Dave Cooks the Turkey.

In the short story "Dave Cooks the Turkey" by Stuart Mac lean there is many different ways that he creates humour. One way he uses humour is by writing about things that everyone one can relate to, such as late shopping, "Dave and Morley usually start their shopping the week before Christmas. "Was his wife going to leave him? Maybe the train was going to D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an example of how he uses wit to express humour throughout the story. Another way is humour is used is just the overall predicament of the situation. Dave was supposed to have the turkey prepared for Christmas but he "couldn't find the turkey in the freezer" because he didn't even buy the turkey. Dave stays up through the night to go and buy a "b" grade turkey then in the morning he goes to a first class hotel to get it cooked because his oven would not cook it. At the hotel Dave is spotted by his neighbor, Jim, when checking into the hotel. Steve Mac leans use of situations people can relate to, his witty lines and ridiculous predicaments make this short story humorous.