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Well, you've read the notes, the notes gave and had thanks, and now it is time for you to post until the giving cows come thankfully home.
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And the word of the day is: APPETENCE!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Happy Tryptophan Day to all.
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I'm in the basement with my oatmeal and coffee.
We will have a guest in about 6 and a half hours.
The house is starting to rise which is indicative of a holiday because at 7am I'm usually the only one up and about.
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Not much more to report except that I'm thankful for my husband Anthony, having a job, getting a long vacation, being healthy, having a nice apartment, having good friends and family and being part of this here site!
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Bye for now.
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In 2008, I was at my sister's house. She had just had major surgery. We didn't know what her prognosis was at that time. Thankfully, she's fine.
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TOD:
I'm sure I told this same story last year, but there is no Thanksgiving memory in my life that can top this one. It's one of the stories in my memoir, so if you've read that or were around last year, you should be familiar with it.
;)
This is my Thanksgiving story, a tale that my family will never let
me forget.
I love Thanksgiving. I have very warm childhood memories of that
holiday. Every year, we would have a family gathering at our home. My
aunt, uncle and two cousins, as well as my half-brother Hersh and his
family were always there.
We’d sit around the table and, after everybody had stuffed themselves,
people would tell jokes. My uncle, Kenneth, was the #1 storyteller,
but on this particular year, I also decided to contribute to the
merriment…with disastrous results.
I think it was 1954. I would have been thirteen-years-old.
Without contemplating the consequences, I told this very funny
joke that I’d heard at school, and I told it very well.
Correction! I didn’t just tell it very well. I told it brilliantly. I had a
captive audience.
Then, I came to the punch line…which ended with the word “f**k”.
My mother, who’d had a few too many drinks in her, started laughing
hysterically. No matter what else you say about her, she was a wonderful
audience.
Unfortunately, everybody else at the table sat in a stunned silence. If
my mother hadn’t been laughing, you could have heard a pin drop.
You see, in 1954, a thirteen-year-old boy did not say
“f**k”...particularly in front of adults.
The first one to speak was my father. Pointing at me, he started
shouting at my mother, “You’re the one who encourages him! This is all
your doing!”
Within two minutes, all of our very embarrassed guests had excused
themselves and left our house.
I don’t recall if I was sent to my room or not, but I know I never
told another joke at Thanksgiving dinner.
;D
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
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And the word of the day is: APPETENCE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THAT'S MY DESIRE
And My Desire Is To Wish All You Kimlets A Very Happy And Healthy Thanksgiving
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Good morning, all! I wish all the DRs a very happy Thanksgiving Day.
Last night I had three peculiar dreams, all of which I had remembered when I bathed, but one of which I have since forgotten. In the earlier dream, I was once again in rehearsals for the Appalachian show, but I remember nothing about it now. In the last dream before I decided Genug ist Genug, I dreamed that I was at Barnes and Noble, helping the manager pick out Christmas cards. She found one she liked and I took it to Sarah, the manager, who was supervising a new bagcheck for poles, since a stripper had left her pole behind. This prompted a lot of jokes about "I wonder if you've found a pole? I might have left it in the sex section. Or maybe in erotica."
I'm listening to the last Act of EILEEN; it sounds spectacular. Our juvenile tenor, Dean Power, is amazing. The boy's going to be a star with that top B-flat! After that, I will turn on the Macy's Parade for company while I work on ROBERTA edits.
Today, around 2:15PM, I will look for a bus to Skip's and Fred's. I am looking forward to seeing them. I haven't seen Skip since March, when the Packard Humanties Institute put us on hold. And a happy Thanksgiving to you, too, DWP!
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Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving
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NBC just had NEWSIES snd CBS has john Forgerty performing in a theater,
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Happy Thanksgiving from Washington National Airport ! It looks like a great day for flying. It's sunny and in the 40's (or maybe 50's by now). The airport is more crowded than I thought it would be, since most people fly on the Wednesday of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Thanksgiving morning greetings! Our 21 pound turkey is in the oven and we're now watching the Macy's parade. If you hang until Santa's arrival you'll see the Miami University marching band as his escort.
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My most memorable Thanksgiving moment is actually being in NYC. I was a little late for the start of the show but what do I hear the fitst thing?....
Guy Haines and Michele Nicastro singing BE A SANTA!
The oerfomers were a group of women "dancing" with Shopping Carts.
