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November 21st, 2007, 06:53 AM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving - that is the strange thing with the turkey, right?
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November 21st, 2007, 06:58 AM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
Better than halloween, that we here in Australia seem to have inherited via TV lol
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November 21st, 2007, 09:41 AM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
Yes. Thanksgiving is the holiday where we all have a feast (usually Turkey). It also commemorates the first "Thanksgiving" in the Plymouth Colony by the English Puritan Pilgrims and local Native Americans in 1620 or so, if I recall correctly. It's probably my favorite holiday. No gifts. No bother. Just good food with friends and family, plus a 4-day weekend.  |
November 21st, 2007, 02:03 PM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
It's commonly called "Turkey Day" since Turkey is such a commont theme. It's also the day President Bush pardons a couple of turkeys- and no, we're not talking about Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
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November 21st, 2007, 07:17 PM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
Ok - I get it. It is the least commercial day of the year for family and friends.
And George pardons a number of Turkeys and refuses to pardon a number of death sentences.
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November 21st, 2007, 07:23 PM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
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the least commercial day of the year for family and friends.
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lol no...it's the official start of the holiday shopping season, and a time of huge thanksgiving sales.
And I'm not sure if George getting a hummer from a turkey is traditional :-)
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November 22nd, 2007, 02:26 AM
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Re: Turn 5 / Thanksgiving
As Lord of Pangaea I must protest the mass harvesting of fowl by humans for such a fickle purpose. Turkeys will have their freedom under my dominion.
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