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Post by Moose on Nov 21, 2012 20:12:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 21:47:03 GMT
Is Thanksgiving today?
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Post by Moose on Nov 21, 2012 22:02:30 GMT
Erm .. not sure. Now I come to think about it it's usually a Thursday actually so prollytomorrow
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Post by Kye on Nov 21, 2012 22:21:46 GMT
It's tomorrow for the USers.
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Post by meowqingdai on Nov 22, 2012 1:03:42 GMT
It's tomorrow. We'll be having the non-traditional "leg of lamb" and "roasted veg" with wine.
A typical Thanksgiving meal has 4,500 calories and is mashed potatoes, roasted turkey, stuffing, green beans, gravy, biscuits (not the cookies, buttermilk buns generally or dinner rolls), pumpkin pie, some other pies, baked yams with marshmallows melted on top. Pretty much everything I don't like to eat, in large quantities and luke warm. The cook is usually frazzled, shopping the week before is a frantic and crowded.
I used to just get take out Chinese food or go out for Dim Sum, because I'm traditional like that.
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Post by meowqingdai on Nov 22, 2012 1:10:15 GMT
I probably forgot a half dozen Thanksgiving dishes, cranberry relish for one.
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Post by Shake on Nov 22, 2012 1:45:16 GMT
Erm .. not sure. Now I come to think about it it's usually a Thursday actually so prolly tomorrow That is correct. It's early this year, on the 22nd. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2012 7:51:13 GMT
Well, happy Thanksgiving then.
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Post by tangent on Nov 22, 2012 11:59:06 GMT
That will be your tomorrow and my today since you posted this on Wednesday evening (your time) and Thursday morning (my time). It gets confusing having difference time zones. |
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Post by Kye on Nov 22, 2012 12:21:59 GMT
Happy Thanksgiving, USers!
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Post by meowqingdai on Nov 22, 2012 17:57:42 GMT
Here's a sample menu from one of my cooking obsessed friends, "Thanksgiving menu: grapefruit negronis, herb roasted nuts, shrimp and cocktail sauce, veggies and feta-dill dip. Smoke-roasted turkey, gravy, roasted cranberry sauce. Grilled beef tenderloin, chimichurri, horseradish sauce. Apple-herb stuffing, Parmesan mashed potatoes, maple-bourbon roasted sweet potatoes. Gruyere-shallot green bean casserole. Zesty corn with roasted poblanos. Arugula-grape-manchego salad. Baked chocolate pudding, pumpkin pie, apple-brown butter tart."
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Post by Moose on Nov 22, 2012 18:27:28 GMT
Actually that sounads great Would they invite me? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2012 18:39:45 GMT
I have supped, and supped well.
Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, salad (with the last of our own home grown tomatoes for the year), sausage stuffing, and gravy. A nice bottle of Mosel. Oh, also coffee and pumpkin PIE!
The only distraction was the overlords flashing their claws before my face accompanied by blood curdling yowls, demanding their share.
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Post by Kye on Nov 22, 2012 18:43:11 GMT
Isn't it a bit early to be supping?
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Post by meowqingdai on Nov 22, 2012 18:47:35 GMT
It's 10 am in the morning here, some people have Thanksgiving at noon. My dad's wife is like that, she's nuts. It did afford us the chance to get the hell out of there and do something nice later. After washing off the stink of her indoor chain smoking.
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Post by Moose on Nov 22, 2012 18:55:54 GMT
Ah trying to eat any kind of poulty with cats around is not fun. My mum usually fixes me up with a handsome plate of leftovers to take home for the boys. Boy, this year  |
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Post by Miisa on Nov 22, 2012 19:05:46 GMT
Happy Th... ursday, peeps.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 22, 2012 19:47:47 GMT
But... it's already Friday in parts of the Eastern Hemisphere!  We should all just use UTC and be done with it, once and for all. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2012 6:20:39 GMT
It's definitely Friday here.
I kind of like different time zones.
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Post by tangent on Nov 23, 2012 8:34:43 GMT
You can have an article published in tomorrow's newspaper if you work the timezones well.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 23, 2012 19:28:09 GMT
Even more impressive is getting one put into yesterday's newspaper! |
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Post by tangent on Nov 23, 2012 22:45:21 GMT
That's possible too if you hover over New Zealand.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 24, 2012 7:34:53 GMT
Yes, someone hovering over New Zealand would be newsworthy if they were not in a helicopter or some such. |
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Post by tangent on Nov 24, 2012 11:32:38 GMT
I got that the wrong way round. It was Jeremy Clarkson being interviewed tapping on his laptop on a plane as it was about to cross the international date line who told us that he was writing an article for yesterday's newspaper.
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Post by Shake on Nov 27, 2012 3:16:57 GMT
We had our meal around 3pm, and Mrs Shake left around 10:30pm, after a brief attempt at a nap, before heading out with some friends to hit the early Black Friday sales. They were aiming to be at the stores by 11pm. I stayed up far later than I should have, knowing she'd be out very late, and someone was going to have to be up with the children. I heard her come in, but was too tired to check the clock. It wasn't til much later I found out she'd come in around 5am.
One of her aunts, and my folks came over for the meal. I stopped watching the late football game after it became apparent it was going to be a blowout. It was, with a 49-19 final score. But it was a good weekend, for the most part. We got a lot of cleaning up done yesterday, and I still was able to have a turkey sandwich today, made from the leftovers!
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