The Robbo Service

Last evening at dinner the Llama-ettes were regailing me with a Thanksgiving song written by their musick teacher at St. Marie of the Blessed Educational Method. I believe the name of the song is "In 1621", and it goes on at length about the Plymouth Colony. (I don't recall any of the lyrics, but the general trend is mildy p.c.) "See, Dad," they explained, "that was where the first Thanksgiving was held....in 1621!"

Being the kind of guy I am, I couldn't resist saying, "You know, girls, the very first Thanksgiving was held in 1618, not in 1621. Furthermore, it took place in Virginia at a place called Berkeley's Hundred, not in Massachusetts."

"Really?" they said, "The why do we celebrate the Pilgrims?"

"Well," I replied, "the federal holiday of Thanksgiving was established by President Lincoln. And after the Civil War, it was perhaps only natural that Yankee culture would dominate this celebration. Besides, the original Berkeley colony isn't well remembered because it was wiped out by the Indians a few years later."

The gels pondered this for a bit and finally decided that the Plymouth Thanksgiving ought to be celebrated as the first thanksgiving held by a colony that escaped being massacred.

I have every reason to believe that the next time they have musick class, the Llama-ettes are going to immediately pipe up with, "Ms. So-and-So, Our Dad says......."

Heh.