Axios: Your Turkey Has a Carbon Footprint and You Are Destroying the Environment by Celebrating Thanksgiving

You probably won't ponder your carbon footprint when you sit down to devour that Thanksgiving turkey -- but some food and climate activists say you should.
Why it matters: With climate change fading in importance on some U.S. lawmakers' priority lists, activists say even small steps from the public are needed.
The big picture: The beloved bird is considered more environmentally friendly than beef. But turkey still produces, in production and post-production, the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming -- even more than chicken, according to the Environmental Working Group.
"Raising and processing a four-ounce turkey serving is the equivalent of nearly three miles' worth of tailpipe emissions," said Iris Myers, the group's senior communications manager.

A four ounce turkey?

Axios is a professionally edited media publication.

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In 2016, Carnegie Mellon researchers calculated the state-by-state footprint of a typical feast, including roast turkey stuffed with sausage and apples, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.
They found that meals prepared in Washington state and Vermont emitted the lowest amounts of carbon dioxide. Hydropower and wind provide about two-thirds of Washington's energy. while renewables provide almost all of Vermont's.
States that rely more on coal, such as Wyoming, West Virginia and Kentucky, had the highest Turkey Day emissions, the researchers found.

This is important research that I have been compelled to fund.

By the numbers: Thrown-away food is a big contributor to climate change. A new analysis by the anti-food waste group ReFED estimates that 320 million pounds of food will get tossed out this Thanksgiving.
That's the equivalent of more than 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or about the same as driving 190,000 gasoline-powered vehicles for a year, ReFED said.
Of those emissions, 4,800 metric tons of methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- come from sending that food to landfills.
The bottom line: "Try not to buy more bird than you and your family will eat," Myers said.

Wellllll... generally I would say of course no one should buy and cook more food than they expect to eat, but Thanksgiving is an exception, because, of course, no one knows how many relatives and guests will show up. People make "too much food" because they don't want neighbors to show up without anything to offer them.

But most people will wind up eating most of that over the course of the week.

Thank you for ruining literally everything, Sanctimonious Sociopaths Satanic-Religious Fanatics.

Speaking of your carbon footprint: It is now cheaper to expand your carbon footprint than it's been since, well, Trump's first term.

Gas prices -- and food prices, and rent prices -- are at their lowest levels since covid shutdowns and Biden's printing of trillions of fake dollars.

Thanksgiving gas prices & meals haven’t been this low since the last time President Trump was in office. Inflation, interest rates & income taxes are also coming down! pic.twitter.com/cuGzoPbrSV
— Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) November 26, 2025

Prices are generally down, Thanksgiving meals from Target and Walmart are significantly cheaper, and gas is the lowest it’s been in years.

Yes there are things to cherry-pick for being higher, but Trumpenomics is working.

America is becoming affordable.pic.twitter.com/SkdEKgSzAl
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 14, 2025

We have a lot to be grateful for as we travel this Thanksgiving.

Gas prices ⬇️
Rental prices ⬇️
Holiday spirits ⬆️@POTUS is dedicated to bringing in a GOLDEN AGE of TRANSPORTATION✈️ 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EhzQvqxbln
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 25, 2025

Gas prices near the lowest level in four years, according to AAA.

"A lot of this has to do with the fall in the price of oil, which couldn't be more timely as we get into Thanksgiving," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, explains. https://t.co/WD2JQ03HBt pic.twitter.com/naxjxSVm2s
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) November 25, 2025

Is everyone ready?

And is everyone here? Or are you already playing hooky?

I'm playing half-hooky. I wrote a bunch of posts last night and did a couple this morning so I'm kind of done for the day unless there's some breaking news. Knock wood!

Today's blogging won't be good. I aimed for "barely acceptable" and I nearly hit that mark. I figure most of you are tuned out, and the news is slow before and during holidays. (Again, knock wood.)

I have to run out to the store to get the holiday branded "Creamy Vanilla" Coke Zero. The store I tried to order from was out. I guess this is a new version of Vanilla Coke.

Question for you cooks: I have both an electronic thermometer and those little plastic pop-up turkey thermometers. Do those little plastic ones work well? If they're a couple of years old, do they still work?

Garsh I wouldn't want to produce even one excess CO2 molecule more than strictly necessary!

