To all our American Members

Happy Thanksgiving guys!

Enjoy your long weekend

 

Yay......Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Thanks Ricky.

 

Thank you.
Nice of you to overlook that whole rebellion thing, it wasn't anything personal

 

Happy Thanksgiving! Ah, the one day where it is socially acceptable to stuff one's gullet.

 

Happy Thanksgiving to y'all too.

 

Thanks!

I ate well at dinner, and I have a nice plate full of food in my lunchbag at work!

 

Something that I have wondered is do you have another mega turkey fest for Christmas? I'm not sure that I would enjoy the Christmas one so much if I had eaten the same stuff just a month before.

 

Quite often, yes, there's turkey at Christmas as well. Maybe not as much (smaller bird!), but there will often be a good ham as well. A lot depends on where dinner is, and how many are expected. As my family all lives on the east coast, the only relatives around here would be my brother-in-law and his wife.

Now, when I was growing up, there were usually seven of the siblings from my Mom's clan, with their children (19!) gathered for chow. Naturally, there was a considerable selection on that table!!!

 

I never have Turky at Christmas, though we do traditionaly get a good cooked meal.

Last year I got some Del Taco for my Christmas feast.

 

Well, Thanksgiving pre-dates the rebellion, so it's technically a British festival...

Hope y'all had a good time!

 

Well, I dunno! Granted, those who we call "The Pilgrims" did in fact come from England. But, as they were trying to escape a perceived oppression, would they really have considered themselves British still? Did they show any allegiance to the Crown?

 

Well, the origional thanksgiving was by a bunch who quite possibly did not consider themselves English*, but when it became a festival in 1676 most of the area was under our control.
The first time Thanksgiving was an official national event was in 1777, after Saratoga (so not British!! )

* This is highly debateable. But anyway.
Ineteresting fact for the day - the Pilgrim fathers actually were travelling from Holland (where they had moved to from Britain), which they found 'ungodly'. Only about 1/3 of the passengers were actual 'seperatists', and they really failed to plan ahead. They brought effectively bog-all provisions (including no seed corn for next year), but lots & lots of shoes. Hmm...

 

You can cope with most eventualities if you pack the right shoes.....ask any woman!

 

Oh, Gawd help me, I ain't goin' anywhere near that one!!! It'd be just too damned easy to get in trouble with the female gender!!! We all know how their "Uni-Mind" works!! My missus would hear about it in under a week!

 

As in
Man: "OMG we didn't pack any seeds, we're going to starve to death"
Woman: "Yes but at least my shoes go with my hat and skirt"
Been there, got the T shirt... :smok:

 

<smiles sweetly>

Don't forget we are the weaker sex, we need big strong boys to sort out the important stuff because our simple brains can only cope with decisions about shoes and shopping.



(Getting back to topic) I wonder who ordered the supplies for the voyage? Probably a man! :roll:

 

uh-oh - always a danger sign!

 

She doesn't scare me - I was once married for 20 years :lol: Ducks and scuttles away to cover...

 

Me neither!!

How far is it from Cornwall to Michigan??? I know she can't reach that far. She most likely can't throw that far either. Especially since she probably throws like a girl anyway!! :kill:





I'm gonna catch hell fer that one! :-?