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TOD - In 1977, when we were both still single my friend Becky and I spent the long Thanksgiving weekend in New York. We saw 5 shows and watched the parade at Broadway & 52nd. A mom from New Jersey wanted to adopt us for Thanksgiving dinner, but we already had reservations at Mamma Leone's.
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Warner Archive has just started their 5 for $50.00 (including shipping) Black Friday Sale.
I ordered:
THE CONSTANT NYMPH
BITTER SWEET
THE STUDENT PRICE
THE HUCKSTERS
THE HAPPY YEARS
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Happy Thanksgiving!~
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Happy Thanksgiving to all. We're here, and that is, indeed, something to be grateful for.
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Happy Tryptophan Day to all.
LOL.....indeed!
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Happy Thanksgiving to All here at HHW! ;D
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No particular TG memories, so I will bask on those here at HHW....
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DR DRUXY - that story always reminds me of the scene in Sally Field's movie Stand Up......
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Druxy, that very quote was uttered by Ed O'Neill to Sofia Vergara on this week's MODERN FAMILY vis a vis son Manny. :)
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Jane, DW Wife Betsy also makes a delicious seitan. She breads it and fries it. It's yummilicious.
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One of my favorite lines on television......at first I thought it was a Thanksgiving party.....but I think now it was a wedding reception....from Cheers.
Woody runs into the kitchen and says: "Does anyone know where I can find a plunger?"
Sam: "No, is there trouble in the bathroom?"
Woody: "No, my Uncle Elmer left his wooden leg on the bus, and he wants to dance."
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Druxy, that very quote was uttered by Ed O'Neill to Sofia Vergara on this week's MODERN FAMILY vis a vis son Manny. :)
That was a funny episode.
DR JMK is your gathering a family gathering or a work gathering?
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Druxy, that very quote was uttered by Ed O'Neill to Sofia Vergara on this week's MODERN FAMILY vis a vis son Manny. :)
Which quote?
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"You're the one who encourages him. It's all YOUR doing."
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"You're the one who encourages him. It's all YOUR doing."
Should I sue?
::)
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Nah, the statute of limitations would kick in. Your dad said it in 1954, remember!
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Happy Toikey Day, everyone!
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Druxy, that very quote was uttered by Ed O'Neill to Sofia Vergara on this week's MODERN FAMILY vis a vis son Manny. :)
That was a funny episode.
DR JMK is your gathering a family gathering or a work gathering?
We're having another vegetarian family over as well as Betsy's niece, who is in her final year at Reed.
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I got my December 15, 1970 issue of LOOK yesterday, replete with the withering (and that's putting it mildly) Shalit review of SCROOGE.
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DR's TCB & George when you watch EXPORTING RAYMOND be sure to watch the 3 Russian episodes of Everyody Loves Raymond included on the disk.
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Not much more to report except that I'm thankful for my husband Anthony, having a job, getting a long vacation, being healthy, having a nice apartment, having good friends and family and being part of this here site!
:)
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In 2008, I was at my sister's house. She had just had major surgery. We didn't know what her prognosis was at that time. Thankfully, she's fine.
:) Vibes she continues to be well!!!
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Jane, DW Wife Betsy also makes a delicious seitan. She breads it and fries it. It's yummilicious.
Ours will be breaded, vegan style, and fried. I like it fried without breading too.
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I Like It Fried - that's the title of my next novel.
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I'm up after eight and a half hours of sleep. Nice. I think I'll jog at noon.
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I have nothing to say except happy Thanksgiving
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Druxy, where's the link/coupon code for the 5 for $50? I never got an email, which I usually do.
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I am very, very grateful that I just found something very special that has been missing for two years. I almost went to a hypnotist to try & find where I put. it.
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Druxy, where's the link/coupon code for the 5 for $50? I never got an email, which I usually do.
Never mind, found it.
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Nah, the statute of limitations would kick in. Your dad said it in 1954, remember!
Yes, but my book was published in 2010.
;)
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I set up the National Dog Show to record after learning a Bernese Mountain Dog won best working dog. This is a first.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm watching a horribly lip-synced Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Thanksgiving morning greetings! Our 21 pound turkey is in the oven and we're now watching the Macy's parade. If you hang until Santa's arrival you'll see the Miami University marching band as his escort.
I'm seeing them now!
