as well as generic name as name brand.

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    Gokie5  almost 11 years ago

    I agree that twelve pounds is a teeny turkey, as comparisons go. A couple of days before Thanksgiving this year I shopped for a small, non-frozen turkey to roast for a church program I’m involved with. Nothing doing – fourteen pounds was the smallest I could find. I finally settled for an eight-pound chicken. Even that was a little hard for my aging bod to deal with. I never liked twenty-five pounders because they’re hard to lift, wicked to carve, and generate entirely too many leftovers. De gustibus non est disputandum.

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    MagOctopus  almost 11 years ago

    Don’t forget this originally ran in 1984, when turkey weights were much smaller. A 25lb bird would be very rare – 12lb was much more standard. And John should know exactly what Elly means – he sees the bird in its cooked state every year and no doubt is the one who carves it. Nope, he doesn’t get a pass on this one!

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    cleokaya  almost 11 years ago

    Communication would have prevented this. Buy a big turkey. How big? 10 to 12 pounds would be perfect.

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    dogday Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Gotta weigh in (snicker) here. First, my dear husband, who in obliviousness leaves lights blazing all over the house, is great when it comes to shopping. I’m not sure how that happens, but he’s really good at it. Second, I’ve been keeping house since before this strip was new, and 12 pounds, while huge for a chicken, is small for a turkey. Granted, the idea of a family-and-friends-sized turkey being 20-25 pounds may come from the time before they began growing such huge-breasted turkeys, but that was not an unusual size for people to be looking for. 12# is what I look for for just the two of us — y’know, dinner, lunch and left-overs.

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    JanLC  almost 11 years ago

    Lynn’s notes need a spoiler alert today, so I won’t post them.

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    llong65  almost 11 years ago

    got a 22 1/2 pounder and there wasn’t much left.

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    Caldonia  almost 11 years ago

    John: I have, I dunno, 5 kids or something! So this is perfect!-I didn’t know they sold freakishly big turkeys back then. Learn something new every day.

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    Lbsnead  almost 11 years ago

    A 25 lb turkey will last more then a week if Lynn uses it all. Here it is 9 days since Thanksgiving, we had a 20 pounder with 9 adults for dinner, no small (or any) children at home and we’re finally near the end of it except for some frozen soup.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  almost 11 years ago

    Bigger, More, Excess = BETTER – Isn’t that the guy formula?

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    summerdog86  almost 11 years ago

    More proof that men and women’s minds are totally different.

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    route66paul  almost 11 years ago

    Turkey soup can be made with the giblets, liver and neck. Start them on to boil before the bird finishes defrosting – make the soup for the first course, if you like turkey. I would rather have a steak, ham, lamb chops, chicken, rabbit, crow, etc. Turkey is last on my list

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    jaeldid66  almost 11 years ago

    I can’t imagine needing more than 12 lbs for a family of four. Perhaps it’s an American thing: the bigger the better? Explains the epidemic of obesity in this country.

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    Daniel Aplet  almost 11 years ago

    Everyone has a different definition of what Big is.she should told him what Big means to her.Anyway left over turkey is good,and more room for the stuffing

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    The Life I Draw Upon  almost 11 years ago

    A larger turkey is harder to cook.

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    flyintheweb  almost 11 years ago

    well, boost that 13 pounder 41%, you are at 18 1/2 …. and calling it average. So big starts at 20 or so then….

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    lindz.coop Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    12 lbs was a “bigger” turkey 30 years ago — before they were all pumped up with hormones. In fact, I once got an 8 lb turkey — now I really have to insist to get one under 12 lbs. And, seriously, since when does John EVER know what she meant?

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    Elvanion  almost 11 years ago

    No matter how this works, John is going to put his foot in it big time. :)

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    locake  almost 11 years ago

    Why would John do the grocery shopping? Doesn’t he work full time? She works part time and she should do most of the housework. I would never send my husband to buy groceries for any big meal. Was he going to cook the meal too?

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