Thanksgiving 2017

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:28 pm

Get your holiday started off right

A Caucausian's Guide to Black Thanksgiving: Part 1 and Part 2

Fun read

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:46 pm

It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:47 pm

Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:55 pm

A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

My Mom's in town for the first Thanksgiving since we moved to Las Vegas and it's nice to see Mom, but damn if this isn't screwing up a nice little tradition the wife and I had of making a huge Thanksgiving meal, watching the Lions and gorging on Netflix and leftovers for the entire weekend. But hey...family.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:34 pm

Happy Thanksgiving Gentlemen. (And Moreta!)

Hope the turkey's nicely done and that the name "Trump" stays out of your family dinner.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:54 pm

PASS THE MASH!!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:08 pm

Gravy.

Heading to DE early tomorrow and heading home Friday instead of Saturday as usual. Our nieces' birthdays are in Nov and the party is normally the Sat after TG. My wife insisted all month it was Friday, so we planned around that and just found out she was wrong and it's Sat. Too late to adjust kennel reservation, and finding a room for us on Fri night night be tough, too.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:15 pm

Good luck, Rass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buPHnurxDoE

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:24 pm

brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

My Mom's in town for the first Thanksgiving since we moved to Las Vegas and it's nice to see Mom, but damn if this isn't screwing up a nice little tradition the wife and I had of making a huge Thanksgiving meal, watching the Lions and gorging on Netflix and leftovers for the entire weekend. But hey...family.

Are you still not talking to your dad? Not that it’s any of my business.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:26 pm

A_B wrote:Get your holiday started off right

A Caucausian's Guide to Black Thanksgiving: Part 1 and Part 2

Fun read

Rembert did something similar for Bon Appetit.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:36 pm

sancarlos wrote:Good luck, Rass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buPHnurxDoE

"98 degrees fahrtenheit!" Line of the year.

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:53 pm

I'm going to see my mother and various other family members and cats over the next few days. Should be comfortable and relaxing. A lot of driving, a lot of reading, some football and hockey. And cats.

But tonight I'm staying in, listening to old radio broadcasts of dead talk-show hosts. (Doug Hoerth, WTAE-AM, 1997.) The Penguins are getting pole-axed without Malkin in the line-up, so I'll continue on with olde-tymey radio.

Happy Thanksgiving, Swamp. I'll see you next week.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:32 pm

There is a football game Thursday night

There are football games all day Friday

There are football games all day Saturday

There will be coaches fired on Sunday

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:35 pm

Best Thanksgiving movie?

https://youtu.be/d-iW1-xgLEY

Runner up of course is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:40 pm

Happy Thanksgiving, swampers.

Low key dinner tomorrow since some of my kids will be at their dad’s. I’m taking one kid to the Michigan v OSU game Saturday and I already regret my life choices.

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:09 pm

bfj wrote:
brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

My Mom's in town for the first Thanksgiving since we moved to Las Vegas and it's nice to see Mom, but damn if this isn't screwing up a nice little tradition the wife and I had of making a huge Thanksgiving meal, watching the Lions and gorging on Netflix and leftovers for the entire weekend. But hey...family.

Are you still not talking to your dad? Not that it’s any of my business.

Not since last October. Though it would be as accurate to say he hasn’t contacted me either.

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:22 am

Happy thanksgiving assholes. We are hosting some of our single friends who don't have their kids for the holiday, so I've been up since 4 cooking. Regardless, I get to start drinking wine at noon and have no Black Friday chauffeur responsibilities so it's all good.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:52 am

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We celebrated it last weekend when my mom was in town. She works in retail and can’t get away for the actual holiday. Other than making a turkey pot pie for dinner and doing some yard work, we have no plans for the day, which pleases me.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:27 am

Sabo wrote:Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We celebrated it last weekend when my mom was in town. She works in retail and can’t get away for the actual holiday. Other than making a turkey pot pie for dinner and doing some yard work, we have no plans for the day, which pleases me.

Was just wanting to friends about how shitty it is that stores are opening today. For what? Some shareholders get an extra penny in Q4?

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:36 am

brian wrote:
bfj wrote:
brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

My Mom's in town for the first Thanksgiving since we moved to Las Vegas and it's nice to see Mom, but damn if this isn't screwing up a nice little tradition the wife and I had of making a huge Thanksgiving meal, watching the Lions and gorging on Netflix and leftovers for the entire weekend. But hey...family.

Are you still not talking to your dad? Not that it’s any of my business.

Not since last October. Though it would be as accurate to say he hasn’t contacted me either.

Didn’t mean to imply it was all on you. Definitely a two-way street.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:44 am

govmentchedda wrote:
Sabo wrote:Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We celebrated it last weekend when my mom was in town. She works in retail and can’t get away for the actual holiday. Other than making a turkey pot pie for dinner and doing some yard work, we have no plans for the day, which pleases me.