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I set up the National Dog Show to record after learning a Bernese Mountain Dog won best working dog. This is a first.
DR Jane - Thanks for the reminder. My friend's Rhodesian Ridgeback made the broadcast this year.
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I, too, am very Thankful for all the wonderful people on this site. All the Vibes and Well-Wishes over the past year - and ever since I've been on this site - have truly carried me through the good and not-so-good times.
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And now I'm going to help my brother's wife, Kristy, prepare her first Thanksgiving dinner!
Laters...
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Happy Thanksgiving
to one and all (and all and one)!
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Hello, everyone.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all our DRs!!
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Thanks, too, to DR DOUG for the photos of London streets. I've never been to London at Christmas, so I especially enjoyed seeing that. What street is it?
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Continued vibes to TCB. May you see some RELIEF very soon!
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Hello, everyone.
The E & T DR Jeanne! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Jose, regarding LA weather, remember that it IS November. The cold, rainy weather of last Sunday is usually as cold as it gets here.
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Thanks, TCB. I do drop in now and then, you know.
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Continued vibes to TCB. May you see some RELIEF very soon!
Thanks, Jeanne.
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I watched the first half of the Macy's Parade on NBC. It was interesting to me, that of all the Broadway actors, singers, and dancers who performed today; I thought that Daniel Radcliffe looked like he was having the best time. Even more than the late 20's NEWSIES.
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I watched the first half of the Macy's Parade on NBC. It was interesting to me, that of all the Broadway actors, singers, and dancers who performed today; I thought that Daniel Radcliffe looked like he was having the best time. Even more than the late 20's NEWSIES.
I think I slept through NEWSIES the movie.
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The last time I posted here I believe I mentioned all the crapola that's been going on. Ever since last spring it's been one thing after another. I think the only thing that HASN'T given me problems has been my toaster. Lots of trouble with my car. I'd been taking it to the dealer, who has been spectacularly unsuccessful at diagnosing it. It's now at an independent garage in Santa Monica, while I drive one of their loaners. This loaner could be euphemisticly described as "basic transportation." But it runs. The odometer reads 90,000 miles, but I think it's really 190,000--there just wasn't room for another digit. In any case, the owner of said garage is a Japanese man, who couldn't have been nicer about helping me. He even let me take the loaner almost a week early, because I was afraid of a breakdown. To Mr Kondo, my thanks.
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I saw the post from DR DOUG about all his mechanical breakdowns. Ugh! I'm glad they are resolving themselves.
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Thanks, too, to DR DOUG for the photos of London streets. I've never been to London at Christmas, so I especially enjoyed seeing that. What street is it!
DR Jeanne: Glad you liked the photo. That was London's main shopping street, Oxford Street.
You're not my sister are you? She has the same name ;D
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Thanks, too, to DR DOUG for the photos of London streets. I've never been to London at Christmas, so I especially enjoyed seeing that. What street is it!
DR Jeanne: Glad you liked the photo. That was London's main shopping street, Oxford Street.
You're not my sister are you? She has the same name ;D
Not as far as I know, Doug. ;)
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Thanks, too, to DR DOUG for the photos of London streets. I've never been to London at Christmas, so I especially enjoyed seeing that. What street is it!
DR Jeanne: Glad you liked the photo. That was London's main shopping street, Oxford Street.
You're not my sister are you? She has the same name ;D
I thought that was Oxford Street. I haven't been to London in ages.
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Thanks, too, to DR DOUG for the photos of London streets. I've never been to London at Christmas, so I especially enjoyed seeing that. What street is it!
DR Jeanne: Glad you liked the photo. That was London's main shopping street, Oxford Street.
You're not my sister are you? She has the same name ;D
I thought that was Oxford Street. I haven't been to London in ages.
Me, either.
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Must finish up the laundry.
TTFN.
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Bye, Jeanne. Come back more often.
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The cinnamon rolls were very good. I should say roll. I only had one today.
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I set up the National Dog Show to record after learning a Bernese Mountain Dog won best working dog. This is a first.
DR Jane - Thanks for the reminder. My friend's Rhodesian Ridgeback made the broadcast this year.
Nice. What is the dog's name? I'll watch for it.
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CAR & OTHER VIBES FOR DR JEANNE!!!
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DR TCB how were your cinnamon rolls this morning?
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DR TCB how were your cinnamon rolls this morning?
