One funny Thanksgiving story is about a family who decided to deep - fry their turkey for the first time. They followed all the instructions carefully, but when they lowered the turkey into the hot oil, it caused the oil to overflow and start a small fire in the backyard. Everyone panicked at first, but then they quickly grabbed the fire extinguisher and put out the fire. In the end, they ordered pizza for Thanksgiving dinner and still had a great time laughing about the whole fiasco.
There was a Thanksgiving where a young boy was so excited to help in the kitchen. He was assigned to mash the potatoes. He got a bit carried away and added way too much milk, turning the mashed potatoes into more of a potato soup. When it was time to serve, everyone just laughed and they had to drain some of the liquid out. It became a running joke in the family every Thanksgiving after that.