Happy Thanksgiving!!
I truly hope each one of you find some joy and happiness this holiday weekend. Spend the time with your loved ones or in-laws and cherish those moments. Be safe.
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
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Have a safe and happy thanksgiving my botl.
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Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
I came across a feast rant that made me chuckle a bit.
Hope you chuckle too.SLIMANTICS
Thanksgiving is getting out of hand
I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion but it’s time we recognize that this whole Thanksgiving business has gotten out of hand.
Now if I were to make that observation about Christmas, it’s likely no one would object. I would say, “Christmas has become too commercialized, too complicated, too this or too that” and most everybody would nod in agreement.
But you never hear anybody tut-tutting about what Thanksgiving has come to.
It used to be that Thanksgiving was a simple affair. There was no Black Friday shopping hovering over the Thanksgiving table, no parades down 34th Street in New York. The only people who had to work were those in essential jobs or, as punishment for being so terrible, the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
All these unnecessary adornments to this, the most simple of our holidays, have evolved slowly, almost imperceptibly, to the point we hardly see the original holiday in the one celebrated now.
Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the Thanksgiving meal itself.
In American Folklore, the Native Americans and the Pilgrim settlers shared whatever was available, the basic foodstuffs of daily life – venison, corn, squash, etc. If somebody shot a turkey, they had that. It could just as easily be a goose or a wild hog, rabbits or squirrels. These were simple unostentatious people, as evidenced in the clothes they wore, their mannerisms and the food they ate.
No one knows how or why, but the turkey became the traditional centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal. That’s fine. It’s a simple, affordable protein, very much in keeping with the humble nature of the original holiday.
A hundred years ago, the typical Thanksgiving spread would have been a turkey, stuffing/dressing, a few seasonal vegetables/fruits and bread with maybe an apple or pumpkin pie for dessert.
I read somewhere that today the average Thanksgiving meal consists of anywhere from seven to 10 side dishes, probably because everybody felt it would be rude not to bring something. And if you have to bring something, why not make it a big production? It is in this fashion that the current abominations appeared, gained a toehold and now cling to the Thanksgiving meal like barnacles on a shipwreck.
Probably the most egregious offenders arrived in the 1950s and ‘60s – the twin horrors of Ambrosia and congealed (aka Jello) salads.
Ambrosia salad is basically canned fruits and nuts dumped into a sea of marshmallows.
Marshmallows rarely make anything better. In fact, I have developed a Helpful Guide for determining whether marshmallows are a suitable ingredient:
Are you adding them to ‘Smores or Hot Chocolate? Yes.
Are you adding them to Anything Else? No.
Congealed or Jello salad is basically chunks of fruit hideously trapped inside gelatin. It reminds me of those pitiful little prehistoric animals that somehow got trapped in amber and became preserved. Like amber, the only thing gelatin brings to the formula is preservation. Yeah, let’s eat that.
Cranberries, in any form, add nothing. If you were to make a list of the 50 favorite fruits, cranberries wouldn’t make the list. The sin of cranberries is greatly magnified by the existence of cranberry sauce, the Jello of the canned fruit world. A general rule of thumb is that anything that retains the same shape as the can it came in is dog food. Thus, cranberry sauce is a dessert for dogs.
And, please, spare me the casseroles in all their manifestations. You are not impressing anybody. Green beans aren’t improved by dumping a can of cream of mushroom soup on them and putting fried onions on top. Green beans can stand on their own just fine. The same goes for sweet potatoes. No need for butter, nuts, etc. Also, remember here, the Helpful Guide for Using Marshmallows.
Potatoes au gratin is for people who fear potatoes are not fattening enough and remedy that by adding tons of cheese and cream. Mashed potatoes cannot be improved upon. So just stop it.
Creamed spinach? What is this? Thanksgiving in a supermax prison? Nobody wants it.
I am told that some people even serve soup on Thanksgiving. I don’t know these people. For that I am thankful.Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The Dispatch. His email address is ssmith@cdispatch.com.
