I thoroughly enjoyed my thanksgiving dinner, which made me feel like a sheeple.
Haven't really stuck it to the man at all recently.
after reading all the clever responses I feel a bit lame now
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:37, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Is it a ballache to try and get all the family together for Thanksgiving and then again for Christmas?
Or is one more important than the other?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:38, Reply)

thanksgiving is more immediate family, mum dad etc
christmas is everyone, but we all get together at my mums on christmas eve and have a summery type dinnery, then on christmas day we go to my aunts for turkey, stuffing, etc
and fruit salad, fuck yeah best part of christmas
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:59, Reply)

is thanksgiving a religious thing
or is it just about the indians/pilgrims thing? I know nothing of American history.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 17:04, Reply)

American colonists in the approach to winter
OH NO they're Puritans and can't farm or hunt because they all came from London. Indians thoughtfully bring nom noms to them to stop them dying. Yay Indians!

Next year, the colonists repay the favour by giving them smallpox-infested blankets and turn the whole sorry business into a national holiday.
( Kroney, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 17:07, Reply)

I love how everyone is adopting the Kitty Explanations

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 17:22, Reply)

From Sickipedia.
Thanksgiving.

A time for Americans to give thanks to their forefathers for providing them with an excuse to eat Christmas dinner a month early.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:48, Reply)