Was just wanting to friends about how shitty it is that stores are opening today. For what? Some shareholders get an extra penny in Q4?

She works for a Christian bookstore, and the store is closed today. But I think she said it opens tomorrow at 8 a.m., which still seems very early to me. I know I’m not that store’s target demographic, but I can’t imagine there will be a long line clamoring to get in at 8 a.m. to buy Jesus statues.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:03 am

This is great.

An Oral History of the “Turkeys Away!” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:49 am

https://twitter.com/DimplesBePlayin/sta ... 49792?s=09

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:03 am

bfj wrote:
brian wrote:
bfj wrote:
brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

My Mom's in town for the first Thanksgiving since we moved to Las Vegas and it's nice to see Mom, but damn if this isn't screwing up a nice little tradition the wife and I had of making a huge Thanksgiving meal, watching the Lions and gorging on Netflix and leftovers for the entire weekend. But hey...family.

Are you still not talking to your dad? Not that it’s any of my business.

Not since last October. Though it would be as accurate to say he hasn’t contacted me either.

Didn’t mean to imply it was all on you. Definitely a two-way street.

I didn't take it that way. And I suppose I could and should be the bigger person, but I'm not sure what we would talk about except the Lions (which was pretty much all we ever talked about anyway).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:52 am

brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Johnnie wrote:It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump

I'll take "Guaranteed ways to have my daughter fistfight a family member, ALex"

I'm assuming she's anti-Trump?

Yep, and wife's family is overwhelmingly conservative.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:30 pm

Could be fun for you and her to pretend you’ve come around on trump and just roleplay horrific people.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:47 pm

I'm pretty sure I ranted last year about something like this....So I live in Maryland with my wife. My own parents are in Palm Beach Gardens, and my brother (in Tampa) is making the trek across the state to share in a bird later this afternoon.

Today I'll go with my wife to her mother's. Her father passed a couple years ago (they were divorced anyway). Her brother is spending today with his wife's family out in western Maryland. Her sister, who recently got married (approx 14 or so months ago) apparently (?) extended the invite to include her husband's brother. Who is bringing his girlfriend. His girlfriend has a few kids in the 7-12 years of age range. I have no idea as to their names, because we only ever see them whenever my sister-in-law's husband's brother decides to invite himself and his girlfriend and her children. The girlfriend has to be watched so that she doesn't drink too much. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why my SIL's husband invited his brother to this gathering. So that he can help him keep his girlfriend's life in order.

So, basically this means I can't bring my dog out to enjoy my MIL's giant backyard, because one of the kids is afraid of dogs. You know. The son of the girlfriend of the brother of my sister-in-law's husband. We were asked not to bring him because it'd be inconsiderate otherwise. My wife's mother told us this.

...So basically, instead of going to spend time with family, eat a giant bird and collapse into the living room to watch mediocre football as we chat about life's banalities...We'll eat, briefly engage in small talk afterwards, and make certain we're back in time to the city so that our dog can relieve himself.

Do you know how to learn to give-a-fuck about people who shove intervention-y measures in your face, thus preventing you from enjoying the holiday as you'd like?

Cheers!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:16 pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbYRaLQHyce/

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:18 pm

Awesome!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:41 pm

EnochRoot wrote:I'm pretty sure I ranted last year about something like this....So I live in Maryland with my wife. My own parents are in Palm Beach Gardens, and my brother (in Tampa) is making the trek across the state to share in a bird later this afternoon.

Today I'll go with my wife to her mother's. Her father passed a couple years ago (they were divorced anyway). Her brother is spending today with his wife's family out in western Maryland. Her sister, who recently got married (approx 14 or so months ago) apparently (?) extended the invite to include her husband's brother. Who is bringing his girlfriend. His girlfriend has a few kids in the 7-12 years of age range. I have no idea as to their names, because we only ever see them whenever my sister-in-law's husband's brother decides to invite himself and his girlfriend and her children. The girlfriend has to be watched so that she doesn't drink too much. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why my SIL's husband invited his brother to this gathering. So that he can help him keep his girlfriend's life in order.

So, basically this means I can't bring my dog out to enjoy my MIL's giant backyard, because one of the kids is afraid of dogs. You know. The son of the girlfriend of the brother of my sister-in-law's husband. We were asked not to bring him because it'd be inconsiderate otherwise. My wife's mother told us this.

...So basically, instead of going to spend time with family, eat a giant bird and collapse into the living room to watch mediocre football as we chat about life's banalities...We'll eat, briefly engage in small talk afterwards, and make certain we're back in time to the city so that our dog can relieve himself.

Do you know how to learn to give-a-fuck about people who shove intervention-y measures in your face, thus preventing you from enjoying the holiday as you'd like?

Cheers!

That sucks balls. If it's a nice dog there's no way they should put that crap on you. Sorry, man.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:16 pm

https://twitter.com/billburr/status/933551200653287424

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:39 pm

sancarlos wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:I'm pretty sure I ranted last year about something like this....So I live in Maryland with my wife. My own parents are in Palm Beach Gardens, and my brother (in Tampa) is making the trek across the state to share in a bird later this afternoon.

