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November 27, 2003

Enjoy Your Thanksgiving Fast

No, that's not a typo. The citizens of Camberwell, a fictional town situated somewhat to the left of Lake Wobegon, are fasting on Thanksgiving.


Here in Camberwell, we like to think of our town as New England's most progressive community. In other towns, Thanksgiving is a day of feasting in which Americans gorge themselves till they're about to burst. But in Camberwell, the new thing is to fast on Thanksgiving.

This particular absurdity is something I made up out of whole cloth as part of my Camberwell Tales series. After the fact, I searched Google to see if anyone might actually fast on Thanksgiving, and I found out that Oxfam sponsors a pre-Thanksgiving Fast which occurs one week before the big day. At least that makes room for the feast.

Enjoy your turkey (or tofurkey)!

Posted by rickheller at November 27, 2003 10:27 AM
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