Thanksgiving plans
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Years ago we started going to either the VFW or the American Legion to share our holiday meal with, if you have never done it, it can be a humbling experience. Any straggler's you see coming in often aren't wired in with government give away programs.
You don't have to be a veteran to attend and it's not religion based so no need to be put off by that if it isn't to your liking. If religion doesn't bother you usually the Salvation Army puts on a feed.
They also really do appreciate food donations and a phone call to find out what they are short of is really helpful.
The meal is free, and always good and you don't have to do the dishes.
In some locations there is a wounded warrior program for wounded vets.
If you find donating to be personally rewarding, consider giving a pint of blood? It can only come from one place and you never know when you may need some.
These are all advantage plays and in my opinion definitely a win, win.
I don't know what's going on here. I'm not a big Thanksgiving food guy.
I tend to hang out alone. Maybe I'll go to the video arcade.
turkey where she works, so the entire clan is coming
this year. The bummer is, they're her fam, and as rabid
Xtions, none of them drink. I'm thinking a flask of Grey Goose
to spike the diet Vernors, that should get me thru the day.
Xtions are the most boring people on the planet.
PS: They actually believe Jesus drank grape juice and
not wine. And the dinosaurs died just a few years before
he was born. Sigh..
I'm feeling pretty depressed about the whole thing because Thanksgiving (read football) and Chrstmas are my two favorite holidays.
Also this will be our first year in our new home in Vegas. My wife has all the friends coming over as well as family.......
Oh well, I'm going to get a hooker, drink myself into a drunken stupor and ask her to talk dirty to me :)
Quote: TomspurI'm in a foreign country that don't celebrate Thanksgiving. I tried to figure out if there was somewhere I could either buy a whole bird or score at least a piece of one but alas, no Turkeys.
I'm feeling pretty depressed about the whole thing because Thanksgiving (read football) and Chrstmas are my two favorite holidays.
Also this will be our first year in our new home in Vegas. My wife has all the friends coming over as well as family.......
Oh well, I'm going to get a hooker, drink myself into a drunken stupor and ask her to talk dirty to me :)
If your going to get a hooker get one that can cook.
Check around there where the most americans hang out someone will have a turkey connection, is there a u.s. military base?
The gourmet meat places here in the states will all ship, already cooked turkey's, you phone is your friend, you are worth the shipping costs!
There may me an American red cross around there.
If that won't work they must have little Cornish game hens or some small birds whole around there. It's not a turkey but very similar. I know they have potato's. Get one of them small birds and stuff them with stove top stuffing mix and a can of yams. Voila, a few drinks and some nostalgia and the feast begins.
Just hooking up with somebody that's already putting on a meal in style is rewarding as well for the soul. You can definitely get a fine bird shipped.
Good luck and enjoy your meal, can't you get the nfl on your internet? Green Bay is Playing Detroit thanksgiving day. A few beers and some bird and a game, all will be well.
Aside from the fact that they might well ask me to leave such free meals are often started with a prayer which would put me sufficiently off my feed to make the trip senseless. The main trouble is that they may be Service Clubs on a nationwide basis, around here, they are all nothing but a group of hopeless drunkards. As a non-profit they get their booze on the cheap and so the whole club is really nothing but a front for a cheap bar.Quote: petroglyphYears ago we started going to either the VFW or the American Legion to share our holiday meal ...
Quote: EvenBobUnfortunately the wife won some expensive organic
turkey where she works, so the entire clan is coming
this year. The bummer is, they're her fam, and as rabid
Xtions, none of them drink. I'm thinking a flask of Grey Goose
to spike the diet Vernors, that should get me thru the day.
Xtions are the most boring people on the planet.
PS: They actually believe Jesus drank grape juice and
not wine. And the dinosaurs died just a few years before
he was born. Sigh..
Can we get video of this illustrious event?
Quote: EvenBob
PS: They actually believe Jesus drank grape juice and
not wine.
Usually these are the types of people who think that the bible is literally true. What do they do with the whole turning water into wine thing? Surely Jesus knew that the wine would be consumed?
Quote: EvenBobUnfortunately the wife won some expensive organic
turkey where she works, so the entire clan is coming
this year. The bummer is, they're her fam, and as rabid
Xtions, none of them drink. I'm thinking a flask of Grey Goose
to spike the diet Vernors, that should get me thru the day.
Xtions are the most boring people on the planet.
PS: They actually believe Jesus drank grape juice and
not wine. And the dinosaurs died just a few years before
he was born. Sigh..
Ugh, don't do that. You're better off drinking it all yourself =p
I'll be doing the same thing I have for years. Up at 8a to get ready for football, probably don a double or triple layer as we're about to get pounded by a winter storm here in WNY. Show up early to warm up and tramp down the snow, kickoff at 10:30a, play until 1p. Go home, shower, go to urgent care to address whatever it is that I broke this year. Ignore doctors advice as I have hockey the next day and I'm not missing a game, but give thanks for the tape, braces, and pain meds he supplies. Head to the fams at about 4p, gorge on grandmas turkey and pies, and play cards with grandpa until I'm ready to pass out.
