"How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey? One, but you really have to squeeze him in!” The turkey-stuffing joke—included in many Thanksgiving joke collections—has been cited in print since at least 2002.
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The Secret of Stuffing a Turkey
How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey? Only one, but you REALLY have to squeeze to get him in. Anon.
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Dude, Got Another Joke?
By Bob Phillips
Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers
2002
Pg. 154:
Sonny: How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey?
Salisbury: You tell me.
Sonny: One, but you really have to squeeze him in!
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From: Stan Kegel
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 20:01:21 -0800
Local: Fri, Nov 22 2002 10:01 pm
Subject: Puns of the Weak 11/22/02
How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey?
One, but you really have to squeeze him in! (Kids Jokes)
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Inspiration Station
By Betsy Flot
Xlibris
2010
Pg. 447:
How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey? One, but you really have to squeeze him in!
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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