“They landed at a place called Plymouth (once a famous voiture Americaine ) in a wooden sailing ship called the Mayflower (or Fleur de Mai ) in 1620. But while the Pelerins were killing the dindes, the Peaux-Rouges were killing the Pelerins, and there were several hard winters ahead for both of them. The only way the Peaux-Rouges helped the Pelerins was when they taught them to grow corn (mais). The reason they did this was because they liked corn with their Pelerins.
In 1623, after another harsh year, the Pelerins’ crops were so good that they decided to have a celebration and give thanks because more mais was raised by the Pelerins than Pelerins were killed by Peaux-Rouges.
Every year on the Jour de Merci Donnant, parents tell their children an amusing story about the first celebration and “Kilometres Deboutish” (Miles Standish)”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/23/AR2005112302056.html
This secret (esoteric) history of the first Thanksgiving was discovered many years ago by Art Buchwald (a leader of the Brooklyn branch of the “Illuminati”) whilst he was doing research in the catacombs located beneath the “Crazy Horse” saloon and “salle des danseuses” in Paris (France) (as opposed to Paris, Virginia). The document had lain there moldering amid the cast off “caches sexes” and empty cheese crates for centuries (maybe).
Buchwald successfully penetrated the exoteric “surface”of the text itself to reveal its true meaning. This technique of discerning the inner truth of history had been acquired by Maitre Buchwald while studying at the feet of a great scholar of such matters in Peoria, Illinois (or somewhere out there in the middle of the country) perhaps during his internship at the University of Chicago?
Here, he shares his wisdom with us.
(PS) There is a legend that Buchwald found a note from Brigadier General Sir Harry Flashman VC left with the detritus to the effect that Sir Harry had discovered these materials and had gathered them in the basement for some future use. Presumably Flashman never returned for them, but this story may be apocryphal.
Comment: By way of historical and genetic accident I had nine ancestors among the Pilgrims. Surely you can see them there in the painting. PL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman
Comment: This is pure Colonel Lang. I can see him smiling as he writes this for our enjoyment. I only updated the photo and the link to Art Buchwald’s full article.
Daughter’s cooking a small 12 pounder. Store bought, as at 82 years young I don’t carry the shotgun into the woods anymore. Besides we never did figure out how to cook wild turkey to be moist and juicy. So I’ll stick to the bourbon of the same name. Which brings up the question for Buchwald – how did an American whiskey acquire a French dynastic name?
TTG…I Respect You for the Way you Honor Colonel Lang,,For His Talent as an Author..
And As a Soldier…Who Knew How to “Strike a Tent”..Serve With Honor..Write with
Emotion..And Wisdom..
I Love his Comment about His Nine Ancestors in the Painting..And He Was Serious about It…Thanksgiving Should have Started This Way,,And Ended This Way..With Peace ..Sharing..and Thanksgiving..
My Wife has Listen to Tee Vee today…She Keeps Asking Me..Where is God..in
all This..But Then..She is Used to the Erntendankfest …Celebrated The First Sunday in October in Germany..Thanking God..for the Harvest…A Religious celebration..
I Always Want to Share The “Pilgrim”,,,Bond With Pat Lang..He Understood..
Happy Thanksgiving..Fellow Pilgrims
Jim