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There are plenty of funny jokes for kids and adults to share on Thanksgiving. Tom Turkey is pictured as Macy’s debuts new floats for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 13, 2018 in Moonachie, New Jersey. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images

While some people look forward to the moment when they can dig into their Thanksgiving feast, others dread the thought of having to make idle small talk with distant relatives as they wait for dinner to be served.

Luckily, there are several hilarious riddles and puns that can turn any awkward holiday meal into a memorable family reunion. Here are 20 Thanksgiving-themed jokes gathered from LaffGaff, Jokes4Us, Enchanted Learning and Distractify:

1. Q: What do you call a stuffed animal?

A: You, after Thanksgiving.

2. Q: What sound does a turkey’s phone make?

A: Wing! Wing!

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Share a funny one liner about the turkey ahead of Thanksgiving dinner. A Guatemalan immigrant is pictured carving the Thanksgiving turkey on Nov. 24, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut. John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images

3. Q: What do you call an evil turkey?

A: Poultry-geist.

4. Q: What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?

A: The letter G.

5. Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

A: Pilgrims.

6. Q: Why was the cook late to Thanksgiving dinner?

A: He lost track of thyme.

7. Q: What happens when you’re too harsh on cranberries and make them sad?

A: They turn into blueberries.

8. Q: Why did the Pilgrim kill the turkey?

A: Because he was in a fowl mood.

9. Q: What did the turkey say to the computer?

A: Google, google, google!

10. Q: What can you never eat for Thanksgiving dinner?

A: Breakfast or lunch.

11. Q: Why did the turkey cross the road twice?

A: To prove he wasn’t chicken.

12. Q: What happened when the turkey got into a fight?

A: He got the stuffing knocked out of him!

13. Q: What is a turkey’s favorite dessert?

A: Peach gobbler!

14. Q: What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?

A: If your father could see you now, he’d turn over in his gravy.

15. Q: How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey?

A: Only one, but you really have to squeeze them in.

16. Q: Why can’t you take a turkey to church?

A: They use fowl language.

17. My family told me to stop telling Thanksgiving jokes, but I told them I couldn’t quit “cold turkey.”

18. Q: What’s the most musical part of a turkey?

A: The drumstick.

19. Q: Fruit comes from a fruit tree, so where does turkey come from?

A: A poul-tree.

20. Q: Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?

A: Yes, of course! A building can’t jump at all.