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Roasted Rep Pepper Soup, Cranberry Sauce (not canned), Pound Cake, and Pumpkin Rolls are made. Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Fresh-Baked Bread, and Whipped Cream (not from a plastic container or aerosol can, but from Heavy Whipping Cream) will be made in the morning, then we head to Bill's House, where Turkey, Cracker Stuffing, Gravy, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Beans, and Pumpkin Pie will be ready when we arrive. God, I love Thanksgiving, and Tradition.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, BsOTL!
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Happy thanksgiving all!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Don't forget to set your scales back 10 lbs.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain9 -
Happy Thanksgiving. Feeling grateful.
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Happiest of thanksgivings to all you botl’s. Enjoy your day with family and friends. And for the love of God, don’t talk about politics unless of course you’re Frank @VegasFrank or Pete @Vision.
Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.
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@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:
Happiest of thanksgivings to all you botl’s. Enjoy your day with family and friends. And for the love of God, don’t talk about politics unless of course you’re Frank @VegasFrank or Pete @Vision.Brov.... I never talk politics.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
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Happy Thanksgiving, botl.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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I'm thankful for too many things to list... and most of you all are on that list. LOL
This last week I began thinking gratitude isn't 'all that' unless it translates into "better". It's good to be grateful for the blessings I enjoy, and express said gratitude to the Source of the blessings, but if I remain static in my being w/o improving as a human being, a son of that Source, my gratitude is nascent at best.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis8 -
@peter4jc said:
I'm thankful for too many things to list... and most of you all are on that list. LOLThis last week I began thinking gratitude isn't 'all that' unless it translates into "better". It's good to be grateful for the blessings I enjoy, and express said gratitude to the Source of the blessings, but if I remain static in my being w/o improving as a human being, a son of that Source, my gratitude is nascent at best.
I gave you an awesome, but just so you know I almost hit disagree because of your avatar. But then I realized I recognize it as fruit of your awesome sense of humor and I am thankful for it.
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"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis5 -
@rsherman24 Sherm, you gotta learn to shave and fix your hair before dinner!
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@peter4jc said:
@rsherman24 Sherm, you gotta learn to shave and fix your hair before dinner!Haha. It was a long day. I think Jax ate more than I did
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@rsherman24 said:
@peter4jc said:
@rsherman24 Sherm, you gotta learn to shave and fix your hair before dinner!Haha. It was a long day. I think Jax ate more than I did
Even the dog needed a drink
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Hope your Thanksgiving was better than expected.
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Today is my feast with family.15 -
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you fine people! I hope you all have a great day, whatever you are doing.
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A happy turkey day to all, enjoy it to its fullest.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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@TRayB said:
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you fine people! I hope you all have a great day, whatever you are doing.I also wish all of the fine people here a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will also wish a wonderful Thanksgiving to Todd and Ross. Heck, I'll even throw Ian in there! 😂
But Lawrence can eat a bag of dícks. Yes, @ScotchnSmoke I'm petty. That's what makes me #TrollJesus.
I am the Troll Jesus. Follow me, my children, or clutch your pearls tightly.
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@Itsfine said:
@TRayB said:
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you fine people! I hope you all have a great day, whatever you are doing.I also wish all of the fine people here a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will also wish a wonderful Thanksgiving to Todd and Ross. Heck, I'll even throw Ian in there! 😂
But Lawrence can eat a bag of dícks. Yes, @ScotchnSmoke I'm petty. That's what makes me #TrollJesus.
It sure if I’m supposed to love or laugh at this one.
❤️🤣Happy thanksgiving to you all! I’m great full to have found you all.
Except for you Lawrence, I hope the bag is large.
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@Itsfine said:
@TRayB said:
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you fine people! I hope you all have a great day, whatever you are doing.I also wish all of the fine people here a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will also wish a wonderful Thanksgiving to Todd and Ross. Heck, I'll even throw Ian in there! 😂
But Lawrence can eat a bag of dícks. Yes, @ScotchnSmoke I'm petty. That's what makes me #TrollJesus.
Why, fvck you very mu..., I mean Thank You, Thank you very much, Francis!
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happy Thanksgiving but please hold a prayer for the indigenous folks past and present who have a different view about being invaded, killed, and suppressed for centuries.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/11/26/day-of-mourning-plymouth-restrictions-lawsuit
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