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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ghandi on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 08:35:21 PM
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The feast is almost upon us. Who has big plans?
My family is doing the usual - pre-Thanksgiving with the immediate family and actual thanksgiving with the extended. Only this year we have extra guests. My brother just got engaged today (I'm the best man. Lots of fun) so her family is going to join us. And they are fun. Lots of drinking and celebrating will be had.
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Score some turkey while avoiding the family (especially extended, not so easy with my grndparents nextdoor). I'll probably end up and my grandparents' house for a meal on Thanksgiving, and will have turkey at home at some point too, though no real gathering to eat it together.
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trading my bead collection for massive expanses of land, and genocide. also rape.
lololololololololololololololololol.
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Damn Brits. You ALWAYS forget to mention the smallpox blankets.
Edit: Roll-eye emoticon that DOESNT EXIST WHY NOT JESUS
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Damn Brits. You ALWAYS forget to mention the smallpox blankets.
haha...
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I'm assuming like most years, I'll wind up goin' to visit my grandmother's house.
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Stay at home, eat a lot.
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Stay at home, eat a lot.
Can't forget the cranberry sauce.
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Thats borderline healthy, why would I eat that?
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Because it's fucking delicious?
Going to the in laws' place. Should be good food and good times.
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Because it's fucking delicious?
Right on.
I love cranberry sauce.
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It will probably just be my family this year, we would usually alternate between my Mom's place and my uncle who lives on the other side of town... but he's kind of a depressive drunk now soo maybe not his place this year.
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I'm goin low key this year with just a small gathering of family. I'm excited because I get to do a lot of the cooking this year.
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That's awesome. I love cooking for Thanksgiving.
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It will be the same as usual for me. Going to my brother's. Mass consumption is likely.
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I'm still full from thanksgiving a month ago
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Thanksgiving isn't until this Thursday. Get with the program.
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but I'm ahead of the program. Also, Canadian Thanksgiving started later so it's more up to date.
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Too bad it's full of Canadians.
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Instead of turkey they eat tofu.
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Tofurkey is bomb, don't insult tofurkey.
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Anybody ever had Turducken (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken)?
It sounds like overkill but my adventurous nature compels me to try it!
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I've had turducken a couple of times. It sounds way better than it tastes. You end up with mediocre turkey, mediocre duck and mediocre chicken. I'm sure it would taste pretty good if it was cooked properly by somebody who knew what they were doing but whenever I've had it that hasn't been the case.
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What the Canadian said. I've had it a couple times and I wasn't impressed. Some people are really into it, but I think more for the gimmick than anything else. Cook a fucking duck, chicken, and turkey if you're going to spend that money, and do it properly.
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I think of the turducken the way I think of anal sex. When I get bored with the standard stuff, I'll let you know.
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That is a horrendously unappetizing analogy.
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Happy Turkey Day every1!
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In honor of the occasion, I'd like to post a poem I wrote some years back. I think I was drunk at the time.
gobble
it's not and has never been "Turkey Day".
it's a day of thanksgiving where we happen
to eat turkey.
stop devouring meanings,
digesting small life,
the concrete impetus behind events.
if you continue, we'll get stuck
with a magic rabbit and
a fat benefactor in a red suit,
and the only thing left worth doing
will be to shoot and eat them too.
Happy Thanksgiving, kids. Eat stuff and be thankful if you don't die of heart trouble afterward so you can live to do it another year! Me, I'm just happy I haven't firebombed my office yet. Maybe that'll be a little Christmas gift to me from me.
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Haha yeah it's thanksgiving in Canada :P In the U.S. it's Turkey Day! hahahaa
Awesome poem btw ;D
Tomorrow is Eid Al Adha (Celebration o' Sacrifice) which is kinda like the muslim thanksgiving (well, both eids are some form of thanksgiving celebration) so we're gettin' some sheep! Although this year I will not be going to the slaughterhouse myself. I'm just not in the mood to be covered in sweat, blood, and dung. Not this year.
I will let you know how our food will be prepared! And hopefully without anal sex analogies.
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Although this year I will not be going to the slaughterhouse myself. I'm just not in the mood to be covered in sweat, blood, and dung. Not this year.
Damn, you get to slaughter your own food once a year?
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I like how you use the words "get to", implying that this would somehow be enjoyable. Blood and dung aren't high on my list, personally.
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Yea but the way it is done in much of the Muslim world is not how the Quran asks it be done. It is supposed to be done at slaughter houses -- like it is done in the Middle East. Unfortuantely, the poorer Muslims countries have people who just do it in their houses -- rich or poor.... well, especially the rich.
While the rich do have massive houses here, the streets do literally get bathed in blood... it looks like something out of Gears of War, or Dragon Age. Honestly, it does become a bit of a blood bath on Eid day. I will definitely take pictures, and post them for you guys.
