Toms: Turkey and Bombadil

[Amy Z]

Tabouli wrote:

> Y'know, I've never quite figured out this whole Thanksgiving 
celebration.  I know it's something to do with pilgrims, and that it's 
in October-November, and often involves a turkey, but as for what it's 
actually celebrating I have no clue.  No doubt I could look it up, but 
I'm too lazy: can someone enlighten me?

I know what it means in the U.S. (but am too lazy to write it right 
now--will try later if no one else has responded) but what does it 
mean in Canada?

>hey, humour is rare in Tolkien - we need to 
>appreciate it where we find it.

:wrapping chain mail around kidneys:  Yes, and it's especially hard to 
find in the Tom Bombadil scene.

;-)
Amy
who loves almost everything in LOTR except that insufferable Tom 
Bombadillo