God, I love Thanksgiving! =D
Quote: rdw4potusUsually these are the types of people who think that the bible is literally true. What do they do with the whole turning water into wine thing? Surely Jesus knew that the wine would be consumed?
+1
Quote: rdw4potusUsually these are the types of people who think that the bible is literally true. What do they do with the whole turning water into wine thing? Surely Jesus knew that the wine would be consumed?
They don't care that others drank wine, just so Jesus
didn't. It was the custom, so him giving them wine was
OK. But he himself was above drinking it, he probably
didn't eat or sleep either.
Quote: rdw4potusUsually these are the types of people who think that the bible is literally true. What do they do with the whole turning water into wine thing? Surely Jesus knew that the wine would be consumed?
As someone who grew up a Christian household, I can attest that many denominations/churches/individuals don't believe that drinking alcohol in and of itself is a sin. Getting drunk is the sin, drinking isn't. At least, that's the way I was raised.
Ephesians 5:18: "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,"
Quote: EvenBobThey don't care that others drank wine, just so Jesus
didn't. It was the custom, so him giving them wine was
OK. But he himself was above drinking it, he probably
didn't eat or sleep either.
Jesus drank :
Matthew 11:19 - The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
He also slept:
Mark 4:38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
And ate, drank and got tired:
John 4:7-8 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
John the Baptist and later on Paul of Rome gave many conditions against drinking and getting drunk. Abstinence is central plank of Wesleyan's Methodist movement, and the Quakers before him weren't big fans of booze. But Jesus was a man, as well as the son of God. It's important to the Christian religion that he was both.
Quote: thecesspitJesus drank :
.
But the hardcore think he would never drink wine,
he must have drank grape juice.
Quote: buzzard
Did he get laid.
Nope. Jesus was not capable of looking at a woman
with lust, he was god.
Hopefully when I walk out of the maws of the casinos I'll have something to be thankful for, instead of feeling like a plucked turkey.
And now, for something completely different:
training a new pet
My dad lives right down the road from the Lucky Eagle casino. My GF was Cocktail waitress for a short time there. She was happy if she got .50 cents for a drinkQuote: MrVDriving to Tacoma from Ptld for dinner with family, with recreational gambling at Emerald Queen and Lucky Eagle tribal casinos
I've much to be thankful for.
Quote: petroglyphIf your going to get a hooker get one that can cook.
Check around there where the most americans hang out someone will have a turkey connection, is there a u.s. military base?
The gourmet meat places here in the states will all ship, already cooked turkey's, you phone is your friend, you are worth the shipping costs!
There may me an American red cross around there.
If that won't work they must have little Cornish game hens or some small birds whole around there. It's not a turkey but very similar. I know they have potato's. Get one of them small birds and stuff them with stove top stuffing mix and a can of yams. Voila, a few drinks and some nostalgia and the feast begins.
Just hooking up with somebody that's already putting on a meal in style is rewarding as well for the soul. You can definitely get a fine bird shipped.
Good luck and enjoy your meal, can't you get the nfl on your internet? Green Bay is Playing Detroit thanksgiving day. A few beers and some bird and a game, all will be well.
You give great advice bud, thanks.
A few problems I have........
1) There is a US military base around but it is 200 miles away from me and I don't get the day off work because they don't celebrate Thanksgiving.
2) Getting food sent from the US will take too long as I didn't think about it in time (darn)
3) Football is out because of the time difference and as mentioned, I don't get Tanksgiving off :)
Having mentioned all these things, your positivity has been infectuous and I'm goingt o cook myself a makeshift Thansgiving dinner with chicken (the other white meat :) ) and some veggies.
What I will do is skulk around Best Buy website, Walmart website and so on to see if I can secure a couple of good black Friday/Cyber Monday deals. That will have to tide me over until I get home next week :)
Thanks again for the suggestions!!!
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Two games Thanksgiving Day.
Two games on Friday.
Two games Saturday.
Two games Sunday.
By Sunday night I will be mentally exhausted.
Quote: EdCollinsChess tournament for me.
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Two games Thanksgiving Day.
Two games on Friday.
Two games Saturday.
Two games Sunday.
By Sunday night I will be mentally exhausted.
Outstanding Ed, let's hope the exhaustion waits until Sunday night!
house! I said I might show up for dessert, but I
lied. Around 7pm somebody will notice I never
showed up at all. I can stay home, watch the Lions
game, drink beer and eat enchilada's for dinner.
Life is good..
@Tomspur, how did your meal come out?
Here is what my meals looked like yesterday (my official Thanksgiving).
Lunch: Sheep stomach with Korea sausage (made of noodles)
Dinner: Oyster starters with pork belly grilled on the BBQ, fried tofu and sweet rice.
All in all, I had one lunch and one dinner party. The food wasn't traditional but the people were great to spend time with and at least i wasn't on my own :)
Hope you are having a good day with the family bud!
Football results seem to be going as predicted. Not sure what the spread was for the Cowboys game but winning by a touchdown must have been a close shave?
