two words: Fried Turkey

Hey! It won't be that bad. Geez.

Who's having fried bread? Good stuff.

I know. :)

Our household takes Thanksgiving very seriously. I have a strong sense of tradition and I insist that I am able to carry out my ritual every year with NO variance. It goes like this:


I get up early, wake and bake, listen to Alice's restaurant several times, watch the parade with the kids, granny calls to tell me i'm watching the wrong parade, my wife gets up around 10 or 11, i sneak down to the basement for more ganj, then we go to my mom's house, i fillup on nuts, gerkhin pickles and cheese spreads so that i'm already stuffed by the time dinner is set. Then i eat 2 plates anyway. Next I leave the table early because the Cowboys game has started, nod off and snore loudly at half time, wake up for some coffee and pie, unbutton my jeans, finish watching the cowboys win, gloat to the eagles fans in the house. drive home as soon as possible because my wife can only tolerate about 4 hours of my mom ( matter-anti matter relationship) put the kids in bed, smoke more pot and fall asleep on the couch.

These traditions keep you rooted in the real world and remind us of what is truly important in our lives: Pot, Food, and Football.

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Awww, that's sweet, Bruce.

You're welcome to drop by the nuthouse. In fact, you might need it after family time is over.

thanksgiving is christmas for you guys right? is it the same thing? when is it? what is the celebration in memory of?? i dont understumble:confused:

Two separate holidays:

Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November) commemorates the Pilgrims' feast with the Native Americans in Massachusetts...more or less...no one really thinks about that much.

Christmas (December 25th) commemorates the birth of Christ...sorta...kinda...not really anymore.

Ah i see, so i guess you would have a lot more participation in thanksgiving ceremonies more than christmas as it is historical rather then religious. Here, only half the ppl i know celebrate christmas because it is/was a religious celebration... as you say... sort of.

Actually, I'd say the opposite. More people seem to celebrate Xmas than Thanksgiving. But Xmas for a good number of folks is a day of eating, relaxing and getting presents, instead of celebrating the birth of Christ. Yet you'll probably find more people in church for Midnight Mass than at any other time of the year.

But let me ask you this, what comes to mind when you think of Xmas, since you're in the Southern Hemisphere?

I've been invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Hare Krishnas at their free vegetarian cafe.

I think that sounds like fun.

what comes to mind when i think about christmas:

Family,.. ppl decorating their homes with 10000 lights and "snowmen" even though our christmases are usually in the high 30degree celcius range - and any snomen, or fat men in wolly red suits would be in BIG trouble.
also of food i guess, yeah, and a little of presents, but the prezzies are more for the kids, once your like over the teenage years noone really bothers anymore. a bottle of wine maybe.

a competitive collection of Xmas cards because lets face it, the more card you get, the more popular you are ... right!!

i have always dreamed about how cool it would be to have a white christmas in america. because you all get so into it over there. it must be an awesome time.

Whatever you do, don't agree to stay overnight.

And watch out for the trance-like drumming and chanting.

Next thing you know you'll be shaving your head except for the little lock of hair with which Vishnu can yank you into heaven and wearing an orange diaper and pestering people in airports.

Stay home and eat turkey and fight with your family like an American, goddammit.

What kind of food are you guys having? Me I'm having...

Turkey
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Salad
Yams
Fried Bread
Rolls
Dressing(stuffing)

I think thats it.

I think I will eat fried babies