Posted by: Ace at 12:10 PM

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1 Hola

Posted by: Dick the Bruiser at November 26, 2025 12:10 PM (5IH8V)

2 2nd

Posted by: Dick the Bruiser at November 26, 2025 12:10 PM (5IH8V)

3 Morning.

Posted by: Robert, The Love Walrus at November 26, 2025 12:10 PM (1Yy3c)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)

5 3rd

Posted by: Dick the Bruiser at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (5IH8V)

6 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (NcvvS)

7 Everything they expect YOU to do, but they'll never do.

Posted by: XTC at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (UnA8+)

8 You probably won't ponder your carbon footprint when you sit down to devour that Thanksgiving turkey -- but some food and climate activists say you should.

You should've considered your carbon footprint of composing this shit article before you sat down to type it up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)

9 Question for you cooks: I have both an electronic thermometer and those little plastic pop-up turkey thermometers. Do those little plastic ones work well? If they're a couple of years old, do they still work?

Posted by: Ace at 12:10 PM

I've always heard the pop-up ones are unreliable. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way!

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (DRSnL)

10 "Why it matters: With climate change fading in importance on some U.S. lawmakers' priority lists, activists say even small steps from the public are needed."

This is why we should have open season on buffalo

Posted by: Ripley at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (GUOwU)

11 the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming

There is no such f*cking thing, you asspimple.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)

12 Axios.
LOL

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (XQo4F)

13 And is everyone here? Or are you already playing hooky?

We're all in the car heading over the chez Ace.

Hope you have a huge bird.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

14 Oops.

Posted by: Thanatopsis at November 26, 2025 12:13 PM (5IH8V)

15 Dear Marxist Fucksticks:

Take all of your opinions, shine them up real nice, turn them sideways, and shove them straight up your roody-poo candy asses.

Sincerely,
Those of us Who Aren't Assholes.

Posted by: ballistic at November 26, 2025 12:13 PM (5aZAZ)

16 Where's the beef?

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:13 PM (1HZta)

17 Don't make me break my carbon footprint off in yo ass!

Posted by: Melodicmetal at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (61TgR)

18 Ace, the plastic pop-ups are extremely unreliable. Go with the electronic.

Posted by: Nazdar at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (NcvvS)

19 >>>You should've considered your carbon footprint of composing this shit article before you sat down to type it up.

The people who live in front of their computers never, ever acknowledge that they are contributing to "global warming." Never.

Posted by: ace at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (1wjle)

20 Trust not the free pop up "thermometer".

Because it's free, it's worth the purchase price.

Happy Thanksgiving, ace, and all the morons and ettes.

Posted by: Joe Mama at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (TezPK)

21 A four ounce turkey?

What hath metric wrought?

Posted by: Robert, The Love Walrus at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (1Yy3c)

22 >>>I've always heard the pop-up ones are unreliable. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way!

>>>18 Ace, the plastic pop-ups are extremely unreliable. Go with the electronic.

thank you.

Posted by: ace at November 26, 2025 12:14 PM (1wjle)

23 Digital thermometer FTW.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

24 Axios can kindly fuck right off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (2/Rsn)

25 To be fair, the article said a "four ounce turkey serving.

Posted by: Denny Crane - But they are Still Assholes at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (i49OE)

26 Rather than expecting small steps from the public, perhaps the activists can go overboard with the amount steps they carry out.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Ed6Ua)

27 Don't we get this every year? How people celebrating TG are ruining the environment ?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Nx5jP)

28 Re: Thermometers

The pop-up ones are useless and lead to an overcooked bird, and turkey is already difficult enough to make well.

Use your electronic one.

If you want to invest in a really good one, get a Thermapen One. Yes it's $90 but it's also the Ferrari of meat thermometers.

Posted by: ballistic at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (5aZAZ)

29 Self-willowed:

As I started approaching 29, I occasionally found myself indulging in the "If Only"s.

If only I'd done this, if only I'd done that...not that I hated my life or anything like that. I just felt I might've done better.

Then one night I suddenly realized, when I examined the whole idea thoroughly, that any of those changes giving me a "perfect" life, would mean that I wouldn't have the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake or the kiddos.

And no that would simply be intolerable. They are the best thing in my life and we as a family, despite our ups and downs, despite some hard times, have been very blessed by God.

And furthermore, I was being a huge dickweed to God by not acknowledging his complete generosity and being grateful for it. So, I decided that I needed to change the way I think.

I try to end every day thanking God for my life and my family I grew up in and my own family now, and for the day.

