Welcome to "Whats Cooking" November November Facts: -November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. -The Latin translation of "novem" is nine, for it was originally the ninth month on the Roman calander. -November begins on the same day of the week as March every year and also February except in leap year The topaz is the birthstone for November. The chrysanthemum is the flower for the month of November            In Finnish, November is called marraskuu, meaning "month of the dead" - In Xhosa, November is called ngeyeNkanga, meaning "month of the small yellow daisies" - November in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to May in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa - Around November 17, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak ELECTION DAYis on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. VETERANS DAY is celebrated on November 11th. THANKSGIVING is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month.   Everything you ever wanted to know about the hero of Thanksgiving: the turkey! Did you know?... - That turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining - A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees - A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour - Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey - Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas...     Conversations We. have women in the military, but they don't put us in the front lines. They don't know if we can fight, if we can kill. I think we can. All the general has to do is walk over to the women and say, "You see the enemy over there? They say you look fat in those uniforms." ~~~~ When the media does it, it's called "news coverage." When an individual does it, it's called "stalking." ~~~~ A wife is that wonderful woman who stands by her husband through all the trouble he wouldn't have had to face if he would have only stayed single in the first place. ~~~~ By the time they had diminished from 50 to eight, the other dwarves began to suspect "Hungry." ~~~~ When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife is. ~~~~ ~~~~ A rocket scientist is driving to work when his cell phone rings. "Hi, honey", says his wife, "I was just listening to the traffic report on the radio. There's some lunatic driving the wrong way on the freeway, so be careful!" The rocket scientist replies, "I will, but let me tell you, there's more than one of them -- there's hundreds!" ~~~~ "You know, somebody actually complemented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windshield, it said 'Parking Fine'.  So that was nice." ~~~~ "So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And the voice said 'You are.'" ~~~~ "Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think it's Colin."     WHY IT'S GREAT TO BE A Guy! * A 5 day holiday requires only one suitcase * Toilet Lines are 80% shorter * We can open all our own jars * Phone conversations last 30 seconds * We know useful stuff about cars and airplanes * Old friends don't care if we've lost or gained weight * When TV surfing, we don't have to stop on every shot of someone crying * Our last name stays put * We can leave a hotel room bed unmade. * We can kill our own food * New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle our feet.               What's Cooking Index" Page 2: Group News     Page 3:              Mouthwatering Recipes and Tips for a Perfect Thanksgiving Pg 1