Quote by Phyllis Diller

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to com

Summary

This humorous quote is a hyperbolic way of highlighting the extent of the speaker's poor cooking skills. They jokingly claim that their cooking is so terrible that their children, instead of associating Thanksgiving with a celebration of gratitude and a hearty feast, humorously relate it to the historically significant event of Pearl Harbor. It serves to address the humorously bizarre consequences of the speaker's cooking mishaps, showcasing the playful self-deprecating nature of the quote.

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By Phyllis Diller

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