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Happy Thanksgiving!
2009-11-26, 6:36 AM #1
Happy Thanksgiving to all the US Massassians! Enjoy a day of gluttony!
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2009-11-26, 6:43 AM #2
Absolutely, Happy Thanksgiving! My daughter is driving in to spend the weekend and my mother will be here too.

I was thinking yesterday that Thanksgiving really is a unique holiday in that it is the only distinctly American religious holiday.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2009-11-26, 6:51 AM #3
Happy Worstholidayforvegetarians Day

o.0
2009-11-26, 6:57 AM #4
Wookie is a troll. Stop biting.
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2009-11-26, 7:07 AM #5
Happy National Turkey Genocide Day!
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maeve
2009-11-26, 7:09 AM #6
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I've really enjoyed hangin' and bangin' with all you gents here in the past... 7.5 years. I'm rooting for 7.5 more, eh?
2009-11-26, 7:15 AM #7
Happy Thanksgiving! I noticed that when I was in France last week that they're now selling turkeys for Thanksgiving at many of the local shops.
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2009-11-26, 7:19 AM #8
Originally posted by fishstickz:
Wookie is a troll. Stop biting.


I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about but you could at least throw a "Happy Thanksgiving" in your post so as not to become what you accuse me of being.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2009-11-26, 8:18 AM #9
Ohhh SNAP
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2009-11-26, 8:37 AM #10
thanksgiving is a religious holiday?
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2009-11-26, 8:47 AM #11
From the wikipedia article:

Quote:
Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day, presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. It did not become a federal holiday until 1941. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God, but is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.[1]

The First Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive the brutal winter.[citation needed] The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians.[2] The feast consisted of fowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash. However, the traditional Thanksgiving menu often features turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2009-11-26, 8:52 AM #12
I don't think Thanksgiving has been about giving thanks to God for a long time. Doubt it even came from trying to make the holiday secular.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving! om nom nom
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2009-11-26, 8:52 AM #13
Note the "Now primarily identified as a secular holiday" bit. :P
nope.
2009-11-26, 8:54 AM #14
Well he did say 'distinctly American religious holiday' and not 'distinctly religious American holiday' :)
2009-11-26, 8:56 AM #15
"The First Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive the brutal winter"

So thanksgiving was in the spring?
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2009-11-26, 9:03 AM #16
Can we NOT piss and moan about religion in a thread for just once?

On a more related note, I was suprised to not hear a single music reference to Michael Jackson in the parade this morning. I would have figured at least one marching band would have covered a MJ tune in memoriam.
"They're everywhere, the little harlots."
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2009-11-26, 9:17 AM #17
Also, it's not just American. Canadians have Thanksgiving as well, although a different day.
2009-11-26, 9:32 AM #18
Originally posted by TimeWolfOfThePast:
I don't think Thanksgiving has been about giving thanks to God for a long time.


Speak for yourself. :)
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2009-11-26, 9:39 AM #19
What a Wisconsin Thanksgiving may or may not look like

[http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14653_1267865214689_1171586000_815574_3706630_n.jpg]
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2009-11-26, 9:53 AM #20
I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW. It's a good day to be a vegetarian.
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Think while it's still legal.
2009-11-26, 10:03 AM #21
This popped up in my Youtube subscriptions this morning.

nope.
2009-11-26, 10:06 AM #22
^haha nice one cazor
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2009-11-26, 10:08 AM #23
Dude, it's.. Cazor. O_o
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2009-11-26, 10:23 AM #24
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
Also, it's not just American. Canadians have Thanksgiving as well, although a different day.


Sure but with a somewhat different background and I have no idea if it is the sole Canadian religious holiday.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2009-11-26, 10:49 AM #25
Originally posted by Wookie06:
Sure but with a somewhat different background and I have no idea if it is the sole Canadian religious holiday.


It's not the sole US religious holiday either. It's called Christmas.
2009-11-26, 11:17 AM #26
Ah, yes. The religion of shopping. Gotta love that one.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2009-11-26, 11:29 AM #27
Kitty Del Sesto strikes again!
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Think while it's still legal.
2009-11-26, 1:07 PM #28
I think Thanksgiving is a pretty lame holiday. I am celebrating with burritos.
2009-11-26, 1:14 PM #29
Originally posted by SAJN:
I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW. It's a good day to be a vegetarian.


meatless meat... what an abomination
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2009-11-26, 1:24 PM #30
1. I think Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that you can't truly appreciate when you're a kid. It's easy to understand Christmas and Halloween because presents and candy are awesome at any age. I didn't really appreciate how awesome turkey and football are until I got a little older.
2. Tofurkey is an abomination. If you eat it you're a bad person and you should feel bad.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2009-11-26, 2:34 PM #31
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
It's not the sole US religious holiday either. It's called Christmas.


Christmas is celebrated worldwide and not a distinctily American holiday. Thanksgiving, the one that the United States of America celebrates, is. I thought the distinction was quite clear in my post.

As if Christmas and Thanksgiving are the only religious holidays in the US anyway...
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2009-11-26, 2:58 PM #32
Originally posted by Wookie06:
Christmas is celebrated worldwide and not a distinctily American holiday. Thanksgiving, the one that the United States of America celebrates, is. I thought the distinction was quite clear in my post.


Which as I said isn't a "distinctly American" holiday. Your distinction was clear, it was just wrong.

Quote:
As if Christmas and Thanksgiving are the only religious holidays in the US anyway...


Yes, actually, they are, nationally at least.
2009-11-26, 3:19 PM #33
...Easter?
nope.
2009-11-26, 5:37 PM #34
Easter isn't a national holiday in the USA that I know of.
2009-11-26, 5:46 PM #35
Originally posted by Vin:
I think Thanksgiving is a pretty lame holiday. I am celebrating with burritos.

YOU'RE a pretty lame holiday!!

An entire holiday dedicated to food. Best holiday ever!
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2009-11-26, 5:50 PM #36
Originally posted by Anakin9012:
Easter isn't a national holiday in the USA that I know of.


I dunno. Seems to be one of the only holidays aside from Thanksgiving and Christmas that Target closes for.
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maeve
2009-11-26, 6:39 PM #37
It could be a company decision rather than a government decision.
2009-11-26, 7:49 PM #38
Originally posted by Baconfish:
...Easter?


Easter's not a US holiday, and it falls on a Sunday. National holidays are placed during the week.
2009-11-26, 9:06 PM #39
And it's goodbye to A&M.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2009-11-26, 9:17 PM #40
Being a vegetarian is not very human-like.

Also, late but Happy Thanksgiving.
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