Very good (See Post #73)
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Good Afternoon!
Turkey is in the oven.
Potatoes are prepped.
Green Bean Casserole is ready to be assembled.
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Jose, earlier in the week, they were worried that wind conditions today might ground the balloons, but the storm moved out to sea last night.
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*And I also walked over to Sprouts to pick up a bite to eat, as well as an instant read cooking thermometer for my brother's kitchen drawer. ;)
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Jose, earlier in the week, they were worried that wind conditions today might ground the balloons, but the storm moved out to sea last night.
Gotcha. It did look like the bad weather made a fast exit.
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DR TCB - I'm so happy to hear that you'll be able to have a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal today. :)
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Good Afternoon!
Turkey is in the oven.
Potatoes are prepped.
Green Bean Casserole is ready to be assembled.
Is there stuffing or dressing?
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DR TCB - I'm so happy to hear that you'll be able to have a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal today. :)
And suddenly, I am ready for it.
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Welcome, 59 guests!
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Good Afternoon!
Turkey is in the oven.
Potatoes are prepped.
Green Bean Casserole is ready to be assembled.
Is there stuffing or dressing?
Good question. I think Kristy's mother is prepping the dressing. I hope.
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Finished watching Super 8. I still haven't jogged as I'm very much enjoying being very lazy.
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I'm thankful dear reader Jose is here with us and working on Lost and Unsung. Fun to watch him get better and better, and also fun to watch him work with the LACC gals to help them get better and better.
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Nice to see dear reader Jeanne back.
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Of course, dear reader Sam has been in absentia for weeks now.
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Both apple pies are out of the oven and smell delish.
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DR TCB how were your cinnamon rolls this morning?
Very good (See Post #73)
Oops, I missed your post.
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I have just been told that dinner is about an hour away.
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Of course, dear reader Sam has been in absentia for weeks now.
I hope she is okay.
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I have just nibbled on some potato chips.
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Glad you found IT, DR JANE.
Car repair vibes for DR JEANNE.
We didn't even get to see the Shar-Pei walk out in the Non-Sporting group....so I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the show.
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Glad you found IT, DR JANE.
Car repair vibes for DR JEANNE.
We didn't even get to see the Shar-Pei walk out in the Non-Sporting group....so I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the show.
Have you eaten yet, Jrand?
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Well, I have driven everyone away, including Jrand.
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Just about six o'clock on the Right Coast, and just about three o'clock on the Left Coast.
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Hi, Laura!
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Yes....but not much.....don't want to undo my Zumba.
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Yes....but not much.....don't want to undo my Zumba.
But it is Thanksgiving!
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Hi TCB. And everyone else.
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Hi TCB. And everyone else.
I believe you mean, "and the rest." (A Gilligan's Island reference).
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Hi TCB. And everyone else.
I believe you mean, "and the rest." (A Gilligan's Island reference).
Are you the professor or Mary Ann?
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Have you seen me? I'm the Skipper. ;)
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DR TCB, re: your turkey question from yesterday.
There are butterball turkeys that are stuffed that are specifically meant to be cooked from frozen. They take about 6 hours in the oven. It is so much easier!
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Have you seen me? I'm the Skipper. ;)
Oh puh-leeze!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is a funny story. I told my niece (6) that today was Thanksgiving in the US. Her response, "it's October there?" :)
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I only got to see the last 1 1/2 of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. I will watch the first half later. I was watching with my niece. And my sister likes to watch the broadway numbers with her. So we watched the 2nd half (it was all taped so it didn't matter).
She enjoyed the Smurf float. And Dora with the Fresh Beat Band (apparently Marina was not the real Marina).
I liked how American Idol Scotty was standing there instead of lip-synching. So i had to explain to her what that was! :)
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Thanksgiving dinner sounds good. I want some!
Still snowy here from yesterday.
Melt. Melt. I hope it melts!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is a funny story. I told my niece (6) that today was Thanksgiving in the US. Her response, "it's October there?" :)
:)
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Turkey - Done!
Gravy - Done!
Green Bean Casserole - 1/2 Done.
Smashed Potatoes - 1/2 Done.
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...And now we're heading over to Kristy's sister's house to finish the prep.
Laters...
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I sampled the soup, delicious & loaded with flavor. I took some mashed potatoes, before Craig added the onion, & topped them with some soup-YUM!
