Thanksgiving
 

What are you doing?

My buddy that is in the guard is coming home from Kuwait on leave for Thanksgiving so we are having a huge get together. (I think there will be 15+ people there)

Druken melee!

Our tradition is to have the stereotypical turkey dinner with all the fixings, which my wife & I enjoy making. (She does the turkey & stuffing, I do the pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and other sides.) However it's been an exceptionally stressful fall, so I'm going to try to encourage her to skip in this year in favor of everybody vegging out for a couple days. (Since she's quitting her job---last day tomorrow---she won't have to work on Black Friday for the first time in five years.)

Oh and Black Friday is her birthday. But we're not going anywhere (we have Philadelphia Orchestra tickets) unless we can find a #$&(*&*( babysitter.

Rho and I are going to chill at the crib and have a nice meal, featuring Sycamore's soon-to-be-famous-though-I-stole-the-recipe sweet potato pie.

Apparently, Dani started the festivities early...

ride ambulance during the day and have dinner with my friend and his mom (my family is ~3000 miles away)

This year's gonna be kind of nice. Just me, Case, my son and my brother (the one that doesn't have a girlfriend that annoys the piss out of me). We're gonna have a nontraditional dinner: a nice thick beef stew, homemade bread and pumpkin pie. Maybe some cranberry sauce. But not likely. Then we'll get drunk and play video games.

I started years ago!!!

going to my grandmother's house to watch my uncle and grandfather fall asleep watching football and my twin cousins attack the cat and let my husband do all the chatting while i go outside with my mother and sister to smoke cigarettes in the cold..

Can I go hang out with you guys?

my butthead of a brother insisted t-giving at my house in columbus instead of mom's in virginia. so now my butthead brother, listening to various lies and evil statements from his poison wife, is not even coming, so now we're all screwed.

meanwhile, i'll be giving thanks that his b*tch of a wife isn't coming to MY house.

do i sound bitter?

I am.

We are going to drive 2.5 hours to my inlaws' place at the lake on T-Day AM, scarf furiously, then drive back home that night (if we can get away with it).

The wife's family is extremely Christian, and we are only extremely hungry. Not a good enough reason for an overnight stay in the face of such terrific religious conviction.

I'll be at the nuthouse.

Working

4-midnight (my regular shift.)

I have a theory (perhaps previously expounded on) about Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a holiday, that more than any other, brings together families that don't really like each other nor do they get along particularly well.

Earlier in the day, however, there is a lot to be done. Turkeys to be basted, pies to be baked, tables to be set. Everyone is busy, and the tensions don't really start to leak out.

Once the bird hits the table, all hell breaks loose. I think the electric carving knives have some impact on this effect.

If if weren't for the fact that I will be working until midnight the day before thanksgiving, I would usually prefer taking the day shift, but waking up at 6am is SOOOOO not an option. Not even for time and a half, and a holiday day to be taken at a later time.

That's up in the air for me. Dad and spare mom will be visiting her mother; nice ladies, both. So, I will ask one of my brothers or sister if I can hang around for the day and eat til I'm tired.

Going home.
It'll be like being with Wolf, but without Wolf.:(

two words: Fried Turkey

Hey! It won't be that bad. Geez.

Who's having fried bread? Good stuff.

I know. :)

Our household takes Thanksgiving very seriously. I have a strong sense of tradition and I insist that I am able to carry out my ritual every year with NO variance. It goes like this:


I get up early, wake and bake, listen to Alice's restaurant several times, watch the parade with the kids, granny calls to tell me i'm watching the wrong parade, my wife gets up around 10 or 11, i sneak down to the basement for more ganj, then we go to my mom's house, i fillup on nuts, gerkhin pickles and cheese spreads so that i'm already stuffed by the time dinner is set. Then i eat 2 plates anyway. Next I leave the table early because the Cowboys game has started, nod off and snore loudly at half time, wake up for some coffee and pie, unbutton my jeans, finish watching the cowboys win, gloat to the eagles fans in the house. drive home as soon as possible because my wife can only tolerate about 4 hours of my mom ( matter-anti matter relationship) put the kids in bed, smoke more pot and fall asleep on the couch.

