Happy Thanksgiving to the Yanks

[admin tim]

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[ferret]

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Tell your stomach/liver that it's just a dress rehearsal for Christmas!!!

Suz xx

[TimeRover]

Thanks!! Those images are cool.

TimeRover

[How Brown]

Ever since I learned the hard way not to fry bacon on a Sunday morning without any shorts or pants on ( I call my buddy down below "Scarface" now...)...I got hip and bought this nice ( I think it matches the ensemble nicely...) apron rig.

This is what I have to look forward to in about, oh, 5 hours or so....

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[Robert Linford]

A Happy festival to all those fine Americans over yonder, plus Howard Brown.

[How Brown]

We've got a 18 pounder....stuffing...big old broccoli & cheese pie...a fifth of Coquito chillin' like a villain in the refriggerator...mucho vegetables...homemade rolls...cranberry sauce...mashed potatoes...two other pies, one apple and the other one Nina will not dare go near with a fork, lest she wind up dismembered...MY pumpkin pie...ice cream log....whipped cream ( which is gonna be used in other ways too...heh heh...) and Hood Egg Nog, probably the best market kind made...and my world famous coffee...and a pipe of tobacco afterwards.

I'll be in the emergency ward on Friday if anyone needs me.

[Currerbell]

sounds great....have a nice day now!!:whoo::bounce:

[How Brown]

I will...until they stick the garden hose down my piehole at the emergency room tomorrow. There's so much food this year, we will be livin' on the bird for 5 days.

[Currerbell]

Dont be spoiling the Christmas Day feast!

[Chris G.]

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Chris

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[admin tim]

Since we're already here.....

http://blog.starcostumes.com/thanksgiving-facts.html

[JTRSickert]

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

Let's celebrate stealing land from the native Americans, exposing them to syphillis and various other diseases and putting them onto reservations.

So, let's all give thanks!!!

:cheer2:

[How Brown]

It’s probably because cranberries are one of only three fruits native to North America, making them a significant part of American heritage.

What are the other two ?:typing:

[How Brown]

JT:

You've got it backwards,brudda....syphilis was already here. The Flintstones gave it Whitey.

However edemic the New World may have been, it may have harbored one bug that did kill a lot of Europeans: syphilis. The question remains controversial. The first known cases of syphilis showed up in Italy in 1494, and we know what happened in 1492. Many believe the Spanish contracted syphilis in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and gave it to the Italians and French at the siege of Naples. Bone damage characteristic of syphilis found at preColumbian New World archaeological sites supports this view. But others say syphilis was merely an old European disease that prior to 1500 had been improperly diagnosed. Even if it did originate in the Americas, syphilis was little enough payback for the disaster visited on the original inhabitants of the Americas by the subsequent ones.

Awwww....did mean old Whitey take away the land fwom the widdle Indians? Pass the potatoes.....

Turkeys are also considered among the dumbest animals of 'em all, next to liberal Whites. Its said that turkeys will on occasion drown by looking up during a rainfall.

Thats why they're the State animal of Texas.

[JTRSickert]

Hey Howard,

Excuse my little mistake. My roommate (who is a history teacher) also corrected me on the syphillis thing. In fact, the Natives exposed it to us, and we gave them smallpox.

[How Brown]

Not a problem JT. A lot of people think Indians were straight out of a fairy tale free of diseases and all that. Not your fault. I heard the same stuff when I was in school too.

recent research suggests that Native Americans lacked "genetic diversity"--bluntly put, that they were inbred, virtually the entire indigenous population of the Americas having descended from just four (4) women--or at least four groups of closely related women.
We also know that a virus you contract from a family member is far more likely to be fatal than one you get from a total stranger. That's because the family-bred virus has already figured out your clan's genetic code and thus can evade your natural defenses. Since Native Americans were all close cousins (at least compared to Europeans), a virus that killed one would pretty much kill them all.
In short, American Indians were more vulnerable not simply because they had been exposed to fewer diseases, as I argued, but also because they had been exposed to fewer humans. They were exposed to plenty of both once European settlers arrived.

from The Straight Dope website.


I just wanted the wagonburners to get some credit where credit was due.

Have a good one today buddy.

How

[SirRobertAnderson]

My roommate (who is a history teacher) also corrected me on the syphilis thing. In fact, the Natives exposed it to us, and we gave them smallpox.

That's called international trade, JtR.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[Raven]

Hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Love
Ali and Lee
xxxxxxxxxx

[How Brown]

I can't move.

:help:

[Roy Corduroy]

cranberries are one of only three fruits native to North America, What are the other two ?:typing:

Raymond Burr and Liberace :bounce:

Roy :pop2:

[How Brown]

It breaks my heart to see you mention Burr...but you're probably right. Damn. He reminds me of Tim Mosley in every other way, but with talent.



Its a tough question buddy....I will go look. I think plantains may be one, I ain't sure.

