Mitsu: it's actually porn! Me: Yeah, that's what I told you I heard it was Mitsu: I didn't know *Mitsu turns over the book and looks at the book's author's picture Mitsu: Ohhhh, you're a dirty woman!
@lain And by incredible I don't mean "it's really great technology", I mean "it's not credible", you would not need much to convince me aliens dropped this shit on us.
@lain Honestly by now it's believable we'd have it, but every time I watch the Technology Connections videos about TV it just seems completely incredible that it was invented as early as it was.
@lain@Mitsu That's why you add gravy and/or cranberries. If you control your cooking well, it's not dry like the memes claim either. It's a big bird, relatively cheap and abundant, capable of feeding a big family depending on the size and it can be either lean and relatively healthy or decadent depending on sauce. It's a pretty good canvas, and it's nice that it allows even families of relatively modest means to not feel like they're missing out on the holiday.
Also, if turkey is too bland to your liking, there's also ham.