These traditions keep you rooted in the real world and remind us of what is truly important in our lives: Pot, Food, and Football.

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Awww, that's sweet, Bruce.

You're welcome to drop by the nuthouse. In fact, you might need it after family time is over.

thanksgiving is christmas for you guys right? is it the same thing? when is it? what is the celebration in memory of?? i dont understumble:confused:

Two separate holidays:

Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November) commemorates the Pilgrims' feast with the Native Americans in Massachusetts...more or less...no one really thinks about that much.

Christmas (December 25th) commemorates the birth of Christ...sorta...kinda...not really anymore.

Ah i see, so i guess you would have a lot more participation in thanksgiving ceremonies more than christmas as it is historical rather then religious. Here, only half the ppl i know celebrate christmas because it is/was a religious celebration... as you say... sort of.

Actually, I'd say the opposite. More people seem to celebrate Xmas than Thanksgiving. But Xmas for a good number of folks is a day of eating, relaxing and getting presents, instead of celebrating the birth of Christ. Yet you'll probably find more people in church for Midnight Mass than at any other time of the year.

But let me ask you this, what comes to mind when you think of Xmas, since you're in the Southern Hemisphere?

I've been invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Hare Krishnas at their free vegetarian cafe.

I think that sounds like fun.

what comes to mind when i think about christmas:

Family,.. ppl decorating their homes with 10000 lights and "snowmen" even though our christmases are usually in the high 30degree celcius range - and any snomen, or fat men in wolly red suits would be in BIG trouble.
also of food i guess, yeah, and a little of presents, but the prezzies are more for the kids, once your like over the teenage years noone really bothers anymore. a bottle of wine maybe.

a competitive collection of Xmas cards because lets face it, the more card you get, the more popular you are ... right!!

i have always dreamed about how cool it would be to have a white christmas in america. because you all get so into it over there. it must be an awesome time.

Whatever you do, don't agree to stay overnight.

And watch out for the trance-like drumming and chanting.

Next thing you know you'll be shaving your head except for the little lock of hair with which Vishnu can yank you into heaven and wearing an orange diaper and pestering people in airports.

Stay home and eat turkey and fight with your family like an American, goddammit.

What kind of food are you guys having? Me I'm having...

Turkey
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Salad
Yams
Fried Bread
Rolls
Dressing(stuffing)

I think thats it.

I think I will eat fried babies

Ok, that was real uncalled for. Not funny, that hurt even if it was a joke.:(

score!!

Why do you do that?
What did I do to you?

I'm going to eat various endagered spiecies, some Koalas, Bald Eagles, maybe even have a panda or one of those turtles that refuse to breed...

And yes, finish it up with a baby or two for desert.

This is such a retarded thread..."Ooh what are you eating?" "I'm eating food..." "Are you eating food too?" "Why yes I am! How did you know?" "Oh I'm clever like that!" "Oh wow, it seems I had misjudged you all along, you're one smart devil!"

Sigh...

Well ya know what FNF if you hate this thread, don't read it or post to it.:angry:

He's upset that you didn't greet him and send him your lovley PMs. He feels left out and wants you to annoy him.

Funny HA HA HA... NOT!:rolleyes:

Well you see I believe that it's much more helpful if in cases where I see a stupid thread I go and point out how stupid it is. This will in turn make other people realize that it is indeed a stupid post and it will die. That in turn cuts down on the number of stupid posts, makes the original poster feel stupid and hopefully overtime learn to make posts that are not stupid. Needless to say the later is very much unlikely for you, still sometimes I have far fetched hopes of you one day being able to produce something that's semi intelligent.

Remember, ignoring the problem rarely makes it go away.

BTW, cute icon.

No really. He said so himself in his introduction post. That you didn't read it shows how much you care for him. I'm sure that upset him even further. I think that now he's out looking for babies to fry and eat just to punish you off for your indifference towards him.

I thought you FNF, would never us the word "cute".

I am annoyed at not being annoyed! I like the fact that everything contrary to April's opinion construes hatred.

FNF - fuck the turtles that won't breed - its their eggs that are tasty.