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Yeah, it's an option. It can be a bit of a hassle though. Thankfully at the slaughterhouses they have butchers who can sort the whole thing out for you if you can't hack it (pardon the pun) with slaughtering, draining, gutting, etc.
For me though, dealing with the crowds is the worst part. People are crammed together like frickin' sardines. Each year a fight breaks out and I take it upon myself to break it up, in the spirit of peace and the reverence of this holy day. God knows my patience is running thin with these people though.
As Pug said, a lot of places do it improperly. I raised a big deal a couple of years back about the slaughterhouses that were executing livestock right in front of other animals! Occasionally even with blunt knives! Fucking assholes were torturing the poor animals. The proper way to do it is to isolate the chosen animal, pray in the name of God, then slit its carotid in one swift brush of the knife. It shouldn't take more than a single slash; any more and you're committing an atrocity.
It's supposed to be private. Parents especially make sure the children don't get too close. That's how it "supposed" to be anyway.
The idea is to slaughter some livestock to feed the hungry; take one portion for your family and donate the rest to charity.
I'd like to give thanks for everything I have and everything I don't, for the patience I was granted in times of anger, and for the mercy I was shown for my misdeeds.
I would also like to add that I am thankful for Dragon Age Origins.. I am hooked.
What's everyone thankful for?
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What's everyone thankful for?
Food, family, friends, OWNet, computer games, money, movies, TV, music, and many other things I probably can't think of.
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Happy Turkey Day guys.
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I'm thankful for my friends more than anything. You guys keep me going and I'm grateful for all of you. I'm grateful that as much as I hate my job, at least I have work and can support my wife, and I'm grateful that after a battle of nearly 3 years, she finally got some justice in regards to disability. I'm also grateful that after nearly 30 years of not knowing what the hell to do with myself, I think I've finally found a goal. It may not be realistic, but it's something I want to work towards, and having that has made a big difference in the last few months.
Fine words, X. It isn't often that people in America bother to actually reflect on the things they're thankful for on Thanksgiving, much less take the time to express that gratitude. It's just another chance to eat and drink. And those are good things, certainly, but made so much better when you remember the reason you're celebrating.
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Fine words, X. It isn't often that people in America bother to actually reflect on the things they're thankful for on Thanksgiving, much less take the time to express that gratitude. It's just another chance to eat and drink. And those are good things, certainly, but made so much better when you remember the reason you're celebrating.
Absolutely, Que :) It's the same here! hehe
I am grateful for having you guys too. Many a night have passed when I looked to your stories and anecdotes for comfort when life was otherwise kicking me. Whether it's GPW's wild adventures, Beo's borderline criminal escapades, Que's exhilarating rants, Pug's wacky headlines, Scott's sorely-missed aid, and even MysterD's unholy thread resurrections, OWNet has always been there for me! :)
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I'm thankful for my family, and to them as well. They have helped me stay sane and maybe even alive. I'm thankful for you guys. OW has become an integral part of my life. I'm thankful for Sandy, who treats me so amazingly well, and gives me hope for the future. I'm thankful to be in perfect health at my age. And yes, I am thankful for the turkey and the rest of the big feast we had tonight. If for nothing else, may I live to see more warm family gatherings like today's.
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Absolutely, Que :) It's the same here! hehe
I am grateful for having you guys too. Many a night have passed when I looked to your stories and anecdotes for comfort when life was otherwise kicking me. Whether it's GPW's wild adventures, Beo's borderline criminal escapades, Que's exhilarating rants, Pug's wacky headlines, Scott's sorely-missed aid, and even MysterD's unholy thread resurrections, OWNet has always been there for me! :)
Hey, I'm a thread necromancer/mage, always trying to bring the dead back to life. :)
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I have to say I am thankful for this place like Que. I know I disappear from time to time, but through the tough moments in my life, you guys really help me pull through, even though none of you know it.
Thank you guys. A lot.
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I'm always happy when you post, Pug. With threads about bombs going off around you, its always good to know that you are safe. Especially because I have no clue what that's like. I can only imagine. Its good to have you here, however infrequent.
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As for the bombs, the places they happen in the bordertownish areas, which are like a day's drive away.
I was caught in that crossfire thing, which was frightening, but it was more of a criminal gang.
BTW, I had some turkey the other day after a period of many years. It always amazes me how turkey can taste better than most other meats.
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Other than human flesh, you mean. Sweet, sweet human flesh.
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That's one way to stop friends from raiding your fridge.
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Ended up not going to the dinner at my friend's cause they got sick. So, just hung out with hubby. didn't really eat much cause of the crazy little one still making me :-X
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Poor Raisa. You should have let me talk you out of it first.
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Poor Raisa. You should have let me talk you out of it first.
*sigh* i know.. oh well regret comes in the end hey?
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It generally seems to. In my experience, at least.