Today I'll go with my wife to her mother's. Her father passed a couple years ago (they were divorced anyway). Her brother is spending today with his wife's family out in western Maryland. Her sister, who recently got married (approx 14 or so months ago) apparently (?) extended the invite to include her husband's brother. Who is bringing his girlfriend. His girlfriend has a few kids in the 7-12 years of age range. I have no idea as to their names, because we only ever see them whenever my sister-in-law's husband's brother decides to invite himself and his girlfriend and her children. The girlfriend has to be watched so that she doesn't drink too much. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why my SIL's husband invited his brother to this gathering. So that he can help him keep his girlfriend's life in order.

So, basically this means I can't bring my dog out to enjoy my MIL's giant backyard, because one of the kids is afraid of dogs. You know. The son of the girlfriend of the brother of my sister-in-law's husband. We were asked not to bring him because it'd be inconsiderate otherwise. My wife's mother told us this.

...So basically, instead of going to spend time with family, eat a giant bird and collapse into the living room to watch mediocre football as we chat about life's banalities...We'll eat, briefly engage in small talk afterwards, and make certain we're back in time to the city so that our dog can relieve himself.

Do you know how to learn to give-a-fuck about people who shove intervention-y measures in your face, thus preventing you from enjoying the holiday as you'd like?

Cheers!

That sucks balls. If it's a nice dog there's no way they should put that crap on you. Sorry, man.

Yeah, they should leave that pussy kid home. As the father of a kid who is afraid of dogs, even nice ones, it doesn't matter how nice the dog is, fear is fear.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:55 pm

Enjoying the day in Orlando. Been here since Sunday. Lots of fun at Harry Potter World. Just the wife and girls. No family bs to deal with.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:18 pm

bfj wrote:
sancarlos wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:I'm pretty sure I ranted last year about something like this....So I live in Maryland with my wife. My own parents are in Palm Beach Gardens, and my brother (in Tampa) is making the trek across the state to share in a bird later this afternoon.

Today I'll go with my wife to her mother's. Her father passed a couple years ago (they were divorced anyway). Her brother is spending today with his wife's family out in western Maryland. Her sister, who recently got married (approx 14 or so months ago) apparently (?) extended the invite to include her husband's brother. Who is bringing his girlfriend. His girlfriend has a few kids in the 7-12 years of age range. I have no idea as to their names, because we only ever see them whenever my sister-in-law's husband's brother decides to invite himself and his girlfriend and her children. The girlfriend has to be watched so that she doesn't drink too much. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why my SIL's husband invited his brother to this gathering. So that he can help him keep his girlfriend's life in order.

So, basically this means I can't bring my dog out to enjoy my MIL's giant backyard, because one of the kids is afraid of dogs. You know. The son of the girlfriend of the brother of my sister-in-law's husband. We were asked not to bring him because it'd be inconsiderate otherwise. My wife's mother told us this.

...So basically, instead of going to spend time with family, eat a giant bird and collapse into the living room to watch mediocre football as we chat about life's banalities...We'll eat, briefly engage in small talk afterwards, and make certain we're back in time to the city so that our dog can relieve himself.

Do you know how to learn to give-a-fuck about people who shove intervention-y measures in your face, thus preventing you from enjoying the holiday as you'd like?

Cheers!

That sucks balls. If it's a nice dog there's no way they should put that crap on you. Sorry, man.

Yeah, they should leave that pussy kid home. As the father of a kid who is afraid of dogs, even nice ones, it doesn't matter how nice the dog is, fear is fear.

though priority given based on the proximity to the trunk of the family tree seems reasonable

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:47 pm

I'm cooking dinner for the GF, my kids, and her younger daughter. Mostly mellow, although with Kelsey ( her 22 year old daughter with Autism), things are never too mellow. But it should be fun.

Turkey's in the oven, and I just killed off my second bloody mary and am about to pop open a beer.

Also the first Thanksgiving sans Football. Seems weird, but its all good.

Happy Thanksgiving swamper-mates! Cheers!

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:48 pm

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, but it is a hell of a way to spend a Thursday afternoon.

drchuck · Post by **drchuck** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:28 pm

I'm having an Egg Bowl for the holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving, old friends.

chuck [get well soon, Nick Fitzgerald]

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:14 pm

Upon reflection, after reading bfj’s post, I agree defer to his view on the subject.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:15 pm

Happy turkey day y'all.

Only 8 of us, but a lot of 4 and under kids that were off nap schedule, so it got a wee bit fun.

Avram · Post by **Avram** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:04 am

drchuck wrote:I'm having an Egg Bowl for the holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving, old friends.

chuck [get well soon, Nick Fitzgerald]

is an Egg Bowl soup with a broken drumstick?

https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/nick ... 1820712815