In the middle of the night
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
July 7, 2020 8:01pm CST
It’s strange what comes to mind in the middle of the night. Things like why do we say we ‘dress’ a turkey? To me, this means killing and plucking it then removing the innards so it’s ready to cook. Surely it should be called ‘undressing’. And while we’re on the subject, have you ever roasted a turkey and forgotten to take out the plastic bag of gizzards, neck, etc from the body cavity?
And another thing that I’ve never sorted out despite my advanced age. When we ‘draw’ the curtains, do we draw them together or draw them apart? I think it’s the former but I’m never sure.
I told someone the other day I try not to end all my posts with a question but I’ll use one today. What world-shattering things occupy your mind in the middle of the night?
The photo is of my nephew’s geese.
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@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Jul 20
That's too funny, I'd never cooked a turkey so I never forgot to take the baggie out. You're right, it shouldn't be called dressing a turkey when one is removing all the feathers and innards .... but somehow calling it undressing a turkey just doesn't sound right. 
That whole draw thingy, I always wondered if they missed their crayons.
That whole draw thingy, I always wondered if they missed their crayons.2 people like this
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
8 Jul 20
When we were buying a whole dressed chicken, yes, that happened one time that we forgot to remove the gizzard and liver that was wrapped in plastic. But that was when I was living in my parent's home. Now we do not buy a whole chicken, only parts particularly drumsticks.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv our favorite is the drumstick and our dogs like the boiled chicken wings.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Our friend's little dog liked the chicken necks.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jul 20
Many times I end up the day with the most funny thoughts. Tonight I watch my bedroom devoid of clutter (everything is in the living room where I put it just in case the TV technician had COVID. The only thing I brought back are my pills, water and the last bottle of Jack Daniels Should I start throwing away things I don´t need now that they are not here? Will I ever throw any of those things?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv Ihad my pills in one hand and the JD in the other
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@wolfgirl569 (135745)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Jul 20
Pretty geese. Usually what did I forget to do 
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
8 Jul 20
Quite interesting to know that if we are supposed to draw the curtain, should it be closed or should it be taken apart? I think it could be used either way. In the middle of night I think why rice paper is not made up of rice.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
8 Jul 20
All good sleep depriving questions.
I never say dress a turkey.
I never roasted a turkey without removing the bag of innards while washing the inside and outside thoroughly.
And I had draperies custom made just so I could draw them closed.
I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. Stay awake and think up more of these. They are hilarious!
I never say dress a turkey.
I never roasted a turkey without removing the bag of innards while washing the inside and outside thoroughly.
And I had draperies custom made just so I could draw them closed.
I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. Stay awake and think up more of these. They are hilarious!1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jul 20
Yes, I have forgotten to take the bag out of the turkey before roasting it. I felt like an idiot. You mean I'm not?
I think you pull them together, but it could be both.
Thoughts that occupy my mind in the middle of the night, what my characters are up to in the book I'm working on.
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Yes, it's always working overtime. It's a wonder I get any sleep at all sometimes.
@LindaOHio (222415)
• United States
8 Jul 20
Great photo. I try not to have any mind-boggling thoughts in the middle of the night. Too distracting. I've never left the gizzards in a chicken/turkey.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Jul 20
when i draw the curtains I use a pencil!
why do we drive on a parkway but park on a driveway?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv there are, once my wife woke me at 2 am and asked me "why don't fish swim into aquarium walls."
i went back to sleep!
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@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
8 Jul 20
@judyev the most pressing quandary that troubles me late at night as I toss and turn is why I can’t get to sleep, and while restless I always start to wonder where my passport is, panic, and get up to look for it. It’s always where it always is.
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