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Thanksgiving Education by YouTube

November 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm PST

Isn’t it great to be back at work after Thanksgiving break?!!  That’s what I thought. 

I had a true “John Chambers is right!!” moment over Thanksgiving that I feel compelled to share. 

About 10 minutes prior to Thanksgiving dinner I was informed that I was to do the honors of carving the turkey.  That’s all well and good except that I’ve never carved a turkey and was quite sure that it wasn’t like cutting a sandwich in half, which was basically the sum total of my experience with carving heretofore. 

“What to do?”  I thought.  Search for “how to carve a turkey” on my phone, of course.  Carving a turkey is quite complicated (if done right) it turns out and the text and small pictures didn’t really get me to the level of confidence I needed.  I then borrowed my wife’s iPhone and searched videos on “how to carve a turkey” and voila:

The video got me trained up in no time flat and we all were able to enjoy a delicious turkey that was moderately unmangled and quite delicious, thankyouverymuch.  Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

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24 Comments.


  1. Ha, thats’s a laugh. It’s kind of like when I tried to watch an NHL hockey game on an 11 OLED TV. Not too practical.”

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  2. Haha loved this. YouTube even makes thanksgiving easier…

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  3. yes, youtube is great for short how-to videos, but it’s hard telling which video is actually the best way. I try to find several sources outside youtube as well, and decide for myself.

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  4. i thought cisco was all about programming and stuff…good too see somethig like this….

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  5. Thanks for the youtube link, I am sure that I will face the same situation one day so I had better to learn how to get this done

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  6. I appreciate your honest post here on thanksgiving education. As hard as it is to believe, it is possible you overlooked the few things in question. It would appear it has become a little out of hand with a so much of information to manage about thanksgiving education. As a experianced person of nearly 15 years, i must say i totally agree with you on your article.

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  7. That’s the way it should be, the information you need – exactly when you need it (and free)

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  8. this is the good side of internet as we can find almost anything on google & youtube.btw i am in asia and never cut a turkey :D

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  9. Go youtube.

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  10. yes, youtube is great for short how-to videos, but it’s hard telling which video is actually the best way. I try to find several sources outside youtube as well, and decide for myself.

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  11. Thanks for this interesting post. I’m emailing to my friend now.

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  12. Thank’s for all information!

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  13. Ha, thats’s a laugh. It’s kind of like when I tried to watch an NHL hockey game on an 11” OLED TV. Not too practical.

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  14. So true. I find Youtube invaluable and find the best way to look for anything to put a how to…”" in front of a search term. Thanks”

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  17. That’s so hilarious. That’s exactly the kind of thing I’d do, except that I’d be too embarrassed to post about it publicly. And in fact, I’d sneak off to look this type of thing up, because otherwise everyone would probably think I was preferring the company of the ‘Net to the parents and the dysfunctional family dinner, which would probably be true. Anyway, instant video education at a moment’s notice is something we’ve waited for all our lives. Kind of like being jacked into the minds of 1,000 smarter people when you need to be!

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  19. Very good post. I’ve found your site via Google and I’m really glad about the information you provide in your posts.

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  20. You may have not intended to do so, but I think you have managed to express the state of mind that a lot of people are in. The sense of wanting to help, but not knowing how or where, is something a lot of us are going through..

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  21. Very Good Post.Its good to see but difficult to believe that Youtube is latest Thanksgiving tutor.

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  22. you tube is amazing…it’s nice for sharing…

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