21.   This was a convention in which the presidential nominating speech focused on a story about how, at Harvard, Gore once roasted a turkey in the dorm fireplace.

22.   This was a convention in which the presidential nominating speech focused on a story about how at Harvard, Gore once roasted a turkey in the dorm fireplace.

23.   We are talking detailed step-by-step directions here, the kind of information that would let a man from Mars do a terrific job roasting a turkey.

24.   When roasting turkey, some people prefer to wing it.

25.   When roasting turkey, some people prefer to wing it, relying on a ballpark feeling for doneness.

26.   You roast the turkey upside down.

27.   You barbecue on the Fourth of July, roast a turkey for Thanksgiving and bake a ham at Easter.

28.   Traditional favorites roast turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie were on the menu.

29.   Western ideas such as Santa Claus are still as unknown in rural Bangladesh as evergreen trees or roast turkey.