Anyway, these are the things in my life i'm most thankful for.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (iJfKG)

30 Rip that plastic thing out of your turkey before cooking.

Heating plastic in your food isn't my idea of a quality meal to eat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

31 whoops hiya Barrel!

Posted by: Denny Crane - But they are Still Assholes at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (i49OE)

32 Low prices kill the planet. I knew it.

Posted by: KT at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (7vIsy)

33
A four ounce turkey?

A four ounce turkey

Posted by: Gilligan at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (pkeXY)

34 4 Oz ain't much. That's a commie Thanksgiving turkey ration.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (2/Rsn)

35 > "Raising and processing a four-ounce turkey serving is the equivalent of nearly three miles' worth of tailpipe emissions," said Iris Myers, the group's senior communications manager.
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Bet Iris sucks on a lot of "tailpipe emissions."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (NwnyJ)

36 Nice job, Denny.

This is why we can't have nice things.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (Zz0t1)

37
Aggggghhhh!

I've been italicized!!!

Avenge me!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (iJfKG)

38 >>>20 Trust not the free pop up "thermometer".

i'm glad I checked with you guys. Okay, now I have to check if the electronic thermometer still works. I pretty much only use it on Thanksgiving.

Posted by: ace at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (1wjle)

39 The red thermometers are for turkeys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (1HZta)

40 Denny Crane, the Barrel summons you!

Posted by: Nazdar at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (NcvvS)

41 Heating plastic in your food isn't my idea of a quality meal to eat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

=====

CBD hardest hit.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (DRSnL)

42 My turkey has a boron-carbon footprint.

Posted by: PG at November 26, 2025 12:16 PM (3DUTJ)

43 Take your carbon footprint and shove it up your ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

44 Typing too slowly with a Chorkie chin on my arm.

Posted by: Nazdar at November 26, 2025 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

45 Hyphen problems:

"four-ounce-turkey-serving"

Or maybe just:

"four ounce turkey-serving"

Also, fuck these guys.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at November 26, 2025 12:17 PM (asXVI)

46 Posted by: naturalfake at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (iJfKG

Very nice post. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 26, 2025 12:17 PM (Nx5jP)

47 Or, wait, the classic way to edit it would be:

"four ounce serving of turkey"

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (asXVI)

48 Take your carbon footprint and shove it up your ass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

=====

You're in a feisty mood today.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (DRSnL)

49 The point of critical theory is to obtain the means with which to break anything. It's a language of pure subversion.

They call it "deconstruction" but it's really just destruction and they con you for the fun of it.

Posted by: ... at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (E0p3T)

50 A four ounce meal just pisses my stomach off for teasing it like that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)

51 Meanwhile a HIGHWAY is being put in the rain forest so all the limousine Marxists can beat off with terrific view

We can't hate these fuckers enough

Posted by: Melodicmetal at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (61TgR)

52 I try to end every day thanking God for my life and my family I grew up in and my own family now, and for the day.
Posted by: naturalfake

I've always thought there should be two words for "family" -- one for the family you were born into, and one for the family that you create by getting married and having kids.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (77rzZ)

53 Hi, Denny Crane.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Fix Shit Quick. at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (i49OE)

54 ""And is everyone here? Or are you already playing hooky?""

Playing hooky. Was going to go to the shop and said fuck it. Nothing happening there that I can't do on friday, or next tuesday.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (snZF9)

55 How many 4 ounces per slab?

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (1HZta)

56 Time to end non profit status and make them taxable including all their donations. No more tax deductions for asshole whale donors either and ban foreign contributions to 501c3 or 501c4 organizations.

Posted by: whig at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (WDjG6)

57 Axios: Your Turkey Has a Carbon Footprint and You Are Destroying the Environment by Celebrating Thanksgiving

How many times do I need to say "fuck you" or "so what?'

to these a-holes till they stop gabbling their nonsense.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (iJfKG)

58
You're in a feisty mood today.
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (DRSnL)

Hangovers do that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)

59 One day in the future instead of Microwave Ovens in every kitchen we'll have Nuclear Fusion MMR (Micro-Modular Reactors) to cook our Thanksgiving dinners.

Posted by: ShainS -- Bury My Heart At a Texas MoMe at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (OnxLp)

60 Low prices kill the planet. I knew it.
Posted by: KT at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (7vIsy)

That reminds me, but did you hear about the guy that died at Walmart?

