Christmas Creep. | The Turkey Pardon.
Nov 20, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 135
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Episode description
Do retailers put out Christmas stuff earlier and earlier every year, not giving Thanksgiving fair respect, or is it all in our heads?
A presidential pardon forgives a crime and clears the record of the offender. So why does a turkey (yes, an actual turkey) receive this treatment every Thanksgiving?
Sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/countdown-christmas-creep-earlier-every-year-1631978
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/26/782716688/i-beg-your-pardon-the-strange-history-presidents-sparing-turkeys
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