Dinner is almost ready & I'm very hungry.
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Thank you DR JRand. I almost cried, & Keith expected me to.
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Craig added the onions baked in aged balsamic vinegar to the mashed potatoes, OMG!!!! :) :)
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Happy Thanksgiving. Can't write now but wanted to stop in and say hello
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BK
Forgot to post my question yesterday.
Do you remember a club in LA called Whskey A Go Go from the mid 1960's? Did you go to it?
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Happy Birthday to Joshie the Cat. We celebrate it today, since he was about eight weeks old when I got him in January.
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He is celebrating by begging for food. And a shoelace.
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OMG, I am so stuffed.
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Me, too, TCB.
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It is so windy here the smoke from one of our two fires was pushed out of the fireplace into the house, repeatedly setting off a smoke alarm I have discovered is hard wired into the wiring (no battery). Luckily we have magazines we can wave up next to it. It is *really* stormy here.
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Two of the three Tofurkys are history, and despite the nay-sayers here, they were absolutely scrumptious.
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Two of the three Tofurkys are history, and despite the nay-sayers here, they were absolutely scrumptious.
Good, that means more for you.
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
Ginny, do you always buy a fresh turkey?
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Happy Thanksgiving
How are you and the vixter doing? I have been praying for you.
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Tired as I am, I am most thankful this year for feeling again like hosting a family holiday meal.
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Tired as I am, I am most thankful this year for feeling again like hosting a family holiday meal.
We are thankful you are feeling well enough, also.
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I don't know how my mother put that meal on every year. We really simplified it this year, and I am so tired. We just picked our favorites and skipped the rest of the side dishes.
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Cooking is not one of my gifts.
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I don't know how my mother put that meal on every year. We really simplified it this year, and I am so tired. We just picked our favorites and skipped the rest of the side dishes.
Did you have floop?
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
Ginny, do you always buy a fresh turkey?
Yes, DR TCB. When I was a new bride and shopping for my first Thanksgiving, I went to the butcher shop that my mother-in-law had patronized for years. Mr. Pence, the butcher, was talking to me about the different brands of frozen turkeys and I asked which one was as good as fresh. He peered at me over his half-glasses and said, "Mrs. Palmer, there's nothing like a fresh turkey." We've bought fresh ever since and just a few weeks ago Richard's honor guard performed the military rites at Mr. Pence's funeral.
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Tired as I am, I am most thankful this year for feeling again like hosting a family holiday meal.
We are thankful you are feeling well enough, also.
That kind of caring here is another thing I'm thankful for :-*
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We just got back from the train station. Our guest is on his way back to Manhattan. We will be back to Manhattan on Saturday.
We had a great meal and a wonderful dinner. It was quiet and relaxed and I'm pooped! I mucked up the green bean casserole which I've made for years. This year I was tired and didn't mix the soup and milk well and it also didn't bake long enough I think but it was OK and we'll have it next year and I'll remember what to do then.
Tomorrow is not really shopping, just a trip to the craft store for Anthony to get some things for ornaments and then a visit/dinner with our dear friend in Smithtown.
Then on Saturday it's back to the city for more food and fun and then on Monday it's only 3 more days at work. It's been a long and difficult year and I'm looking forward to the time off. December 1 through January 2nd. Not a day spent in the office but I will go to the office Holiday Party where I will be honored for 20 years of service to the Foundation Center with a large gift card. Maybe a new television is in our future, or two tickets to Minnesota in June for my nephew's graduation from high school. We shall see.
Happy weekend to all and to all a goodnight.
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
Ginny, do you always buy a fresh turkey?
Yes, DR TCB. When I was a new bride and shopping for my first Thanksgiving, I went to the butcher shop that my mother-in-law had patronized for years. Mr. Pence, the butcher, was talking to me about the different brands of frozen turkeys and I asked which one was as good as fresh. He peered at me over his half-glasses and said, "Mrs. Palmer, there's nothing like a fresh turkey." We've bought fresh ever since and just a few weeks ago Richard's honor guard performed the military rites at Mr. Pence's funeral.
But you still do cook it don't you?
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I don't know how my mother put that meal on every year. We really simplified it this year, and I am so tired. We just picked our favorites and skipped the rest of the side dishes.
Did you have floop?
Sandra made her floop.
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We were so full we never got to the pie.
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He is celebrating by begging for food. And a shoelace.