Killed by falling prices.

Posted by: Robert, The Love Walrus at November 26, 2025 12:19 PM (1Yy3c)

61 I am ready in Northern Nevada.

Which means I will get my place in line at a $65 buffet at a casino tomorrow late morning with my oldest son and my Ex.

Good times.

Happy (almost) Turkey day, Horde.

Posted by: Czech Chick at November 26, 2025 12:19 PM (vK/Ja)

62 Hyphen problems:

"four-ounce-turkey-serving"

Or maybe just:

"four ounce turkey-serving"

Also, fuck these guys.
Posted by: moviegique

four-ounce-turkey serving.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:19 PM (77rzZ)

63 Go with the thermometer.

Posted by: RS at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (SuU/K)

64 Your Turkey Has a Carbon Footprint and You Are Destroying the Environment by Celebrating Thanksgiving

I already had a teenage student inform me today that the pesticides being used by agribusiness are the same as gassed the Jews in WW2

I said, I don't think Zyklon B is being used by ADM or anybody these days

Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (dCxaZ)

65 nobody sane takes Axios articles seriously.
They're a bunch of assholes.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (xcxpd)

66 The people that write articles like that believe in separation of church and state while forcing their religion on you.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (7xrfc)

67 That's why I'm making a roast this year. Because unlike you all I care about the planet.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (viF8m)

68 Progs like to guilt trip people but Catholics are the experts at guilt so progs need to back off and stick to rioting.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 26, 2025 12:20 PM (dE3DB)

69 As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Les Nessman

Posted by: Old Blue at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (up14Y)

70 >Raising and processing a four-ounce turkey serving is the equivalent of nearly three miles' worth of tailpipe emissions

----

good to know
k thanks

Posted by: Don Black at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (AOsQT)

71 Is everyone ready?

I just have to go to the store to get a hostess gift for tomorrow

Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (dCxaZ)

72 Dear Axios,

Fuck you.

Love,

Duke

PS Fuck you

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (2UnvF)

73 I've always heard the pop-up ones are unreliable. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way!
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:12 PM (DRSnL)

Two thoughts on this comment.

1. Slow hanging curve ball across the plate
2. Used the pop-ups for years and never had an issue.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (0714D)

74 "Question for you cooks: I have both an electronic thermometer and those little plastic pop-up turkey thermometers. Do those little plastic ones work well? If they're a couple of years old, do they still work?
"

Yes and yes, Ace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 26, 2025 12:21 PM (xcxpd)

75 As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Les Nessman
Posted by: Old Blue

*cough*
Arthur Carlson
*cough*

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (77rzZ)

76 Progs like to guilt trip people but Catholics are the experts at guilt so progs need to back off and stick to rioting.

Catholics live under a really Big Tent. Italian Catholics traditionally are not so guilt-driven

Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (dCxaZ)

77 Aldo Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides.
Progs are aghast.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (dE3DB)

78 Raising and processing a four-ounce turkey serving is the equivalent of nearly three miles' worth of tailpipe emissions

Can we stop with the butt jokes, please?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (mlg/3)

79 Iris Myers, the group's senior communications manager.
-----------------
I'm not that old, you know.
I could take this kind of news from a junior manager.
I'm almost ashamed, thinking of a grownup having to say it.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (zdLoL)

80 You're bringing Hohos?

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (1HZta)

81 Hey I know. Let’s all fly our private jets to Aruba and have a 4 day symposium on how we can address this issue.
- elites

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (HW6XE)

82 Go with the electronic thermometer, the pop up ones never worked well for me but YMMV. My favorite thermometer ever is the thermopen, those rock.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 26, 2025 12:22 PM (77W69)

83 Re pop up. Ditto--they are unreliable. Electronic with a wireless probe are useful if you have already made sure that it works as to temperature consistency and wireless connectivity.

FWIW, Roasting pans with a cooking rack inside it are useful if cooking something large like a Turkey.

They tend to keep temperatures consistent and moisture in balance so the turkey does not dry out.

High fat content meat does not require it but the drippings from such are usually delicious and well worth using in gravy or other cooking as well.

Posted by: whig at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (WDjG6)

84 The leftists dogged determination to exterminate nice things marches on; an army of bitter women determined to deprive others of even momentary occasions of joy.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (DaYai)

85 F

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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)

86 Also Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides.
Progs are aghast.

what??? and deprive the world of a million and a half cameltoes on chonky women??

Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (dCxaZ)

87 I think it's been a decade since I attended a Thanksgiving dinner

Posted by: Don Black at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (AOsQT)

88 "You will eat bugs and watch Wicked 2!"

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (DaYai)

89 You should've considered your carbon footprint of composing this shit article before you sat down to type it up.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)

I assume all the "journalists" at Axios are either fags or dykes, since if they engaged in procreative sex, that would increase their carbon footprint. Which would amount to hypocrisy, and we know they are sincere in their beliefs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (npFr7)

90 I can't even feel 4 oz. of anything on my tongue.

Posted by: JB Pritzker at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (RQBgz)

91 okay the electronic one seems to be working. thanks for warning me off the plastic ones.

Posted by: ace at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (1wjle)

92 86 Also Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides.

sure Sean

get rid of TSA and I will

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (emBoF)

93 Yes, yes, yes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (1HZta)

94 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)

=====

Do you need a hug?

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (DRSnL)

95 A 4 ounce turkey? A meal fit for a mouse!

Posted by: LASue at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (lCppi)

96 "A new analysis by the anti-food waste group ReFED estimates that 320 million pounds of food will get tossed out this Thanksgiving."

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...of which 90% is probably accounted for by turkey carcasses and vegetable peelings

Almost nobody tosses good Thanksgiving food.

Fuck off ReFED.

Posted by: Bigsmith at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (1Au9i)

97 Is Piper here today?

I have a question for her, since she is a Fitness Maven.

Or can any Hordian answer me this question:

If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?

Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (dCxaZ)

98 all good here procrastinating pie manufacturing

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (emBoF)

99
I filled up the tank before driving down to SoCal yesterday. Couldn't believe it: only $4.16 at Costco. That is LOW.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (6yxOS)

100 65 nobody sane takes Axios articles seriously.
They're a bunch of assholes.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
=========
Unfortunately everyone in DC, including GOP officeholders and staff, etc. take Axios seriously.

That is part of the problem with the national GOP party. They read and watch leftist media like their counterparts across the aisle.

Posted by: whig at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (WDjG6)

101 The Axios author should eliminate their (and I use "their" intentionally) carbon footprint by go to the top of the nearest tall building and leaping off it. To avoid using any electricity generated by burning coal, they should avoid the elevator and take the stairs.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (Apzx6)

102 Mommy, delicious carbon footprint, with taters and gravy.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (dK+Kv)

103
Do you need a hug?
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (DRSnL)

*twists big toe into the floor*

........yes.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)

104 The heat of my hate for Axios is so intense that it could fully cook a large turkey.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (bNf8H)

105 I could have sworn there was white supremacy associated with turkey dinners. I guess that didn’t sell so now it’s on to Turkey is killing the erf. Lol

It never ends with these fucking lunatics.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (HW6XE)

106 "Why it matters:"

As a rule this goes into the "eat me" file, with a follow up to suck my carbon footprint.

Posted by: Trip at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (2DcgA)

107 Checking things off this morning before my walk...sweet potato peanut oat crumble is getting finished and put on top of the sweet potato mash for cooking tomorrow. Cran sauce and all pumpkin stuff is done. Daughter's bread it rising and just about ready for the oven (it's huge, so I'm feeling like she made enough).

After the walk, gonna work on tonight's dinner and fruit and cheese prep for tomorrow - can't preslice apples or asian pears, but can do the pineapple and clementines and the hard cheeses.

Decided my fridge wanted me to wait for giblet gravy til tomorrow.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (tOcjL)

108 Gotta do some stuff before weather sets in. Have fun and do not run with scissors.

Posted by: whig at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (WDjG6)

109 I think it's been a decade since I attended a Thanksgiving dinner
Posted by: Don Black

Drunken rant, then passing out and facepalming into the cranberry sauce? Word about that kind of thing gets around quick.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (77rzZ)

110 If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?

I think so, sure. try not to overeat still. cardio doesn't increase the metabolism like lifting does

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (emBoF)

111 Why it matters: With climate change fading in importance on some U.S. lawmakers' priority lists, activists say even small steps from the public are needed.

