but the import of Turkey Day still escapes me.
Off the top of my head, I can't think why it is so importatnt... but it is. Maybe because it's so ingrained into our culture that this is the day you do food stuff with the family?
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tommyrot - Nov 22, 2005 8:07:22 am PST #6352 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Scrappy - Nov 22, 2005 8:10:41 am PST #6353 of 10006
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I beleive it was open on Christmas, ita. Thanksgiving is a big family holiday, so if you have family (one you are born into or one you have made for yourself), that's who you want to be with. It's a day devoted to conviviality, which I like a lot. Going to a strip club means you have no family or friends you want to be with and also that you aren't happy with your own company, so it self-selects for a really sorry group of men.
§ ita § - Nov 22, 2005 8:13:24 am PST #6354 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That doesn't hold for Christmas, though? Maybe Thanksgiving is more easily divested of its roots, and then ends up being all about family.
In Jamaica, Christmas is like that, whether you care who was born that day or not.
Vortex - Nov 22, 2005 8:15:38 am PST #6355 of 10006
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Back when I was a stripper, I worked on Thanksgiving one year. Talk about sad, the guys who come into a strip club on Thanksgiving day are the saddest bunch of losers and dicks you would ever want to meet.
How I Met Your Mother had a bit about that last night.
Scrappy - Nov 22, 2005 8:16:45 am PST #6356 of 10006
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That is true about Christmas, but if you are not Christian, Christmas doesn't mean anything, where Thanksgiving is for everybody.
bon bon - Nov 22, 2005 8:17:06 am PST #6357 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
the import of Turkey Day still escapes me.
Why does thanksgiving rule? It's a day you get off simply to eat a big meal. You don't have to buy gifts and you get Friday off, too! That's why it rules, although why it is important? It's not.
Lee - Nov 22, 2005 8:17:14 am PST #6358 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Urgh. I thought they were going to let us out of here no later than 3:00 tomorrow, but now it looks like it will be 4:00. It is going to take me even more FOREVER to drive to Long Beach now.
I suspect a fair amount of it is going to be done at ass o'clock thursday morning.
§ ita § - Nov 22, 2005 8:21:01 am PST #6359 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanksgiving is for everybody.
Well, except for the Native Americans.
why it is important? It's not.
Well, I'm counting important as "most travelled holiday" and "punters in strip clubs are biggest losers."
Emily - Nov 22, 2005 8:22:39 am PST #6360 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, I take it back, it can be that busy (though I bet there are busier days). Still, double pay.
Also, what bon and Robin said. Less obligation, less religion, and tends to be less pressure (though maybe not if you're cooking) and what the fuck is wrong with my keyboard?
Sorry. Anyway, Thanksgiving is sort of like a low holiday. Not a big deal, you get the day off, watch sports if you like.
tommyrot - Nov 22, 2005 8:23:26 am PST #6361 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Don't forget the ritual sacrifice, with pie.