Vintage Thanksgiving Greetings Card with Turkey and American Flag

Why is the American flag planted next to a halved melon on a plate like some kind of patriotic produce surgery? The turkey on the left — very much a normal turkey, standing on a plate surrounded by scattered small foods — gazes at this tableau of fruit bowl, Old Glory, and cantaloupe autopsy with the energy of someone who just realized they're the only sober person at a dinner party. Bunches of grapes drape cheerfully across the top border, completely unbothered by the fact that the card's centerpiece is essentially a flag staked into a melon like America just *conquered it*. 'Thanksgiving Greetings' reads the caption, as if anything about this arrangement requires less than a full psychological debrief.