Leno and Letterman will be in reruns now that the Writers Guild of America is on strike? Come on now. I would hate for the networks to lose their ratings, and the advertising dollars. So I am offering my services, on a voluntary basis for the first three days, and a small fee of appreciation for each day after that if the strike is still on. Who knows, even after the strike is over, I might get an offer to write the 'metinologue' for Leno once he leaves the Tonight Show when Conan takes over. And Leno might actually be funny by then! . . .
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- TALK TURKEY
Did you know 'talk turkey' is a US term first recorded in 1824, but is probably much older; one suggestion is that it goes back as far as colonial times.
But the meaning of the phrase seems to have shifted down the years. To start with it meant to speak agreeably, or to say pleasant things; nowadays it usually refers to speaking frankly, discussing hard facts, or getting down to serious business.
But more importantly, did you know that the original settlers in the US called the fowl (turkey) they had known in Europe because it was thought to come from Turkey.
Some also say that Christopher Columbus took some of the wild turkeys of North America back to Europe. Merchants from Turkey may have been trading some of these birds so they came to be called "turkey birds."
So let's 'talk turkey' not only to help fight cultural illiteracy but to exchange information and ideas without regard to radical conspiracy. Have Fun!