Translation: People are no longer listening to our nonsense, so we've got to come up with some new reason for hysteria.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

112 Is everyone ready?
And is everyone here? Or are you already playing hooky?

Hooky? I'm already drinking.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (cxFcK)

113 I got yer pop-up thermometer right here!

Posted by: Every Guy's Hippocampus at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (w9Wax)

114 the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming

Ah, my favorite time of year!! When two major and important holidays, beloved by millions is crapped on by sad, mewling, twits who are angry at Dad. A tradition like no other!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (sAmhv)

115 86 Also Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides.

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No need for suits and ties. I'd be more than happy to avoid seeing pajamas and peek-a-boo, nude, spandex onesies on the very oversized gals.

Posted by: LASue at November 26, 2025 12:26 PM (lCppi)

116
If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?
Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (dCxaZ)

It'll take a bit, but yes.

Starting the exercise regimen will cause the body to panic store calories, but then will burn them as desired. Of course, a diet must be adhered to as well for maximum effectiveness.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (Zz0t1)

117 Rip that plastic thing out of your turkey before cooking.

Heating plastic in your food isn't my idea of a quality meal to eat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

Do they still make the dial type of meat thermometer?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (npFr7)

118 Anyone who uses the word "symposium" needs their ass kicked

Posted by: Melodicmetal at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (61TgR)

119 {{{Sponge}}}

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (DRSnL)

120 97 Is Piper here today?

I have a question for her, since she is a Fitness Maven.

Or can any Hordian answer me this question:

If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?
Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (dCxaZ)

Is she walking at all now? And what is her goal? She'd lose slowly and reshape her body more than get a drastic weight loss (but she'd have great calves and legs develop)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (tOcjL)

121 okay the electronic one seems to be working. thanks for warning me off the plastic ones.
Posted by: ace at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (1wjle)

Wow, you are way ahead of the game, cooking your turkey on Wednesday!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Misunderstand Things. at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (i49OE)

122 Isn’t a 4 oz service like a turkey sandwich? What the fuck kind of TG dinner do these retards have?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (HW6XE)

123 My nephews are planning on deep frying the turkey in the driveway. The temperature is supposed to be in the low 30's with wind gust of 40 mph. I'm going to sit in a chair with a vodka and cranberry and watch the show.

Posted by: Indiana Lurker at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (3ZVqj)

124 Good to see that even Ewoks eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (77rzZ)

125 Question for you cooks: I have both an electronic thermometer and those little plastic pop-up turkey thermometers. Do those little plastic ones work well? If they're a couple of years old, do they still work?

I've seen no studies on their reliability, but the plastic ones are generally now held to be unreliable. Of course, those opinions may come from people who make $100 electronic ones.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

126 Trump needs to appoint a Mockery Czar. His entire job would be to mock the Left. Cabinet level position based on its cultural importance. He could speak up at every cabinet meeting on progress in mocking, marginalizing and demoralizing the Left.

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (h/ffs)

127 88 "You will eat bugs and watch Wicked 2!"

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 26, 2025 12:23 PM (DaYai)

What's the carbon footprint of collecting, processing, storing, and shipping bugs for human consumption?

SMACK!

OK, shuttin' up over here, Boss!

Posted by: Gref at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5rh/l)

128 Unfortunately everyone in DC, including GOP officeholders and staff, etc. take Axios seriously.

That is part of the problem with the national GOP party. They read and watch leftist media like their counterparts across the aisle.
Posted by: whig at November 26, 2025 12:25 PM (WDjG6)

Word

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (xcxpd)

129 "the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming"

Global warming was the reason for both the extreme hurricane season that was predicted and for the actual unusually mild season with no hurricanes making landfall.

Posted by: Ripley at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (GUOwU)

130 Vanilla Coke? I'm afraid I'm going to need to see your Man Card.

Posted by: Delurker at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (NhiOW)

131 126 Trump needs to appoint a Mockery Czar. His entire job would be to mock the Left. Cabinet level position based on its cultural importance. He could speak up at every cabinet meeting on progress in mocking, marginalizing and demoralizing the Left.

I want this job

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (emBoF)

132 Defrost comes before deepfry.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:28 PM (1HZta)

133 If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?
Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (dCxaZ)

If she cuts carbs to the bone, kills sugar and walks, yeah...the pounds WILL come off.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (xcxpd)

134 Speaking of useless carbon footprints: when the rats shut down the government again in January, is there a plan besides being outraged and offended on the talk shows ?