I'll be back in a minute...

[How Brown]

Roy:

Cranberries, Concord grapes and Manhattan natives.

I kid, I kid...blueberries

The three are considered native to North America

Let me ask you Roy....do you folks have pecans in the U.K. ?

American Chestnut (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/American_Chestnut) (Castanea dentata; Fagaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Fagaceae))
American Black Elderberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Sambucus_canadensis) (Sambucus canadensis; Adoxaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Adoxaceae))
American grape (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Grape): North American species (e.g., Vitis labrusca (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Vitis_labrusca); Vitaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Vitaceae)) and American-European hybrids are grown where grape (Vitis vinifera) is not hardy and are used as rootstocks (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rootstock)
American Hazelnut (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Corylus_americana) (Corylus americana; Betulaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Betulaceae))
American Mayapple (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/American_Mayapple) (Podophyllum peltatum; Berberidaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Berberidaceae))
American persimmon (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/American_persimmon) (Diospyros virginiana; Ebenaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ebenaceae)): Traditional for desserts and as dried fruit.
American plum (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Prunus_americana) (Prunus americana; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae)
American Red Elderberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/w/index.php?title=Sambucus_pubens&action=edit&redlink=1) (Sambucus pubens; Adoxaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Adoxaceae))
American Red Raspberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rubus_strigosus) (Rubus strigosus; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Beach Plum (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Beach_Plum) (Prunus maritima; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Black cherry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Black_cherry) (Prunus serotina; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae) very popular flavoring for pies, jams, and sweets.
Black raspberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Black_raspberry) (Rubus occidentalis or Rubus leucodermis; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Black Walnut (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Juglans_nigra) (Juglans nigra; Juglandaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Juglandaceae))
Blueberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Blueberry) (Vaccinium, sect. Cyanococcus; Ericaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ericaceae))
Buffaloberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Buffaloberry) (Shepherdia argenta; Elaeagnaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Elaeagnaceae)), which grows wild in the prairies of Canada (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Canada)
Chokecherry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Chokecherry) (Prunus virginiana; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Cocoplum (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Chrysobalanus_icaco) (Chrysobalanus icaco; Chrysobalanaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Chrysobalanaceae))
Cranberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Cranberry) (Vaccinium oxycoccus; Ericaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ericaceae))
Eastern May Hawthorn (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Crataegus_aestivalis) (Crataegus aestivalis; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae), better known as mayhaw.)
False-mastic (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Sideroxylon_foetidissimum) (Sideroxylon foetidissimum; Sapotaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Sapotaceae))
Florida strangler fig (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ficus_aurea) (Ficus aurea; Moraceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Moraceae))
Ground Plum (http://www.jtrforums.com/w/index.php?title=Astragalus_crassicarpus&action=edit&redlink=1) (Astragalus crassicarpus; Fabaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Fabaceae)), also called Ground-plum milk-vetch
Huckleberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Huckleberry) (Gaylussacia, Vaccinium; Ericaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ericaceae))
Maypop (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Maypop) (Passiflora incarnata; Passifloracae (http://www.jtrforums.com/w/index.php?title=Passifloracae&action=edit&redlink=1), traditionally a summer treat.)
Muscadine (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Muscadine) (Vitis rotundifolia; Vitaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Vitaceae))
Pawpaw (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Pawpaw) (Asimina triloba; Annonaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Annonaceae), not to be confused with Papaya (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Papaya) (Carica papaya; Caricaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Caricaceae)), which is called pawpaw in some English dialects)
Pecan (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Pecan) (Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis; Juglandaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Juglandaceae))
Prickly pear (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Opuntia) (Opuntia spp.; Cactaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Cactaceae)) used as both a fruit and vegetable depending on part of plant.
Pigeon plum (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Coccoloba_diversifolia) (Coccoloba diversifolia; Polygonaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Polygonaceae))
Red mulberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Red_mulberry) (Morus rubra; Moraceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Moraceae))
Salal berry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Salal) (Gaultheria shallon; Ericaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ericaceae))
Salmonberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Salmonberry) (Rubus spectabilis; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Saskatoonberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Saskatoonberry) (Amelanchier alnifolia, Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae)
Saw Palmetto (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Serenoa) (Serenoa repens; Arecaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Arecaceae))
Southern Crabapple (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Malus_angustifolia) (Malus angustifolia; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Texas Persimmon (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Diospyros_texana) (Diospyros texana; Ebenaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Ebenaceae))
Thimbleberry (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Thimbleberry) (Rubus parviflorus; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))
Toyon (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Toyon) (Heteromeles arbutifolia; Rosaceae (http://www.jtrforums.com/wiki/Rosaceae))

[Currerbell]

Cranberry juice is good for thrush...:tea:


(we have pecan nuts in the UK)

[How Brown]

I still cannot move.

[SirRobertAnderson]

I feel like Mr. Creosote.....better get a bucket......

