There was one Thansgiving when I was in law school when I was unable to go home for the holiday. There were 6 classmates, who were also spending the holiday in Boston, as well and one of the girls invited us to her apartment where she was going to make a turkey dinner.

I arrived with a pumpkin pie, and soon after, the others got there around 2 pm. When the last guest arrrived, she said, "Good. I'll cook the turkey now." When we told her that it takes several hours to cook a turkey, she said she had to check the directions, and it was then that she pulled the frozen 18 pound bird from the freezer. Obviously, we didn't have turkey that Thanksgiving.