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Dave Cooks the Turkey
Dave Cooks the Turkey | Stuart McLean
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Hapless Dave is at it again, promising his beloved wife Morley that he will take care of the Christmas turkey while she takes the kids to work at the food bank. Dave fails to realize quite what's involved, and the result is a Homeresque struggle to beat all the odds and somehow get an unappetizing, frozen, and slightly scarred bird home and roasted in time for Christmas dinner--before Morley cooks Dave's goose.
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TheKidUpstairs
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Let the holiday reading season commence! McLean is a Canadian National Treasure, and his story Dave Cooks the Turkey is a classic Vinyl Cafe listen. It also makes a delightful short read on a chilly December night.

If you've got the time, it really is worth listening to him tell the story, or can be found here: https://youtu.be/4VmMUM0HW6E?si=jpl-AEC1hSrbw2io

LeahBergen A classic! 1d
TheKidUpstairs @LeahBergen it was interesting reading it now. I don't think I'd listened to it since I was in my 20s. I remembered some of Dave's crazy antics attempting to get the turkey cooked, but now I identified so much with Morley just wanting a break from all the hard work of the holidays - and found Dave's grown child persona much more frustrating! But still a delight, McLean just has such a way with a story. 24h
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Day #22 #awesomeaudiobooks #marchintoreading I don't listen to audiobooks, but I do listen to podcasts. One of my favourites was Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe Stories, and one of those favourite stories is Dave Cooks The Turkey. It's also a book, which of course I own. Stuart McLean was an excellent storyteller and it was a pleasure to read and listen to him. He will be missed.

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A Canadian classic - a very funny short story that I read tonight in tribute to the wonderful Stuart McLean who passed away today. A beloved Canadian storyteller who will be greatly missed.