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Turkeys and Nervously Avoiding Eye Contact With Your Weird Uncle
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It's the Thanksgiving thread!
Ah, Thanksgiving! When families and friends gather round to gorge themselves into unconsciousness on delicious, starchy foods.
Ah, Thanksgiving! When families and friends are obligated to gather in one place with people they hate and attempt to ignore the simmering anger and angst that has been gathering steam all year long!
So what are your plans for Thanksgiving? Come share recipes and swap horrible family stories! Nice family stories are okay too, I suppose
Note: Sorry non-Americans, I guess y'all don't do this. But, uh... do you like turkey? We can talk about turkey still.
Special Note for Teefs: The filthy Canadians have already had their Thanksgiving, but this thread is for wonderful Americans
And just for The Far Side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LvIG7MDSys
Ah, Thanksgiving! When families and friends gather round to gorge themselves into unconsciousness on delicious, starchy foods.
Ah, Thanksgiving! When families and friends are obligated to gather in one place with people they hate and attempt to ignore the simmering anger and angst that has been gathering steam all year long!
So what are your plans for Thanksgiving? Come share recipes and swap horrible family stories! Nice family stories are okay too, I suppose
Note: Sorry non-Americans, I guess y'all don't do this. But, uh... do you like turkey? We can talk about turkey still.
Special Note for Teefs: The filthy Canadians have already had their Thanksgiving, but this thread is for wonderful Americans
And just for The Far Side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LvIG7MDSys
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Mom and Dad divorced when I was very little. He wasn't around much during holiday stuff when they were together.
I was talking with my friend the other day about Thanksgiving, and he mentioned that he absolutely hated turkey. I was puzzled by his dislike of so inoffensive a meat, and asked him what he didn't like about it. He replied that he hated the slimy skin, and mushy interior.
I was all "Turkey should not be that consistency, dude. How does your family cook it?"
He told me that every year, his father buys a 12 or 13 pound bird, defrosts it, and shoves it in the microwave. After this he allows it to run on high for about an hour or so.
I nearly hurled.
Edit: since you asked so nicely
This year I'm back in the states but I can't afford to travel back home.
My aunt, who lives in town, is going to be in Mexico for the holiday.
Maybe I'll go to the Waffle House.
they are devout christians and I've never met them before and I'm nervous
Pfft, like Canadians have anything to be thankful for.
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Though they might not like the face I moved in with a gay guy and am not a Christian anymore.
Shenanigans.
I also regularly give thanks for my discovery of the deliciousness of pumpkin pie a few years ago.
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Yeah screw that! Let's all go get ASBOs!
ASBOs are where its at.
Let's all go pay our road tax whooo
thankful not to be damnyankees
As some of you know (and have been really supportive, by the way), my dad is going through some shit. Long story short, he's under house arrest and will get sentenced by the courts in early 2010. Obviously that means him and my mom can't leave for Thanksgiving. Not a big deal because me and my sisters are going down to hang out with them for the long weekend.
Enter my bitch of a cousin. We always spend Thanksgiving together and given that its a shitty situation this year, we just assumed that everyone would come down to my parent's place (they live 2 hours away from each other). Well my cousin (who is nearing 30) is like "I don't want to have to put my dog in a kennel, plus I want to cook in my own kitchen for Thanksgiving, etc." (Basically she was just using weak excuses to not come over). I called her and calmly stated that none of the adults really care about turkey or thanskgiving dinner, and neither do the kids (kids being me, my sisters, and my two cousins, all of which are between ages 24 and 30). I also stressed that no one knows what is going to happen with my dad in the next 12 months, and that sadly, he might not even be around next year. She started making more bullshit excuses. Finally I told her to knock that shit off and that if she doesn't want to come down, then she doesn't have to, just don't make bullshit excuses and don't do us any favors. She called me back the next day, apologized, and said that they'd come down because the family is important and that I made some good points about that.
Now I found out that she invited some random family friends over for Thanksgiving (first time this has ever been done in this family) and now her excuse for not coming is that she has to cook for these people who are coming over.
tl;dr: My cousin is a cunt
Coran Attack!
EDIT: And football. Football and pumpkin pie. The family...can still do without.
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sucks out loud, bedi. sorry to hear
slightly relatedly, my grandmother-in-law is constantly inviting random others over for major family events. christmas dinner? sure, let's just invite this couple from church who aren't particularly busy that day.
Man that's weak! Let's go pay our TV licences! Yeah!!
Then celebrate Guy Fawkes night
AGAIN!!!
I KNOW, right? I can't even begin to imagine what the fuck that would taste like
Also this year, my aunt, who has divorced, wants to have a 'Thanksgiving' at her place this sunday when she has her children, as they will be with their father next week. My parents still want to have a dinner at their house and invite some family friends and relatives from the other side of the family tree.
Guess who gets two thanksgivings!