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I scoured the Internet for a picture or a video of someone juggling turkeys, turkey legs, horns of plenty, or something festive. Nada.

Instead, here’s a classic juggling moment from The Jerk starring Steve Martin. It has nothing to do with Thanksgiving but it might be entertaining for you while your intestines are juggling a little turkey, stuffing, and yams.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pablo Picasso once said,

“I am always doing what I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Doesn’t he sound like a juggler!?

Picasso painted this during his “rose period” in 1905. During that time he painted various types of performers–tumblers, guitar players, harlequins, etc. He must have admired this guy who was able to do things most people couldn’t. He must have felt a connection between his own pursuit of artistic feats and the dexterous pursuits of this juggler.

I particularly like that the juggler in this painting isn’t juggling, and has none of his juggling props with him. It’s just a painting of a juggler like you and me.

Once in a while an ad executive gets a great idea for an advertisement that involves juggling. Here are two recent examples from Burger King and Visa. These commercials are interestingly similar even though they represent completely different products. Notice how juggling is associated with success, efficiency, and intelligence.