President Obama Cracks Funny Dad Jokes While Pardoning His Last Turkey

And, of course, the one where he promised to never stop with the dad jokes on Thanksgiving.

And while Sasha and Malia might be over their dad’s puns, Obama is trying to ensure he’s got at least a few more years of telling them to his not-yet-made-cynical-by-Washington nephews.

In 2009, President Obama set a new precedent for pardoning not one, but two turkeys. But Barry O pulled a fast one and pardoned both, saying he hopes they have a wonderful time at their future home at the University of Virginia.

For the Twitter poll on the turkey pardon, the White House blog provided a biography for each bird to help in the decision. It revealed that Tater’s favourite snack is worms, while Tot prefers tomato slices.

“This year, we’re honored to be joined by two of the lucky ones, who were raised by a phenomenal family in Iowa, Tater and Tot”.

The 18-week-old turkeys are about 40 pounds a piece. They will be cared for by veterinarians and students of Virginia Tech’s Animal and Poultry Sciences Department at ” Gobbler’s Rest” in Blacksburg, Virginia.

President Obama has called for unity in his final Thanksgiving message. “We lose sight of that sometimes and Thanksgiving’s a good time for us to remember that”.

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama serve Thanksgiving dinner to residents of AFRH in Washington.

In 1987, Ronald Reagan was the first president to actually use the word “pardon” while being presented with the annual Thanksgiving turkey, according to NPR. It inevitably also leads to several bad jokes that will leave the audience responding with “oohs” instead of laughs.

Possibly aware of the kindly-leave-the-stage gesture, Obama looked down at the boy and asked: “How am I doing?” Some believe that the first such pardoning took place under President Harry Truman in 1947, though the Truman Library and Museum said that some of the turkeys he received were destined to become dinner, rather than being pardoned.

Turkeys are usually specially fed – stuffed – in the run up to Thanksgiving to ensure they are plump and succulent: “We should also make sure everyone has something to eat on Thanksgiving”. Obama’s Thanksgiving dad jokes have been a White House tradition and he absolutely relished the moment Wednesday with a plethora of spectacular puns.

President Obama took a brief break from his inner comedian to thank the American people for placing their trust in him for the past eight years. This includes the preparation of derivative works of, or the incorporation of such content into other works. A YouTube video, seen below, captures the event.