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Jokes you can tell at Thanksgiving dinner

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The election buzz may bring our nation's biggest political issues to your family's Thanksgiving table in a few weeks. 

That's why, we want to provide some preapproved jokes sure to break the ice this turkey day. 

Try these out: 

  • How does Thanksgiving always end? With a "g."
  • My friends told me to stop telling Thanksgiving jokes, but I couldn't quit COLD TURKEY.
  • How are Thanksgiving and Halloween alike? They both have gobble-ins.
  • What should you wear to Thanksgiving dinner? A har-vest.
  • When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving? In the dictionary.
  • Why did the cranberries turn red? They saw the turkey dressing!
  • What do you do when you accidentally sit on the sweet potatoes you made for Thanksgiving dinner? Bring squash casserole instead.
  • What does a vampire call Thanksgiving? Fangs-giving.
  • Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive? It had 24 carrots.
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