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51. Cause my wife asked me to.

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Why Do Men Carve The Turkey? [View all] snooper2 Mar 2013 OP

Interesting, don't know treestar Mar 2013 #1

When I cook the turkey I carve the turkey snooper2 Mar 2013 #3

"As Thanksgiving approaches..."??? Well, okay. Anyway, it's because: Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #2

you're single I take it? snooper2 Mar 2013 #6

Err... not right now. Have you been talking to my wife? Is there something I should know? Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #8

no..never mind... snooper2 Mar 2013 #9

"the slob who hasn't done jack all day" Scootaloo Mar 2013 #26

LOL!! I think you nailed it!!! n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #35

Is that what the kids are calling it these days? MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #4

I call it the third leg snooper2 Mar 2013 #5

Drumsticking ... Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #24

Beat me to it. Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #29

Why do men fry the turkey? Women can't handle propane and peanut oil? FarCenter Mar 2013 #7

Outdoor cooking is man's work. I think it's a law. Recovered Repug Mar 2013 #18

The same reason that they make the medical doctor do it... raging_moderate Mar 2013 #10

Thats a good question..nt Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #11

sometimes I carve it, sometimes my husband carves it liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #12

I heard that if you chop up cooked meat right away Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #65

In my sister's household, the answer was obvious. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #13

awesome.....nt alphafemale Mar 2013 #37

Actually, it's pretty ridiculous. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #42

Sorry... pipi_k Mar 2013 #66

We're all fucking tired of this trivial bullshit hairsplitting. Occulus Mar 2013 #14

This must be more Benevolent Sexism because we progressive men are inherently evil Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #60

Why Do Men Carve The Corn Beef On St. Patrick's Day? kwassa Mar 2013 #15

Beats me. My mom always carved the turkey when I was growing up winter is coming Mar 2013 #16

I didn't know people still carved turkeys. Apophis Mar 2013 #17

I think that is just in movies... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #19

is thanksgiving approaching? spanone Mar 2013 #20

good catch! liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #21

Best answer on this thread malaise Mar 2013 #82

Obviously mythology Mar 2013 #22

same reAson that women carve the turkey - it's easier to eat in smaller pieces :-) nt msongs Mar 2013 #23

^^^^thread winner^^^^ Z_I_Peevey Mar 2013 #50

men carve the turkey because they're pigs olddots Mar 2013 #25

It's a "head of the household" thing jmowreader Mar 2013 #27

^^THIS treestar Mar 2013 #64

Well, I know one thing... Fawke Em Mar 2013 #68

a picture perfect turkey that needs carving is a dry nasty disaster Kali Mar 2013 #28

In my house, by the time the turkey is on the table, the woman of the house (me) JDPriestly Mar 2013 #30

Because I don't want to... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #55

Sounds like you spend Thanksgiving at my house. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #80

Because I was trained and used to get paid quaker bill Mar 2013 #31

Tradition. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #32

Here's how it works at my mom's house on Thanksgiving... LeftofObama Mar 2013 #33

For the same reason they hold doors - they hate and want to oppress women The Straight Story Mar 2013 #34

Two LOLs already this morning, and I haven't even made it to the Lounge to see Salmons LOLcats! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #36

unfortunately this will go over a lot of people's heads olddots Mar 2013 #77

I'da thunk dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #38

In my case... because I suck at it kdmorris Mar 2013 #39

LOL...a wood chipper... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #61

In order to more easily distribute portions among the others at the table. Folks randomly grabbing bike man Mar 2013 #40

Sounds more renaissance like to me Bay Boy Mar 2013 #79

My mom always carved the turkey, or ham, even to this day. I'll cook a turkey, and take it to my.... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #41

I wasn't aware they did. Not in my family. MadrasT Mar 2013 #43

They must be thinking of Norman Rockwell paintings Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #46

My Dad never carved the turkey, but he and my brothers would cut and split wood for the cookstove. eShirl Mar 2013 #44

What? Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #45

Who carved Dubya's fake-o turkey? Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #47

Not in my house ellie Mar 2013 #48

My husband carves it 'cause I don't want to and I suck at at it. *shrug* n/t Butterbean Mar 2013 #49

Cause my wife asked me to. yourout Mar 2013 #51

I worry about my husband... peace13 Mar 2013 #52

I cooked the turkey and I wanted to carve the damn thing but... Little Star Mar 2013 #53

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CUT THE TURKEY!!!! Squinch Mar 2013 #54

Cornish Game Hens for the win toddaa Mar 2013 #56

hahahaha d_b Mar 2013 #57

You have to ask? matt819 Mar 2013 #58

Spoken like someone who has never seen Guy's Big Bite. n/t flvegan Mar 2013 #59

The carver is the 'Control Freak', controlling who gets what and how much. TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #62

Thanksgiving??? onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #63

I let... pipi_k Mar 2013 #67

I've been cooking Thanksgiving dinners for 40 years, and I never carve the bird 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #69

Nobody in my family has ever carved a turkey at the table sylvi Mar 2013 #70

I didn't say Norman Rockwell style snooper2 Mar 2013 #73

My experience as well. hughee99 Mar 2013 #76

Around here the only one who is good at it is my brother NNN0LHI Mar 2013 #71

dad does it because he knows how to fizzgig Mar 2013 #72

to perpetuate patriarchy, through control and the subtle threat of violence (wielding a knife, which arely staircase Mar 2013 #74

Because shooting it would be redundant? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #75

So it won't cross the road like the chicken did? Jamastiene Mar 2013 #78

Why do women carve the pumpkins? NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #81

my wife has me cut the tops, vent, and gut it.. snooper2 Mar 2013 #84

In my house mercuryblues Mar 2013 #83

I do it in my house... one_voice Mar 2013 #85

Because women let them. nolabear Mar 2013 #86