(TRANSLATED FROM THE WAMPANOAG)
“Helen, all I’m saying is that we don’t know what’s being let into the country.”
“They’re religious refugees, Bob.”
“They dress weird!”
“They think we dress weird.”
“They only have one god! And, quite frankly, he seems like a dick.”
“Well, they’re here and we should welcome them. How bad could they be?”
“They have no interest in learning our language.”
“In their defense, our language is very difficult.”
“And now we have to have dinner with them?!”
“One meal. Some turkey, some corn–”
“We call it maize.”
“–and some apple pie.”
“No apples trees in North America in 1621, Helen.”
“You get my point. We’ll break bread with them and then we’ll be friends. They seem like lovely people.”
“They’ll be lovelier after none of them survive the winter.”
“Stop it. Be nice.”
“Can I hit one of them in the face with a tomahawk?”
“Wampanoag don’t have tomahawks, dear.”
“What about a big rock, Helen? Do Wampanoag have big rocks?”
…
“We will have one friendly meal with the English. What’s the worst that could happen?”
“I’m going to remember you said that.”
“Good for you, Bob.”
The only known photograph of Helen and Bob:
http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/02/Thanksgiving_The-First-Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961-E.jpeg
Wow. I do not think the artist got the “who was feeding whom” part of the meal right.
The winners always write, or in this case paint, the history.
https://thoughtsonthedead.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/billy-books-hat-old.jpg
Well played.
http://images.jambase.com/bands/BillKreutzmann/FrenchyBill.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXESqkUf2IU
THAT is how bad we can be.
My favorite holiday-related injuries are the fried turkey burns.
Losing eyes and finger to fireworks is funny, but the house burning down because an idiot chucked a half-thawed turkey into a vat of boiling oil is just the best value for your entertainment dollar.
I just jumped the watchman
Right outside the fence
Took his Rolex and Earthroamer
Aint that heaven sent
– Squanto 1692
http://40.media.tumblr.com/7d2ecfb11657fdc45caac09265f4e87c/tumblr_mqvfomnShL1rnd47mo1_500.jpg
hey, i live in the land of the wampanoag!
I-)