I know this is an American national holiday, so if you aren't American, you can understand, but this is a day that we celebrate and give thanks for things that we all too often don't think much of, or take for granted. The clothes on your back, the mass amounts of food on your table, the roof over your head. The heaters that keep your chilled house at a warm temperature. Everything that you as a civilized human being have thanks to those who have passed before you.
I don't know if people fully grasp the purpose of this day. Most just think it is a day to sit around, watch the game, eat and get fat, then fall asleep due to all the turkey. I just want to remind people that today is the day that you have a smile on your face. Walk around your house, look at everything you have, and be thankful. Be thankful for the wood furnishings that some man slaved over to build. Be thankful of the asphalt driveway that some company laid down so you can drive your car onto. Be thankful of the roofing on your house, the computer at your desk, the grass in the front yard, the family that cooked your fattening meal. This is a day to put aside worries, and just be grateful that your life is the way it is.
Happy Thanksgiving folks!
Sounds like a pretty lame holiday to me. Canadian Thanksgiving is right before Halloween and we just get drunk and eat turkey with our families.
Black Friday is right after Thanksgiving. :D
Australian thanksgiving is a day where we all do our own things and nothing special :P
Have fun! (Oh except I wanted pepperoni pizza for like ages and then I got it for dinner, yea)
I wish we had thanksgiving here in sweden. :)
happy thanksgiving.
Happy turkey day.
Happy thanksgiving, America! :D
We, up in Canada, celebrate thanksgiving in October. November seems much more suitable to have it, though.
Be thankful for all those games you've pirated without getting caught...
;)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
Be thankful to all those Indians we killed to get this land!
Happy Indian slaughtering day!
Quote from: Lucifer on November 26, 2009, 10:39:53 AM
Be thankful to all those Indians we killed to get this land!
Happy Indian slaughtering day!
:'(
Quote from: Lucifer on November 26, 2009, 10:39:53 AM
Be thankful to all those Indians we killed to get this land!
Happy Indian slaughtering day!
I remeber somebody saying something like that on the old forum.
Yeah happy thanksgiving anyway.
Quote from: Lucifer on November 26, 2009, 10:39:53 AM
Be thankful to all those Indians we killed to get this land!
Happy Indian slaughtering day!
That's actually really horrible... :-\
Even though this is only America - I'm thankful for my family, friends, food and shelter that is provided and this loving community... Thank you.
Scotty I couldn't agree more.
Happy thanksgiving everyone.
Hooray for nice things!
I'd say if you have a computer and an internet connection, then you're doing immensely better than the majority of the rest of the planet. Enjoy this day with your loving families, and try to take some time to appreciate the fact that you live in a part of the world that has the resources to randomly choose several days a year to make a whole lot more food than neccesary and eat it all at once.
Happy Thanksgiving all! :D
Amen, Scotty.
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 08:00:54 AM
Sounds like a pretty lame holiday to me. Canadian Thanksgiving is right before Halloween and we just get drunk and eat turkey with our families.
If it's such a lame holiday, then why does everyone copy it, Canada included? ;)
I personally love Thanksgiving, not only because of all the new delicious, exotic foods(at least my family) I get to try as well as the wholesome turkey-related staples, but the loving and appreciation for what you have and being eternally grateful for it. True, eating until you gain 5 pounds and watching the game is fun. But the spirit of the holiday never fails to warn me up inside, and I'm so glad for everything I have and my life being the way it is. People nowadays are too detached from that feeling and they just watch the game the whole time, eat until they barf, and get drunk. Well, not all of them thankfully. :D A large amount aren't.(or they do this, but do get the gist of Thanksgiving)
Quote from: Lucifer on November 26, 2009, 10:39:53 AM
Be thankful to all those Indians we killed to get this land!
Happy Indian slaughtering day!
Hey, now. The pilgrims established their settlements peacefully along with the help of the Indians, without killing many, if any at all. It was everyone ELSE'S fault who came after. :P I just knew you'd say something like that.
@Mystery: Canada was established before America. You guys more likely than not copied us. The holiday is only lame when you base it around a ridiculous message like giving thanks for things that you likely earned yourself.
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 04:32:23 PM
@Mystery: Canada was established before America. You guys more likely than not copied us. The holiday is only lame when you base it around a ridiculous message like giving thanks for things that you likely earned yourself.
The only reason you can earn those things is because the people before you made that possible.