[Currerbell]

I still cannot move.

Is the dust gathering around you?

[Chris G.]

Didn't get enough Thanksgiving dinner? Check out these images on Flickr: Thanksgiving Plates (http://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/11/27/thanksgiving-plates/). Enjoy!

Chris

[How Brown]

I, uh...can't move.

Is dust edible and if so, is it tasty ?

[Currerbell]

If its fairy dust then its edible!:moony:

[Chris G.]

It breaks my heart to see you mention Burr...

Oh, I thought you meant Aaron Burr... :washing:

C

[Robert Linford]

Blimey, the harvest festival is big over there, isn't it.

[Chris G.]

Blimey, the harvest festival is big over there, isn't it.

Hi Robert

Thanksgiving is probably the American counterpart of your Harvest Festival.

Chris

[How Brown]

C.G.

Its just that I liked Ray Burr a lot as an actor ( As Lars Thorwald in Rear Window by the East End lad,Hitchcock,in 1954 and as Perry Mason on CBS for about a decade. )

Then...much to my chagrin.......... I find out the t.v. lawyer probably got bent over and cross examined by some guy in real life.....Not only that, he probably had someone peeping in his rear window as well...

Enough to make a guy cry, lemme tell ya.

[Chris G.]

Hi Howard

I sympathize with you. I also admired Raymond Burr as an actor: he was marvellous as Perry Mason. It was a surprise to me to learn that he was gay.

All the best

Chris

[How Brown]

Oh, it ain't so much that he was gay, C.G. It ain't my sort of dance, but thats up to others whether they boogie to that tune.

Its just that a 275 man shouldn't be gay. Its an awful visual.

....and Tim is pushing 265 after yesterday's meal(s).

[Robert Linford]

Of course he was gay. Why do you think they kept him nailed to that wheelchair?:tape2:

[How Brown]

To me that makes sense Bob.

With an arse so big that had its own postal code, its no wonder that they glued his cushionkiller to a chair.

Plus that hiney was an easy target. Something that big ain't easy to miss.

Imagine...ahem...Ray Burr in a thong with "I Love N.Y" flip flops on.

[Roy Corduroy]

Let me ask you Roy....do you folks have pecans in the U.K. ?

Howie, I'm here in the US, just like you. :usa2:

Roy

[How Brown]

Couer D' Roy:

I can't move. Since you're closer to me than Debs or Caz are and Nina is nearly immobile too...can you come over and gimme a push ?

Not in the tush, but off this chair. I feel like I've had my hiney welded to it.

[Robert Linford]

How, what you've got is called Burr Syndrome.

[Magpie]

Since I live in a bi-cultural household (get your mind out of the gutter, Brown), we get to celebrate Thanksgiving twice:)

[Chris G.]

Since I live in a bi-cultural household (get your mind out of the gutter, Brown), we get to celebrate Thanksgiving twice:)

Very fine, Magpie. :thumbsupbud:

Chris

[How Brown]

Yo Mag...

Bi the way, do Canadians eat anything that Americans don't eat ( Get your mind outta the gutter,brudda...) on Thanksgiving or Yanksgiving as the Great White Northerners call it ?

Eh?

[Magpie]

Yo Mag...

Bi the way, do Canadians eat anything that Americans don't eat ( Get your mind outta the gutter,brudda...) on Thanksgiving or Yanksgiving as the Great White Northerners call it ?

Eh?


Actually it's pretty close, How--Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, yams, pumpkin pie.

The only differences is that many families opt for baked ham instead of turkey, and apple or pecan pie instead of pumpkin (not me though--I'd sell my grandmother into slavery for a slice of pumpkin pie--I'd throw in her walker if you add whipped cream)

We never had green bean casserole on Thanksgiving until my wife introduced us to it.

[How Brown]

Mag....

I miss the days when the Boss used to hand out some special birds he had especially brought in for the employees. 20-25 pounders..even heavier..the day before Thanksgiving. Them days are loooong gone. The parties we had...beer, whiskey, psychedelics, tossing the little Asian guys in the air onto foam mats... oh man, what times we had... we cannot have anymore because the insurance faggots and groups like MADD and J.A.P. ( Jerkoffs Against Partying) make it clear that those who sponsor celebratory parties involving getting high are responsible in the instance of some stupid garden variety ahole walking in front of a moving vehicle and getting hit and that they'll trace the source of the alcohol content and hold you liable for being an accessory to the original stupidity of some dick walking in front of a guy with 12 beers in him on the way home in his car. What do they expect people to do after a party ? Take a frigging bus home ?

Back to the bird....

Some stone jerkoff complained to The Boss back in the early '90s that he, the employee, and "a lot of other people" wanted hams instead the next year. No one really did, only this one guy. The Boss became offended and that was the end of that nice little gesture...all because of a jerkoff.