magisme Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 What are you all up to today?I rented a cabin on a farm in upstate New York. I got here yesterday to beat the apocalypse. Brother and friends showing up throughout the day. Get fat, watch football, smoke weed, drink beer. That's how I do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 OH I WISH I WAS IN THE LAND OF COTTON, OLD TIMES THERE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY DIXIE LAND!Up the rebels and uh...down with the British? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 We don't worry about the British today. That's July 4th. Today we pretend a lot of things, namely that the pilgrims landed on the mainland and hit it off with the natives with a big feast. And it was happily ever after from there for everyone as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) Bearing in mind the Shinnecock Indian strain in your bloodline you must have mixed emotions about today Monsieur McGirt (hope you have a lovely day mate, sincerely ) Edited November 27, 2014 by Lennie Godber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans here! Enjoy your day, Mags 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Well Happy Turkey Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Shit I wish I had weed. I'm going to sit my ass in front of the TV, drink beer, watch football, eat a disgusting amount of food, and pass out in a hedonistic fat-sack-of-shit coma. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 If you wanna drop by NY State I'll hook you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 According to Bill Bryson, Americans prefer this to Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 My favorite day of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 According to Bill Bryson, Americans prefer this to Christmas.Really? I don't. I get presents on Christmas. I get turkey on Thanksgiving. No contest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) According to Bill Bryson, Americans prefer this to Christmas. Really? I don't. I get presents on Christmas. I get turkey on Thanksgiving. No contest. You're crazy. Thanksgiving is far superior. Edited November 27, 2014 by arnold layne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. Nobody in my family is even remotely close in age to me. That's okay now, but growing up it sucked. The whole day was boring. Wake up, that stupid Macy's parade was required viewing but absolute torture (except Santa at the end, because he didn't have obnoxious music associated withhim, and kids love Christmas).Hit first set of grandparents wayyyy too early, like 1:00 - 2:00. House is way too fucking stuffy because of gas heater and heat from kitchen. Wander to living room, you have the really obnoxious sound of football and the men talking about it or their boring jobs. Wander to the kitchen, you have the women gathered, cooking and doing their stupid gossiping. And it's even hotter in there. Wander outside to escape the stuffiness and the noise. At first, the chill and silence feels great. You wander around a bit. Then it gets too chilly and boring. Eat. This part is okay.Too many hugs and dragged-out goodbyes.Go to other set of grandparents and do it all over again.Be incredibly tired by 7:30. Pass out mostly from boredom and being too warm. That's how it was as a kid, and it hasn't changed much as an adult, except now there's only one dinner, not two (I guess that's one of the few positives about having some of your family die off).I'm thankful when Thanksgiving is over. Way too much time around people you don't want to be around. Worst holiday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 You aint half a fuckin' moaning old git Deeds, sounds like a lovely day, I'd give my right arm for a family that all eat together and actually like each other and you get hugs and get to enjoy shit together and see parades and all that good jazz.I cant remember the last time i had a proper hot dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Very excited for Black Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Very excited for Black Friday.YES, that I can definitely agree with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Oh yeah, Black Friday is awesome. I sleep in and watch movies all day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 According to Bill Bryson, Americans prefer this to Christmas.Really? I don't. I get presents on Christmas. I get turkey on Thanksgiving. No contest.He said, Christmas in America is shit. He said all the malls are open and it merely seems like another day. This is from his book, Made in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I dont think i could hack Christmas in any othe country but England, it wouldnt be the same. Vast expansive spaces and...mild weather and no Boxing Day. There's something in the atmosphere, the air crackles, there's a cosiness to it, Christmas lights shining out of every house, everyone wishing you a merry christmas with every goodbye, its the weirdest most inexplicable thing. Perhaps I'm prone to romanticising but it really does feel special in a way nothing else does, it brings a sort of warmth to even the most unfriendliest places. I've never really had a Christmas being as how i dont come from a culture that celebrates it but I still find it the most endearing thing.I dont understand how that could translate to another country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsys Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I remember Thanksgiving being a bigger deal than Christmas when I lived in Florida. I prefer Thanksgiving as it is less stressful. Christmas seems to last two months now. I can't stand shopping in the Christmas season. I do like Christmas day, family gets together and has a nice meal. But that's the same as Thanksgiving which gets you the good meal but not the hoopla that goes along with Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Dont listen to em baby Jesus, i like your birthday even if these fucking trogolodytes (cept Orsys the Gooner of course!) dont! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsys Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Isn't Easter the bigger deal, Jesus wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Well it's certainly up there but it's secondary to Christmas I reckon. Perhaps its something to do with the religious aspect of Christmas been maintained somewhat, or at least more relative to Easter which has just gone completely off into left field with chocolate eggs and big fuckin' bunnies and all that wonderful stuff, Christmas you still have carols, still have midnight mass, there's some semblance of a christian festival there, Easter just done lost its GOTT-damn mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DirtyDeeds Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Isn't Easter the bigger deal, Jesus wise?Yes, from the standpoint of the Christian faith, Easter is the biggest feast. The Resurrection of Christ is the biggest, most important thing that we mark on the calendar. And back to Thanksgiving, I survived another snooze-fest that was only broken up by the sound of self-righteous strangers at my grandmother's table (her husbands family and friends) shouting their bigotry. Oh, happy Thanksgiving! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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