Are you not thankful that somebody invented the computer so we can sit on our asses and talk to each right now?
Are you not thankful that somebody invented the phone that you use? The chair that you sit on?
If you can't be thankful for anything else, be thankful that your parents had your selfish ass.
Well put Jake, and here's your daily history lesson on why this whole argument of which came first is completely irrelevant, and childish:
QuoteThanksgiving 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 also celebrated 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.[2] The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians.[3] 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.
QuoteThanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de gr?ce), occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is also celebrated in a secular manner.
So you're arguing that your holiday is at all relevant to ours? The only similarity is that both holidays started as a day to give thanks to God. Anything past that is completely different. Also, I find it rather selfish or ungrateful for someone to sit there, and say "I've earned everything in my life, so I am not thankful for any of it!" You have completely missed the point of what this means. Grow up.
Quote from: Scotty on November 26, 2009, 04:42:47 PM
Well put Jake, and here's your daily history lesson on why this whole argument of which came first is completely irrelevant, and childish:
QuoteThanksgiving 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 also celebrated 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.[2] The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians.[3] 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.
QuoteThanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de gr?ce), occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is also celebrated in a secular manner.
So you're arguing that your holiday is at all relevant to ours? The only similarity is that both holidays started as a day to give thanks to God. Anything past that is completely different. Also, I find it rather selfish or ungrateful for someone to sit there, and say "I've earned everything in my life, so I am not thankful for any of it!" You have completely missed the point of what this means. Grow up.
I didn't say I earned everything in my life, though much of what people thank god for, they have earned themselves. I prefer knowing that I have accomplished or obtained something, rather than giving credit to god.
Also, the original meaning for Canadian Thanksgiving is no longer relevant and has been changed to what the American meaning is.
@Jake: Innovations aren't created for my benefit, even if they do benefit me. I don't feel like it's necessary to give thanks to innovators unless they innovation was created for my benefit.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I love this holiday because I get to see most of my family and just have a good time, while eating some great food :D Thanksgiving and Christmas are definitely my favorite holidays. Hope you all had a nice day!
Anyway, so what're you guys having for your Thanksgiving meal, or at least dinner?
I had turkey roasted with some type of herb, storebought stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, bitesized orange chicken, salad, bread, and sparkling cider.
The usual. Turkey, stuffing, mashed/sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, PIE, and some other stuff. Me and my family went to a Thanksgiving buffet this year, but we normally have our meal at home.
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 05:12:54 PM
Quote from: Scotty on November 26, 2009, 04:42:47 PM
Well put Jake, and here's your daily history lesson on why this whole argument of which came first is completely irrelevant, and childish:
QuoteThanksgiving 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 also celebrated 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.[2] The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians.[3] 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.
QuoteThanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de gr?ce), occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is also celebrated in a secular manner.
So you're arguing that your holiday is at all relevant to ours? The only similarity is that both holidays started as a day to give thanks to God. Anything past that is completely different. Also, I find it rather selfish or ungrateful for someone to sit there, and say "I've earned everything in my life, so I am not thankful for any of it!" You have completely missed the point of what this means. Grow up.
I didn't say I earned everything in my life, though much of what people thank god for, they have earned themselves. I prefer knowing that I have accomplished or obtained something, rather than giving credit to god.
Also, the original meaning for Canadian Thanksgiving is no longer relevant and has been changed to what the American meaning is.
@Jake: Innovations aren't created for my benefit, even if they do benefit me. I don't feel like it's necessary to give thanks to innovators unless they innovation was created for my benefit.
Wow - for some time there, I didn't think you were a pompous jerk.
The American version isn't solely for thanking God... in fact, Scotty NEVER ONCE mentioned God in his original post. He just said being grateful for the things you have.
Torch, the personal computer was invented for YOUR benefit. I can guarantee most of the modern conveniences you have now were made for helping better people as a whole. To say you don't need to give credit to people who did things for you, even if they didn't do it directly for you is just... so amazingly selfish. "I'm not going to thank the store who sold me food, or the developers who made an amazing game, etc etc, because they didn't make it for ME."
@Cactuscat: I really don't feel like quoting that whole thing.
Anyway, I thank those who perform services for me because it's polite and people appreciate it. I have no problem thanking someone to make them feel good. Do I really feel thankful for what they've done? No. It's their job, they do it for money. The plumber didn't unclog my sink pipes because he wanted me to have a functioning sink, he did it for money. I thank them anyway because people like to be thanked.
"Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God" (Scotty's post)
I don't think it's worthwhile to thank a god for something that had nothing to do with a god. People go to the store and buy a turkey and at dinner, say something like "I thank god for this delicious turkey". Clearly god was not the one who worked for the money and made the trip to go to the store and buy the turkey. You may have guessed from my post that I'm atheist and therefor, have a biased opinion on this, but isn't it a bit ridiculous to give thanks to god for things that had nothing to do with god?
Innovators do not consider how their actions will benefit me in the long run. Whether their actions benefit me or not (in my mind) is irrelevant.
Also, if you aren't giving your thanks to god, who are you giving your thanks to?
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 09:43:12 PM
I don't think it's worthwhile to thank a god for something that had nothing to do with a god. People go to the store and buy a turkey and at dinner, say something like "I thank god for this delicious turkey". Clearly god was not the one who worked for the money and made the trip to go to the store and buy the turkey.
I agree with torch on this.
Not the rest however.
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 09:43:12 PM
@Cactuscat: I really don't feel like quoting that whole thing.
Anyway, I thank those who perform services for me because it's polite and people appreciate it. I have no problem thanking someone to make them feel good. Do I really feel thankful for what they've done? No. It's their job, they do it for money. The plumber didn't unclog my sink pipes because he wanted me to have a functioning sink, he did it for money. I thank them anyway because people like to be thanked.
"Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God" (Scotty's post)
I don't think it's worthwhile to thank a god for something that had nothing to do with a god. People go to the store and buy a turkey and at dinner, say something like "I thank god for this delicious turkey". Clearly god was not the one who worked for the money and made the trip to go to the store and buy the turkey. You may have guessed from my post that I'm atheist and therefor, have a biased opinion on this, but isn't it a bit ridiculous to give thanks to god for things that had nothing to do with god?
Innovators do not consider how their actions will benefit me in the long run. Whether their actions benefit me or not (in my mind) is irrelevant.
Also, if you aren't giving your thanks to god, who are you giving your thanks to?
Yeah, and you are pretty misinformed then. We thank God because he GAVE us that turkey - if not for him, we wouldn't have life, nor that turkey that we get to enjoy on our table. God had a huge amount to do with that turkey ending up on that table. That is the concept.
And contrary to popular belief, as greedy, stupid and ignorant as people are, most people don't do the jobs they do solely for money. People enjoy hearing thanks, because they provided a service that they knew you needed, and they knew it would help you.
I'll bring up an extreme here, but "innovators do not consider how their actions will benefit me in the long run"? What are you trying to say? I don't even get it. What they have done has helped benefit you, so you should at the very least offer some sort of gratitude! I can't fathom your mindset where you think you are entitled to these things, without so much as a nod of the head to offer some form of acknowledgment that these people have helped you!
You are free to all of your beliefs... but I just think that is really disrespectful on so many levels...
Happy Thanksgiving, I haven't mentioned that in my previous posts, so sorry for me causing a ruckus, I just feel our tradition needs to be honored and defended.
Way to rape such a sweet and innocent topic.
-rep @Torch.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on November 26, 2009, 09:59:08 PM
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 09:43:12 PM
@Cactuscat: I really don't feel like quoting that whole thing.
Anyway, I thank those who perform services for me because it's polite and people appreciate it. I have no problem thanking someone to make them feel good. Do I really feel thankful for what they've done? No. It's their job, they do it for money. The plumber didn't unclog my sink pipes because he wanted me to have a functioning sink, he did it for money. I thank them anyway because people like to be thanked.
"Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God" (Scotty's post)
I don't think it's worthwhile to thank a god for something that had nothing to do with a god. People go to the store and buy a turkey and at dinner, say something like "I thank god for this delicious turkey". Clearly god was not the one who worked for the money and made the trip to go to the store and buy the turkey. You may have guessed from my post that I'm atheist and therefor, have a biased opinion on this, but isn't it a bit ridiculous to give thanks to god for things that had nothing to do with god?
Innovators do not consider how their actions will benefit me in the long run. Whether their actions benefit me or not (in my mind) is irrelevant.
Also, if you aren't giving your thanks to god, who are you giving your thanks to?
Yeah, and you are pretty misinformed then. We thank God because he GAVE us that turkey - if not for him, we wouldn't have life, nor that turkey that we get to enjoy on our table. God had a huge amount to do with that turkey ending up on that table. That is the concept.
