giblets
gib·lets [jib-lits] plural noun
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
There IS one more definition, classified as slang, but I didn't see it at Dictionary.com. It was a LONG time ago during a football practice and after a play, one of my teammates was still on the ground after the play was over. The coach leaned over the prostrate boy asking him where it hurt. I wasn't close enough to hear the muffled answer, but the coach got up with a smile on his face.
"He'll be all right." he informed the rest of us. "He just got hit in the giblets."
That was a scene that came to mind at every Thanksgiving dinner after that.
Since the Word of the Day was more-or-less related to Thanksgiving, I'll just combine two posts into one. I was going to write one about how many calories were in the average Thanksgiving dinner: from 3-4,000 and the average American will consume more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day alone, according to the Calorie Control Council. (there were other sources that cited different numbers, but I like the alliteration of that website's name)
That would take a LOT of exercise to work off that many calories! A nice brisk walk would be better than spending the day in a gym, so check out the Walking Calories Calculator to see how far/fast you need to walk to get rid of those excess calories, or you can use the Holiday Calorie Counter to figure both the calories in your holiday meal and the amount of exercise needed to work off the meal.
I have my Thanksgiving meal already prepared.
Pathetic, huh? One good thing is that it will be ready in a minute and a half after I pop it in the microwave; another good thing is that it's only 290 calories with 9 grams of fat. I'll work that off watching the football games on TV!
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
There IS one more definition, classified as slang, but I didn't see it at Dictionary.com. It was a LONG time ago during a football practice and after a play, one of my teammates was still on the ground after the play was over. The coach leaned over the prostrate boy asking him where it hurt. I wasn't close enough to hear the muffled answer, but the coach got up with a smile on his face.
"He'll be all right." he informed the rest of us. "He just got hit in the giblets."
That was a scene that came to mind at every Thanksgiving dinner after that.
Since the Word of the Day was more-or-less related to Thanksgiving, I'll just combine two posts into one. I was going to write one about how many calories were in the average Thanksgiving dinner: from 3-4,000 and the average American will consume more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day alone, according to the Calorie Control Council. (there were other sources that cited different numbers, but I like the alliteration of that website's name)
That would take a LOT of exercise to work off that many calories! A nice brisk walk would be better than spending the day in a gym, so check out the Walking Calories Calculator to see how far/fast you need to walk to get rid of those excess calories, or you can use the Holiday Calorie Counter to figure both the calories in your holiday meal and the amount of exercise needed to work off the meal.
I have my Thanksgiving meal already prepared.
Pathetic, huh? One good thing is that it will be ready in a minute and a half after I pop it in the microwave; another good thing is that it's only 290 calories with 9 grams of fat. I'll work that off watching the football games on TV!
2 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving little brother. I love and miss you very much!
Love you too, sis. I haven't eaten yet, the Cowboys have put me off my appetite.
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