To ask the question is to answer it.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (sa3+D)

135 Nah, everyone is either dead or estranged or back East
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> I could have sworn there was white supremacy associated with turkey dinners.
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uh, hello, they keep the white meat separate from the dark meat

Posted by: Don Black at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (AOsQT)

136 I give less than zero fucks what people wear on a plane.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (HW6XE)

137 *swoons*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)

138 Man...the Dow Jones has been coo coo banana balls lately

Posted by: eleven at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (aTgV0)

139
Axios: "You probably won't ponder your carbon footprint when you sit down to devour that Thanksgiving turkey -- but some food and climate activists say you should."

You can kiss my ass you America hating turd sniffer.

Posted by: BifBewalski at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (QVmho)

140 Chickens will eat za bugs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (1HZta)

141 I think my Scotch also has a carbon footprint

A twofer

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (ItWcy)

142 What is a four ounce turkey? A pigeon maybe.

Store by me had the new Vanilla Coke and the next day it was all gone.

Posted by: morigu at November 26, 2025 12:29 PM (+O3/H)

143 I have to run out to the store to get the holiday branded "Creamy Vanilla" Coke Zero. The store I tried to order from was out. I guess this is a new version of Vanilla Coke.
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Pour a little heavy whipping cream into whatever soda you're drinking. A teaspoon is maybe 40 or 50 calories. Turns it into a poor man's Italian cream soda.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (XvL8K)

144
Wow, you are way ahead of the game, cooking your turkey on Wednesday!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Misunderstand Things. at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (i49OE)

He's cooking it the 'sun tea' way, just setting it in the window, letting the sun do it's thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (Zz0t1)

145 Be thankful Greta didn't turn your turkey green.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (pkeXY)

146 One day in the future instead of Microwave Ovens in every kitchen we'll have Nuclear Fusion MMR (Micro-Modular Reactors) to cook our Thanksgiving dinners.
Posted by: ShainS -- Bury My Heart At a Texas MoMe at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (OnxLp)

And we will have to marinate the turkey in a basin of Liquid Plutonium to get that old-fashioned home-cooked flavor.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (npFr7)

147 118 Anyone who uses the word "symposium" needs their ass kicked
Posted by: Melodicmetal at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (61TgR)

Is that better or worse than a case of the Mondays?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (HW6XE)

148 Oh good, the troll has opinions on something.
This is always classic.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (xcxpd)

149 When I decide to I can really pack away an amazing quantity of food; love to eat! Especially on Thanksgiving… So I look forward to having a yyuuugggeeee carbon footprint tomorrow. Can’t wait

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (YobFY)

150 I got yer pop-up thermometer right here!

Posted by: Every Guy's Hippocampus

Ah, the single-sensor, heat-seeking missile, aka the one-eyed trouser snake.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

151 Vanilla Coke just sounds like root beer to me.

Posted by: Bulg at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (77rzZ)

152 Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Ace!

I frequent a lot of low-cost cooking YTers. It's amazing how cheerful the commenters are despite the audience being Social Security recipients and a lot of people raising kids. As soon as I get on a financial advice channel, it's full of "some people can't afford to save $5 a week" and "nobody can survive in tRump's economy !!!"

There are two separate worlds.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (oy1iR)

153 "Also Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides."

"Thass Raycissst!"

Posted by: The little black kid who screams "Thass Raycisssst!" at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (Apzx6)

154 Then one night I suddenly realized, when I examined the whole idea thoroughly, that any of those changes giving me a "perfect" life, would mean that I wouldn't have the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake or the kiddos.

And no that would simply be intolerable. They are the best thing in my life and we as a family, despite our ups and downs, despite some hard times, have been very blessed by God.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 26, 2025 12:15 PM (iJfKG)

As Jean-Luc Piccard said in the TNG episode "tapestry"- "My life had loose threads, and when I pulled at those loose threads it unraveled the tapestry of my life".

I used to think that all the time, I used to think about those threads. What if I never went into music, what if I just took over my father's business, or cut my hair and took that 75K a year job..in 1990, and on and on. It all pointed to the fact that I wouldn't be here in this form, unrecognizable. No Mrs B, different friends, different house...no, I'm exactly where I need to be.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (snZF9)

155 If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?
Posted by: kallisto at November 26, 2025 12:24 PM (dCxaZ)

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It really depends on the person. My sister can walk around the block once a day and drop weight. I can walk 10 miles a day and not lose a pound if I don't change what I'm eating.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (DRSnL)

156 The weekend is here

Have I mentioned I H8 my coworkers lately?

