Thanksgiving is full of comedy material. There's the signature American gluttony, the widespread ignorance of its dark history, and, of course, coping with being around your family.
But whether you're spending the holiday at your relatives', hosting a Friendsgiving, or just hanging out by yourself with takeout at home, chances are, you'll need a little break to recover from the food coma at some point during the day. Don't worry. Bored Panda has you covered.
We've put together a list of funny Thanksgiving memes that perfectly capture the essence of Turkey Day, so put on your stretchiest sweatpants, pour yourself a drink, and get ready for some giggles!
Oh, and if you forgot how everyone celebrated Thanksgiving last year, fire up our post from 2020.
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One of the first Thanksgiving celebrations was in 1621, when the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast.
Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to commemorate the end of a long drought that had threatened the year's harvest and prompted Governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. Days of fasting and thanksgiving on an annual or occasional basis became common practice in other New England settlements as well.
For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states, and it wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
In many American households, Thanksgiving has lost much of its original religious significance; it now centers mostly on cooking and sharing a bountiful meal with family and friends. When it comes to turkey, a Thanksgiving staple so ubiquitous it has become an essential part of the holiday, we aren't sure if it was or wasn't served when the Pilgrims hosted the inaugural feast in 1621.
But today, 85 to 90 percent of Americans prepare the bird—whether roasted, baked or deep-fried—on Thanksgiving. Other traditional foods include stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Volunteering is a common Thanksgiving Day activity, and communities often hold food drives and host free dinners for the less fortunate.
LOL! At my house it is customary for you to return to yours as soon as possible....
Although the American concept of Thanksgiving developed in the colonies of New England, you could theoretically trace its roots back to the other side of the Atlantic. Both the Separatists who came over on the Mayflower and the Puritans who arrived soon after brought with them a tradition of providential holidays—a time of fasting during difficult or pivotal moments and days of feasting and celebration to thank God in times of plenty.
Imagine the memes they'd share!
This is SO my dad :D!! Every single time I visit he goes a huntin' for it.
Since half the country has gone mental, I'd be afraid that violence would ensue.
Hey guys I would like to announce that I'm an idiot. I only just realized that when my various family members say grace and say something like "thank you for this food and the hands that prepared it" they're probably not just talking about the one or two people who cooked/prepped the meal. They probably mean to thank the farmers and all kinds of people. Better late than never, I guess 🤦♀
Trust me, you don't want to participate in the conversation that would follow this comment. !!!
My boyfriend is venezuelan and my family is a bunch of racists - so they pretend he doesn't exist and still ask me at every family reunion why I'm "still single". Well, f**k you, we'll stay at home and eat a turkey all by ourselves.
My cat started freaking out last night and staring at the door and making crazy noises! I opened the door and a very skinny fuzzy gray and white cat ran in! He’s so sweet if we keep him we’re naming him Turkey cause he found us on Thanksgiving eve!
Only 15? My mom has 10-11 siblings (I can’t remember exactly) and my dad has 9. Only 1 on each side aren’t married, and the majority have kids. There is not a single only child so far, and I have 7 siblings. Thanksgiving is chaotic.
Is that before or after your sit the turkey upright put a paper hat on it and take photos to put amusing captions to?
No idea who said it's from wizards, this is from a manga called Berserk by the late Kentaro Miura
Why do people go for a walk on "Family gathering holidays"? So they don't kill their family
I have managed about 3 hours (a lot for me) with just parents and 2 siblings. Add a couple more people I know and then the recovery time goes from days to weeks
i feel sooo sorry for my gma i ate close to nothing since I had a cold
Unless we have American family there are very few Canadians that 'celebrate two thanksgivings'
Kinda would've like to see the whole thing instead of the beginning being cut off.
"It was Johnny Hopkins, and Sloan Kettering. And they were blazin' that s**t up every day."
