What does Thanksgiving have in common with Halloween?
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One has gobblers, the other goblins.
This joke hinges on the similarity in sound between “gobblers,” referring to turkeys, which are traditionally eaten on Thanksgiving, and “goblins,” mythical creatures associated with Halloween. Both “gobblers” and “goblins” start with the sound “gob” and end with an “n” sound, which creates a playful phonetic association between the two holidays. The humor arises from drawing a parallel between two unrelated holidays through a wordplay, connecting the act of gobbling food on Thanksgiving with the presence of goblins during Halloween festivities.
They’re annual events where dressing up your house is almost as important as dressing yourself.
Both days leave you with more leftovers than friends who’ll help you eat them.
Both are days when pumpkins fear for their lives.
They’re the only days when it’s socially acceptable to go to a stranger’s house and demand food.
They both involve a lot of stuffing – one with candy, the other with turkey.