Posted by: Skip at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (+qU29)

157 Can you fry a turkey in beer?

Posted by: eleven at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (aTgV0)

158 Your Turkey Has a Carbon Footprint

Not as much as the Ford EarthFucker does:
https://tinyurl.com/5c28mmyu

(Goes to archive.org which references a meme posted in 2010 at the "Sharp as a Marble" blog, which itself is building on the meme started by the "Say Uncle" blog.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (O7YUW)

159 One day in the future instead of Microwave Ovens in every kitchen we'll have Nuclear Fusion MMR (Micro-Modular Reactors) to cook our Thanksgiving dinners.
Posted by: ShainS -- Bury My Heart At a Texas MoMe at November 26, 2025 12:18 PM (OnxLp)

And we will have to marinate the turkey in a basin of Liquid Plutonium to get that old-fashioned home-cooked flavor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 26, 2025 12:30 PM (npFr7)

Didn’t Doc Brown already invent this?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 26, 2025 12:31 PM (YobFY)

160 Not enough filibustering, blue slipping, talk show yapping, or photo opping going on out there. - your GOP senate.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (sa3+D)

161 I'm sure they used plenty of Electricity creating that bogus Turkey study... heat in the office, lights, power for computers, lots of phone calls... Internet to do the research...

All electricity has a carbon footprint, even solar due to how the panels are manufactured...

So, what's the carbon footprint of yer study? or to paraphrase... what's the Carbon Footprint of Libers BullShit?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (mP0Kj)

162 If a woman walks 3 miles a day, would she lose weight fairly quickly? Or at least trim down a bit?
Posted by: kallisto

There was an older lady in my neighborhood that started walking 3 miles a day starting last June. Now her family has no idea where she is.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (cxFcK)

163 Axios can esad.

Posted by: mr tmz at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (rJ48h)

164 Carnegie Mellon

Motto: 5 times the cost of Pitt and a mile further away from The "O".

Posted by: DaveA at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (FhXTo)

165 Also Sean Duffy wants travelers to dress decently for plane rides.

sure Sean

get rid of TSA and I will

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Its a valid point. I can't wear a belt because the metal buckle will require me to remove the belt for TSA. Have to be prepared to remove shoes too.

Posted by: Crusader at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (TN0g+)

166 Do they still make the dial type of meat thermometer?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 26, 2025 12:27 PM (npFr7)

Analog? Like the one I have for my turkey fryer? I'm sure they do.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (Zz0t1)

167 Let me expel some carbon up your fucking asses leftards

after I finish eating a tasty turkey with my keto stuffing

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Patiently Awaiting My Pre-Ordered AI Powered Fembot at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (HYKHz)

168 PSA: If you are using wireless probe thermometers, make sure they're plugged in and charging today to avoid that Oh Shit moment tomorrow.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (2UnvF)

169 "knock wood"

Hehehehehehe

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at November 26, 2025 12:32 PM (36PRH)

170 LOL... Maybe a specially-mounted shelf with a nice Southern exposure?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes I Misunderstand Things. at November 26, 2025 12:33 PM (i49OE)

171 Axios is burning electricity to print their shitgarbage articles. They should commit hari kari.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 26, 2025 12:33 PM (Ffc+8)

172 I'm playing half-hooky. I wrote a bunch of posts last night and did a couple this morning so I'm kind of done for the day unless there's some breaking news. Knock wood!
_________________________________

I'm half tempted to recreate the Great Molasses explosion/ flood of 1919 Boston so ACE can relax and watch is Anime.

Posted by: Orson at November 26, 2025 12:33 PM (dIske)

173 the word I don't like to read in comments is

'methinks'

unless you're Shakespeare, just don't

Posted by: Don Black at November 26, 2025 12:33 PM (AOsQT)

174 Oh boy, a process engineering question! My time to, well not shine, but maybe give off a dim glow if you turn out the lights and squint.

The pop up ones are not as accurate, but they are better than nothing. Their true advantage is that they are placed (generally) at the right depth and that is more important than accuracy. The problem with the electronic ones is people poke them in too deep or too shallow or into the wrong part, or they don't give them time to react.

The plastic is FDA approved (our food sees a lot of plastic before it gets to the table. Many foods are cooked or pasteurized in plastic) and the mechanism is reliable, even when a few years old.

I use both.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at November 26, 2025 12:33 PM (lWy3j)

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