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The Geller Yeller
No. 236 · Page 2Sunday, November 26Columns & letters
From the Archives · with Dr. Ross Geller
What the Dinosaurs Can Teach Us About Thanksgiving
This week’s column: the long history of arguing over who gets the last piece.
Central Perk, where this column was written.
Our columnist writes in every other week. This week: people have fought over the last piece of food for as long as there have been people. Diagrams included.
He would also like it noted that the couch was a good idea in principle.
Dear Phoebe
Should I Tell My Roommate I Ate His Sandwich?
Dear Phoebe: I ate my roommate’s sandwich, and now he’s looking at me funny. What do I do? Signed, Not Joey
Joey’s Acting Notes
Acting With Your Eyebrows: A Professional’s Guide
Joey would like the family to know: available to read the paper aloud at birthdays, in character, eyebrows included.
In brief
Columns are written by the family. Grapevine reminds each writer when theirs is due.
By the Numbers
6
friends in Who’s Who
14
photos sent this week
1
layer of beef in the trifle
$4
for a couch in two halves
On This Day
A year agoChandler brought home a chick, and a duck came home with it.
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for last week’s paper. I have read it eleven times. Please print more photos of Ben.
— Mrs. Geller, Long Island
I would like to formally request that my column stop running next to the funnies.
— Ross
Recipe Card
Monica’s Thanksgiving Potatoes
From the kitchen of Monica Geller
3 lb potatoes
1 stick butter
1 cup cream
Salt, pepper, chives
No beef. Under any circumstances.
Boil the potatoes until tender.
Mash with butter and warm cream.
Season, top with chives, serve before Joey arrives.
Columns and letters
The Reunion Extra
No. 236 · Page 3Sunday, November 26Special section
Save the date
The Reunion Is On: July 14, Central Perk, Then Monica’s
Twelve are in already. The orange couch has been reserved, and this time it stays where it is.
The Reunion: are you coming?
Tap to answer. No sign-in needed.
What’s for dinner after?
Tap to vote. No sign-in needed.
A gift for Monica and Chandler
$340 pledged of $500
Pick an amount to pledge.
Who’s bringing what
DessertRachel (not trifle)
DrinksChandler
MusicPhoebe
Folding chairs
SandwichesJoey (for Joey)
The reunion, with RSVPs and a poll
The Geller Yeller
No. 236 · Page 4Sunday, November 26Puzzles & funnies
Puzzles
This Week’s Crossword Is All About You
Every clue comes from this week’s paper.
Answers next week. No peeking, Ross.
Word of the week
Five Letters, Six Tries
Play in the paper online. Phoebe got it in two and would like that known.
The Crossword
Across
5 The family that runs this paper (6)
6 One ___, briefly worn. Return to Monica. (6)
Down
1 ___: settled in San Diego. (6)
2 His entire plan was yelling “___!” (5)
3 Central ___: the orange couch is still taken. (4)
4 Rachel made the ___ for Thanksgiving, and one of its layers was beef… (6)
7 Joey had seconds, then finished ___’s. (4)
1D MARCEL · 2D PIVOT · 3D PERK · 4D TRIFLE · 5A GELLER · 6A TURKEY · 7D ROSS
The Funnies
Ben, 7
Emma, 4
Joey
Classifieds
Wanted
A booth at the diner where nobody can reach Joey’s plate.
For sale
One couch, two halves. Four dollars, firm. Ask Ross.
Lost
One turkey, briefly worn. Return to Monica.
Free
Duck and chick to a good home. Kidding. They stay.
The crossword and the funnies
Central Perk ConfidentialHearsay by Grapevine
BEEF IN THE TRIFLE! THE WHOLE TABLE WEIGHS IN
Hearsay by Grapevine · the optional tabloid edition
Ross’s couch: the four-dollar question
Spotted: Joey, guarding a plate of fries
Smelly Cat on TV, and Phoebe has notes
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It’s Still Phoebe’s Song

What the Dinosaurs Can Teach Us About Thanksgiving

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The Reunion Is On: July 14, Central Perk, Then Monica’s

This Week’s Crossword Is All About You

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