Thanksgiving memes and jokes for a laugh during the holiday stress
If meal planning, family drama or the daunting task of cooking has you stressed ahead of Thanksgiving, laughter just might be the best medicine.
Luckily for those of us needing a dose of holiday humor, if there's one thing the internet does well it's memes and jokes.
So while we can't keep that one weird uncle from saying something wildly offensive at your dinner, we can collect the best of those memes and jokes for when you start to disassociate midway through the appetizers.
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Thanksgiving memes
🤣#meme #memes #whippedcream #pie #thanksgiving #thanksgiving2023 pic.twitter.com/eqjPvkyi0X
— Dan Ramos (@DanRamo07555230) November 13, 2023
For the first time in years, it looks like I'm gonna have to scotch my traditional Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day meme.
These guys are good pic.twitter.com/Dy9n79zJbb— JustynTyme (@JustynTyme_) November 13, 2023
My annual thanksgiving day meme pic.twitter.com/PIDDottiAE
— 1SwimChick 🇺🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏊♂️🏊♂️🏊♂️ (@1SwimChick) November 12, 2023
Best I can do is Glizzgiving…#thanksgiving #thanksgivingmemes #memes pic.twitter.com/UutOkmrTij
— Z🧟♂️| GOMEZ#TTH (@GomezGGz_) November 6, 2023
Ryan Blaney at Thanksgiving dinner: “Hey William, can you pass me a meatba-“ pic.twitter.com/Kf0VrtwC37
— NASCAR Memes (@NASCAR_Memes_) November 8, 2023
Politics during Thanksgiving is a free for all #funny #thanksgiving #thanksgivingmemes #Memes pic.twitter.com/WCzwMborSF
— Everyday Viral (@Everydayviral_) November 14, 2023
Best Thanksgiving meme ever! 😆😆😆 pic.twitter.com/AOAygNGzxM
— 📚 Lia Cole 📚 (@TLia08) November 13, 2023
MRW my mom asks if I'm gonna bring a nice girl home for everyone to meet during Thanksgiving this year
#funnymemes #meme pic.twitter.com/bLgLkzTN0x— Awesome/awful MEMES ! (@kaveen_baxter) November 13, 2023
Love my Thanksgiving meal but why do I have to put my book down 😫
[🤪 Meme by Molly Ayling] pic.twitter.com/4xGM9LY5KG— Bookstr (@BookstrOfficial) November 11, 2023
#SaturdayComic
It’s less than a week away from Thanksgiving! What are your plans for the holiday?#happythanksgiving #thanksgivingathandco #thanksgivingjokes #thanksgivingcomic #heatherandcompanyrealtygroup #handco pic.twitter.com/f5s9wlpHnk— Heather Schleeper (@HeatherSRealtor) November 21, 2020
#AtOneTimeIBelieved that there was no way to get through #Thanksgiving with my family. But then, I realized that I just needed the right sized glass of wine. pic.twitter.com/0lRrjqp8lo
— Regina Spacola (@gigirules7) November 13, 2023
HA!! Do y’all agree?😂😂 #WhoMadeTheMacAndCheese #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/aH7yZ7MWre
— Lord Lion-O (@LordLionO1) November 12, 2023
And That'd be the last!😂#thanksgiving #thanksgiving2022 #turkeyday #thanksgivingjokes #thanksgivingmemes #turkeyjokes pic.twitter.com/9yzoPs7vef
— Pamela Fero, Esq. - Divorce and Family Law (@EsqFero) November 23, 2022
Thanksgiving jokes
Ok... here goes my joke... Thanksgiving themed...
Q: Why was the turkey in jail?
A: Fowl play.#ThanksgivingJokes— Tammie (@Ed_Tmprince) November 17, 2018
We know it's a few days after Thanksgiving but this joke still applies! 😂
Like this post if you giggled!#thanksgivingjokes #thanksgivingjoke #thanksgivingmeme pic.twitter.com/yL6HPBGloG— RefillRx Connect (@RefillRxConnect) November 27, 2022
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi. #HappyThanksgiving #thanksgivingjokes
— William Brotz (@WilliamBrotz) November 22, 2018
I peeled a whole bag of potatoes, and now my Fitbit thinks I jogged to Florida.#Thanksgiving2020 #Thanksgivingjokes
— Alex M Guzman (@SirFreebie75061) November 26, 2020
Guess who my wife invited to #Thanksgiving dinner?#happythanksgivng #transformers #twinferno #titansreturn #badjokes #dadjokes #thanksgivingjokes #ugh #toylife https://t.co/zzadvX7ahH pic.twitter.com/TsgVqaRCSe
— MyAssholeOfficeMate (@MyAHoleOM) November 22, 2018
If you’re using a dry brine and not telling your family “There was an incident with the turkey - It was a-salted,” you’re not doing it right. #Thanksgiving #thanksgivingjokes #dadjokes
— Kate McDonald (@katiemac921) November 25, 2020
Best Thanksgiving and holiday movies
Movie review site Rottentomatoes.com put together the top 60 Thanksgiving movies of all time, along with their critics' score and a synopsis.
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