But how do you get them to lay eggs if they won't breed? Do they lay them anyway? Or did you mean that I should fuck them, wait for them to lay some eggs, then eat those?

What in the HELL are you two talking about?

Rarity makes for delicacy
 

Well they ALL can't refuse to breed, and when that one does (edit: get pregnant and have eggs) - bam! You have to be right there.

What we'll eat for thanksgiving. Duh. Told you it was a stupid thread.

Hmm..wouldn't that now incredibly rare turtle be very hard to find? Can't I just fuck them myself? Hmm I wonder how turtles manage with that huge shell anyway.

Did I tell you that last time I was in China town they were selling LIVE turtles to eat? It was $7 and I even wanted to get one. But I had no idea how to cook it..so I didn't. But I have a picture at home!

I'm not posting on Thanksgiving anymore.

Wow...almost there. If it said "I'm not posting anyone" that'd be perfect...

found this:


To butcher a turtle you start by chopping off the turtle's head. Be careful because the head will still bite even after it is removed from the body and the body will still crawl away after the head is removed. Turtles don't die right away.

When the body stops trying to crawl away, dip it in boiling water and scrape off the exterior layer of skin, including the shell. The result will be a bright white carcus, compared to the muddy brown-green you started with.

Next step is to remove the shell. Cut along grove on each side between the front and back legs. It is the narrowest part of the shell. The tail, neck and all four legs are attached to the top of the shell. Remove from shell and you have the bulk of the meat. However, there will be some meat on the bottom shell and top shell.

It is at this point that you remove the fat. Just roll back the skin and with a paring knife and your index finger scrape out the fat.


this step also applies to baby preparation :

When the body stops trying to crawl away, dip it in boiling water and scrape off the exterior layer of skin

Thanks for the info.

I'm really tempted to try it now...

Maybe I'll post pictures. The head did have a nasty looking beak thing.

I think cuttings it head off and then watching the body crawl about sounds like fun...

If you do it, you HAVE to post pics! Especially the bllod squirting out phase. I would recommend a sharp blow with a cleaver if you have one. A 8.5 inch chefs knife would also work. If you have babies for thanksgiving though, I urge you not to post pics - the authorities are touchy about that sort of thing.

I think we could have a new thanksgiving trend here.

now, I know how to stuff a turkey, what would you use for a turtle to bring out the flavor of it's delicately roasted flesh? Rice and Chorizo, maybe?

While it might be time consuming, I think using a bunch of medium sized ones and reserving the shells to receive the meat and stuffing might be really nice.

I saw a turtle.

http://cellar.org/2003/isawaturtle.jpg

(it's a fark thing)

You sure that's not a shark? I think it's a shark.

I'd not cut that turtles head off...especialy considering that it'll keep trying to bite me...

The turtles in Chinatown were smaller..like half a foot..

turtle tempers
 

I caught a nasty snapping turtle while crabbing once. The @#$@ thing had my entire chicken neck in its mouth. it was HUGE.... and it wouldn't let go of my bait. these two guys were fishing where we were crabbing, and they asked for the turtle (shell nearly 2 feet long from front to back). so we gave it to them... they hog tied him & threw him in their old nova.

they hopped in, drove off...and suddenly swerved to the shoulder, threw open the doors, and went leaping for freedom. it was a truly entertaining sight.

I generally eat with the Hare Krishnas every Wednesday on the way back from karate.

Some of them are out of it, and the guy who brought it to America is nuts (if not an idiot), but some of the people that I've met their have been really cool. I've discussed poetry and language with the guru (who is the best of them, and largely the reason I go there).

http://cellar.org/2003/turtle2.jpg

Yikes!

Well Torr, if you enjoy it, and they're not forcing you into anything, then it's all good.

The minute you start talking some crazy smack though, we're sending Ury in to get you. And if that doesn't work, I'll drive all the way to Seattle to rescue you, then promptly beat the shit out of you.

Why do I get the impression that even though this guy is a herbivore, he could take my finger off with a good bite?

One of my friends at work is a professional "Cult Exit Counsellor" (which is what deprogrammers prefer to be called). I think he'll give us a good rate ...