And contrary to popular belief, as greedy, stupid and ignorant as people are, most people don't do the jobs they do solely for money. People enjoy hearing thanks, because they provided a service that they knew you needed, and they knew it would help you.
I'll bring up an extreme here, but "innovators do not consider how their actions will benefit me in the long run"? What are you trying to say? I don't even get it. What they have done has helped benefit you, so you should at the very least offer some sort of gratitude! I can't fathom your mindset where you think you are entitled to these things, without so much as a nod of the head to offer some form of acknowledgment that these people have helped you!
You are free to all of your beliefs, but I've lost a huge amount of respect for you.
Although I disagree with Torch about most of his views on Thanksgiving, I don't discredit him for not thanking God. That is perfectly fine. Likewise, I don't see how you expect him to give thanks to a God that he doesn't believe in.
Torch: Forget about all the intricacies of who and who you should not be thankful to. Simply be thankful for what you have and have a good day with your family. Don't dwell on what your not thankful for, but what you
are thankful for... Even if it is very little.
I just wanted to point out that it's logical to be thankful to someone or something that didn't set out to help you specifically. I'm thankful that the Italians invented pizza, even if they didn't have the mindset that they were inventing it for me. I respect them for what they have done, and I'm glad they did it. Therefore, I am thankful. I'm thankful that our world exists, even if nobody intentionally created it. It's not a verbal "thanks" for doing this, but more of an appreciation that it was done. You can appreciate someone or something for doing something even if it doesn't effect you.
Oh, don't get me wrong - I wasn't trying to say he should thank God, especially one he doesn't believe in.
I was angry that he was basically attacking my resolve to thank God on Thanksgiving, and saying how purposeless it was; I was just informing him why it is important, and how it fits in for those of us with beliefs.
I lost respect for him when he decided he didn't need to thank anyone at all - because it wasn't made for him directly.
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on November 26, 2009, 10:09:46 PM
Oh, don't get me wrong - I wasn't trying to say he should thank God, especially one he doesn't believe in.
I was angry that he was basically attacking my resolve to thank God on Thanksgiving, and saying how purposeless it was; I was just informing him why it is important, and how it fits in for those of us with beliefs.
I lost respect for him when he decided he didn't need to thank anyone at all - because it wasn't made for him directly.
That makes much more sense.
In Torch's mind, religion is completely and fundamentally wrong. In fact, he knows this without a doubt in his head. Therefore, thanking a God for something which you have worked for is just plain silly. He shuts down the possibilities of there being a God (whether or not he wants to admit it), and therefore does not understand the mindset of someone who does believe in a God, which ultimately limits his thinking.
@Cactuscat: Jake is correct in saying that I don't see things from the mindset of a religious person. In fact, I said in my previous post that my opinion was biased. From my point of view, even when believing in god, it seemed silly to thank god for something that it appeared had nothing to do with god. I now see that your view is that because god created everything, he is ultimately responsible for all these things that you thank him for.
For non-religious people, I hold my opinion. Google defines thanks as "with the help of or owing to". If you don't believe in god, who do you have to thank but yourself for the turkey that you bought? If someone does you a favor, you generally thank them at the time of them doing you a favor. Having a day to thank everyone over again is completely unnecessary.
@Jake: I also am glad that the Italians invented pizza, however, I don't think that it's necessary to thank them. I've already said why, and it looks like most of the people posting in this topic have contradicting viewpoints. This is an opinion and can't be argued either way. It also doesn't have a whole lot to do with thanksgiving, since you probably won't be seeing whoever invented pizza or personal computers any time today. Your thanking them is useless.
@Notorious: If by rape, you mean posted an opinion different from your own and caused people to re-think what thanksgiving means to them then yes, I did "rape" this topic. The whole point of a forum board is to have discussions and a bunch of people all in agreement about how awesome thanksgiving is doesn't make for good discussion. If you don't like discussions, maybe you shouldn't be using a forum board.
Dislodge the stick from your arse, before I forcefully remove it for you.
Seriously, this is a nice topic wishing people a happy holiday centered around being thankful for what you have. Torch, if anything else, be thankful I can't !@#$ing throat-punch you through TCP/IP right now.
