Tom and I had to explain the whole idea behind Thanksgiving at least four times,
How long can it take to say "it's a ritual sacrifice... with pie"?
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
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Jon B. - Nov 25, 2006 5:13:18 am PST #8218 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
esse - Nov 27, 2006 1:05:56 pm PST #8219 of 9843
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I can't believe I didn't know you had a flatmate named FABIO!
I know, it cracks people from the US up.
I usually explain Thanksgiving as a "harvest home" sort of holiday, or a day to generally count your blessings. The first only works in countries with an agrarian background and seasons, but the latter always works.
I made Tom read the link I think Gud? maybe? posted in Press explaining the holiday. We thought it was hilarious, and so sadly true.
How long can it take to say "it's a ritual sacrifice... with pie"?
Sadly, there was no pie, so that would have just confused them.
Volans - Nov 27, 2006 6:55:22 pm PST #8220 of 9843
move out and draw fire
I think it was Typo's link. I've got it bookmarked but haven't read it yet.
I was talking to my colleague about Thanksgiving (he mentioned that Korea has a similar holiday but Greece does not), and after I'd done my "harvest home" spiel he said "You're in denial about Happy Puritan Survival Day, aren't you?" Fair cop.
Cass - Nov 27, 2006 7:06:16 pm PST #8221 of 9843
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
"You're in denial about Happy Puritan Survival Day, aren't you?"I am totally celebrating this next year. With pie.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Nov 30, 2006 9:33:37 am PST #8222 of 9843
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Woohoo!
No need to woohoo; I'm a horrible person. Lads, ye should have e-mails presuming your profile addresses are good.
evil jimi - Dec 03, 2006 3:40:48 am PST #8223 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Just noticed that The Inside premiered on Australian free-to-TV on Sunday night (3/12/06) at 10:50PM.
Jars - Dec 10, 2006 6:49:40 am PST #8224 of 9843
SA left my place not too long ago, leaving me a wonderful gift of many episodes of Heroes and Veronica Mars. We had a fab time while she was here, driving around doing touristy things, eating good food, meeting up with IAmNotReallyASpring and the wine, oh gods the wine. I'm sure SA will have photos up when she gets home, though Spring managed to escape his first Buffista meeting unphotographed, the sly devil.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Dec 10, 2006 8:36:40 am PST #8225 of 9843
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
and the wine, oh gods the wine.
There was wine?
esse - Dec 10, 2006 9:29:57 am PST #8226 of 9843
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Pfft, Jars blames everything on the wine. But really, five bottles isn't *that* much. and it's not like you can die from having five portions of cheese.
By the by, I'm back, and I would have texted except I made the world-class move of leaving my phone in the rental car. *facepalm* I have to figure out the best way to get to to me. Sigh. I'm so smart sometimes.
(This weekend was so fantastic.)
Jars - Dec 10, 2006 10:41:01 am PST #8227 of 9843
I'm ethically opposed to blaming anything on cheese. Wine's a much easier target.
Glad you're back, I was starting to wonder.