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Family Traditions on Thanksgiving

posted 10:34 pm Thu November 22, 2007 - Lynchburg, VA

tags: thanksgiving • family

Have you found the recipe for a perfect Thanksgiving yet? For a lot of people the perfect blend is turkey and football.

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It may not sound as traditional as pumpkin pie, but there are plenty of people out there taking their stuffing with a side of pigskin.

Buck Walker, Lynchburg - "I got it. I got it. I got it."

Plenty of people got up Thursday ready for turkey.

Walker - "Get it there! Get it, Ben!"

Others had to work up to it.

Walker - "You get out here, get a good sweat so you can fill your belly."

David Cooper, Lynchburg - "We're all busy with kids and work and everything, but it's a good day to get out and run around."

Player - "One Mississippi, two Mississippi..."

And who needs an egg-timer when you've got a kid who knows his Mississippi's? There'll be time for food. This is game time.

Player - "Fumble!"

Zachary Hurt, Lynchburg - "Big plays. Big hits -- even when you're playing touch. (Laughs)"

Walker - "Jamie, come back. Come back!"

And that means giving thanks for open receivers and strong-armed quarterbacks.

Buck Walker, Lynchburg - "That back right corner is open."

Hurt - It's competitive, you know. It's always kind of competitive so it's pretty fun."

Player - "Fifty-eight yard penalty!"

There's nothing wrong with competition. This day is about overcoming struggle, right?

Walker - "Well, you've got to be tough. You've got to be tough to play football. We don't have pads on, but we get out here and work hard -- sweat it out."

Cooper - "When we play, it's two-hand-touch so we're not going to hurt each other too bad."

Walker, Lynchburg - "Find the middle. We love the middle."

Of course, pain is open to interpretation.

Player - "One one-thousand, two one-thousand..."

Kate Barry, Lynchburg - "I don't really like playing football very much. (Laughs)"

But, the thing is: you don't have to like football to enjoy fellowship.

Buck Walker, Lynchburg - "I think that's it. You guys won."

After all, the day's just started. There's plenty more to come.

Ian Barry, Lynchburg - "Oh, we'll probably just hang out, and then go eat a bunch."

Player - "I can go take a nap now.”

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