Quote from: Torch on November 26, 2009, 10:48:49 PM@Notorious: If by rape, you mean posted an opinion different from your own and caused people to re-think what thanksgiving means to them then yes, I did "rape" this topic. The whole point of a forum board is to have discussions and a bunch of people all in agreement about how awesome thanksgiving is doesn't make for good discussion. If you don't like discussions, maybe you shouldn't be using a forum board.
You say this after accusing Americans of celebrating a "lame" holiday in your first post of this topic. You are antagonizing people in a harmless topic that is meant to put a smile on people's faces. Quit being a F'ing dick, you are raping this topic with clear intent to disturb the peace. Mature a little, you're annoying, and are acting like a prepubescent puke.
If not thankful, be grateful for everything you have then. If you say you are grateful for having a roof over your head and a computer to tell us your views, then I say you are one selfish individual, I won't even go into how good we all have it, because yes, I HAVE seen what it is like to not have what you all take for granted.
Seems I've caused quite a commotion.
No worries. I'll leave this topic alone now.
I think that regardless of whether or not you believe God has anything to do with it or not, it's nice to take a day a year to merely acknowledge how good you've got things.
Furthermore, I had an excellent Thanksgiving. Mmm... Pumpkin pie...
Quote from: LeGuy on November 27, 2009, 12:37:53 AM
Furthermore, I had an excellent Thanksgiving. Mmm... Pumpkin pie...
I agree. I've stuffed my face with more turkey than one human should consume. Delicious!
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Delicious!
You called? ;)
Anyways, I'm glad you guys had a swell thanksgiving. I wish I could have those lovely turkey dinners, mashpatatos, gravey, ham, stuffing and pumpkin pie everyday. Yum, my mouth is just watering right now.
Who are you supposed to thank? (Serious question) Thank yourself because you earned all of those things you listed.
I truely don't believe you thank anyone for anything on thanksgiving. Instead, you are appreciative for what you have, which does not refer you to giving thanks. Basically, you just take the day to think how fortunite you are to have what you have, even if you earned it yourself. ;)
Lol My parents never new it was thanksgiving so no turkey for meh?
Anyways lol Hope you all had a good time ;)
Being thankful for what you have doesn't mean you literally have to go around and thank people, granted it would be a nice thing to do...
And quite honestly, I'm thankful for everything I have, friends, family, boyfriend, clothes, money, a roof over my head, a warm bed to sleep in, food to fill my tummy, clean water to drink, hot water to shower in, my computer, my music, and tons more.
And at my boyfriend's dad's recent passing, I'm beyond thankful that my own parents are still in my life and don't have to go through all the bullshit he's been through, and I'm thankful that Ive been able to help him through it all.
And of course, I'm thankful for Scotty, since he's my hero and all ;P
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and stuffed your faces with loads of turkey. :)
I should have you all know...I cooked my delicious turkey on the "flame war" we just had here. (Not really but for context purposes.) :p My thanksgiving was awesome though. Food couldn't have been better, video games (and by that I meant modern warfare 2 party w/ friends), and backyard football game...always fun when there's no homework on top of that. Only thing I have to complain about is my highschool just lost our play-off football game 20-27...our QB threw 5 intercepts...and we fumbled it 3 times...the referees sucked...jeeze, it just makes me want to cry. But great thanksgiving...I am thankful for all of you...except DT...because my thanks cannot describe my gratitude for that angle of a being. Anywayz...laterz.
Quote from: DarkTrinity on November 28, 2009, 08:03:07 PM
Being thankful for what you have doesn't mean you literally have to go around and thank people, granted it would be a nice thing to do...
And quite honestly, I'm thankful for everything I have, friends, family, boyfriend, clothes, money, a roof over my head, a warm bed to sleep in, food to fill my tummy, clean water to drink, hot water to shower in, my computer, my music, and tons more.
And at my boyfriend's dad's recent passing, I'm beyond thankful that my own parents are still in my life and don't have to go through all the bullshit he's been through, and I'm thankful that Ive been able to help him through it all.
And of course, I'm thankful for Scotty, since he's my hero and all ;P
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and stuffed your faces with loads of turkey. :)
Scotty was my hero first. ::)
But yeah my thanksgiving was awesome. We had leftovers the day after and yet more leftovers today.
Had some awesome pie and stuff. Glad to hear all you guys had a great thanksgiving.
And @ the whole who to thank thing?
I'm just thankful for having a great family to share the meal with and spend some time together, especialy since my dad is being delpoyed to afganistan in 2 weeks or so.
i'm sorta sick of the holidays already... but thats just me, and i work in the meat department of a grocery store... and all i did was price 10 pallets of turkeys all day long for a week.... thats like 10k pounds of !@#$ing turkeys lol.... i am suprised i didn't smash a toe.... well happy late thanksgiving everyone and merry early christmas xD
I'm a bit late, but this was a great topic (aside from the flaming and what not). I too am thankful for the things that cause me happiness in life.
By the way, I wonder how many people really mean yams when they say sweet potatoes. Yams are traditionally used in Thanksgiving dinners. They have a bright orange interior, are very sweet flavored and mushy, and are commonly mashed and served with marshmellows. Sweet potatoes on the other hand have a pale yellow interior, are less sweet than yams (though more than normal potatoes) and they are commonly NOT used in any Thanksgiving dinners (though I imagine some people do use them). So when you are eating "sweet potatoe pie" you are really eating yams. Not sweet potatoes.
But whatever. It's all tasty and I love eating everything!
Oh, and while we're talking about it, for those of you who like cranberry sauce do you like it out of the can or from scratch? I personally like scratch.
Quote from: Lingus on December 01, 2009, 02:25:38 PM
Oh, and while we're talking about it, for those of you who like cranberry sauce do you like it out of the can or from scratch? I personally like scratch.
By nature, I live by the theory that anything built from scratch is much better than what could ever come from a can.
I grew up with the canned kind... idk if i've ever actually tasted cranberry sauce from scratch... So i can't really say one's better than the other.. but the canned is pretty good imo
*Shudders*Yuck! Cranberries. The most fruit I got on my thanksgiving was from my sparkling apple cider. That stuff is the BOMB, nothing less.
I was fortunate enough growing up to have my mother canning a lot of fruits and food and such (applesauce, tomatoes, jams). When it comes to that, well it's home-made canned food, and that counts as home-made and not canned. That is assuming that by canned you mean bought at the store in a can with some company's (that you have no affiliation with outside of digestion) paper label around the outside of it.
Quote from: Scotty on December 02, 2009, 07:24:31 AM
I was fortunate enough growing up to have my mother canning a lot of fruits and food and such (applesauce, tomatoes, jams). When it comes to that, well it's home-made canned food, and that counts as home-made and not canned. That is assuming that by canned you mean bought at the store in a can with some company's (that you have no affiliation with outside of digestion) paper label around the outside of it.
Yep, you got it exactly. Home-made canned is still home-made. In fact, my fiance also sometimes does canned jams and what not. Pretty similar process to making cranberry sauce. Aside from the actual canning step that is. We just eat it all.
I'm thankful that my parents didnt spoil me during the all important childhood years, so that I'm not a whiny, spoiled bitch.
I'm thankful that I don't have to pay rent. :)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING- AGAIN! have a nice day :)
Oh my lord... I read this entire topic amazed that there were already 4 pages at 11am and that so many people had already stuffed themselves before noon... not until page 3 did I realize this is from last year when I saw my post in this topic... lmao.
Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, I hope you all travel safely and have a wonderful day of stuffing your faces and watching men in tight pants tackle each other ;D (Although my boyfriend no longer wants me watching football as I mentioned how gay it is but that I like the tight pants xD ... which isn't true, but it saves me from watching football with him ever, hehe)
Here's to hoping Torch doesn't stick his nose in here again....
Because you don't have to thank god in order to be thankful for what you have. Be thankful your house hasn't burned down. Be thankful if your parents gave you your first car(especially if it's new). Be thankful you're not crippled from some drunk driver hitting you. Be thankful that your family is healthy. Be thankful a burglar didn't break in and steal all your shit. Be thankful you weren't born in a 3rd world country starving & not having clean water to drink.
None of that stuff you would've had to work for, it would be out of your control, yet you can still be thankful for it....
I'm thankful for the brave turkeys that gave their lives for the good of the stomachs of Americans.
albeitwithoutconsent
Be thankful for all those things you've pirated without getting caught! Still!
'Cept for you, Jake. You know why. ;)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! ;D
(lol, I was surprised by the size of the topic, too, until I saw my reply on the first page, and was like "wut". Haha)
Time to dismember the animal we crave most! Happy Thanksgivin!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! ;D
Quote from: Chaos on November 25, 2010, 12:45:14 PM
Be thankful for all those things you've pirated without getting caught! Still!
'Cept for you, Jake. You know why. ;)
:o