:)
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Joshie would say thanks, but he is gumming his canned food at the moment.
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OMG, I am so stuffed.
So am I. We are waiting until 7:00 to have dessert. Dinner was delicious. Keith also made a vegetable casserole which was more like a yummy stew.
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Tired as I am, I am most thankful this year for feeling again like hosting a family holiday meal.
:)
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Hello, everyone.
The E & T DR Jeanne! Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, yes....DR Jeanne! I remember someone by that name. We used to have good times here with DR Jeanne....and then she just...disappeared.
Sniff.
Hope she is really and truly back now.
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I am back from a fantastic dinner with Fred and Skip. We had trkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts and gravy, with a fabulous cranberry sorbet and apple pie. Skip did his usual glorious job, and i was thankful that two such wonderful guys took me in for the day.
Now I'm sleepy.
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Joshie would say thanks, but he is gumming his canned food at the moment.
Awww!
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
Ginny, do you always buy a fresh turkey?
Yes, DR TCB. When I was a new bride and shopping for my first Thanksgiving, I went to the butcher shop that my mother-in-law had patronized for years. Mr. Pence, the butcher, was talking to me about the different brands of frozen turkeys and I asked which one was as good as fresh. He peered at me over his half-glasses and said, "Mrs. Palmer, there's nothing like a fresh turkey." We've bought fresh ever since and just a few weeks ago Richard's honor guard performed the military rites at Mr. Pence's funeral.
How cute calling the new bride Mrs. ;)
When I did cook turkey I don't recall ever purchasing it frozen. It is possible if that was all I could get.
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DR Ben it sounds like you and Ant will enjoy the rest of your weekend. Wishes he finds everything he wants at the craft store.
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Richard and I have agreed that this year's was one of the best turkeys we've ever cooked. It's a team effort and we're like a surgeon and his assistant throughout the process.
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Our Thanksgiving gathering wound down about half an hour ago and I'm exhausted. The turkey was one of the best we've ever cooked and there's a LOT left over. Everyone's side dishes were wonderful. We had a small crowd - 8 for dinner, 10 for dessert when our dear niece/goddaughter Lauren stopped by with her new boyfriend.
Ginny, do you always buy a fresh turkey?
Yes, DR TCB. When I was a new bride and shopping for my first Thanksgiving, I went to the butcher shop that my mother-in-law had patronized for years. Mr. Pence, the butcher, was talking to me about the different brands of frozen turkeys and I asked which one was as good as fresh. He peered at me over his half-glasses and said, "Mrs. Palmer, there's nothing like a fresh turkey." We've bought fresh ever since and just a few weeks ago Richard's honor guard performed the military rites at Mr. Pence's funeral.
How cute calling the new bride Mrs. ;)
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Yes, DR Jane, that's my favorite part of the story!
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One of my biggest surprises of the day was my sister-in-law bringing a hostess gift - a beautiful Eiffel Tower ornament for our Christmas tree.
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Perfect!
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I'm thankful that I wore expanding clothes today.
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OMG, I am so stuffed.
Me, too!
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Great having you here, Larry
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It is time for the pumpkin roll.
'night.
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Well, I am sure that I could easily have waitied until tomorrow to have pie; but it isn't often that I have someone make me a homemade pie, so I had a slice with whipped cream.
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Well, i am sure that I could easily have waitied until tomorrow to have pie; but it isn't often that I have someone make me a homemade pie, so I had a slice with whipped cream.
And as full as I am, when I opened the fridge to get out the whipped cream and I saw the bowl of turkey sitting there, I thought to myself, "Self, another slice of turkey would taste pretty good right now."
I have so far resisted the urge.
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We had three kinds of homemade pie and one kind of homemade whipped cream.
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JR, YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!
1953's TITANIC is due on Blu in April. We just broke the news.
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My favorite balloon in today's Macy's parade was, of course, Virginia:
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I am beyond tired, so - 'night!
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JR, YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!
1953's TITANIC is due on Blu in April. We just broke the news.
HEY! That's great news for ME, too! One of my favorite Fox films of the 1950s!! :)
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JR, YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!
1953's TITANIC is due on Blu in April. We just broke the news.
HEY! That's great news for ME, too! One of my favorite Fox films of the 1950s!! :)
Just in time for the James Cameron version in 3D!!
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JR, YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!
1953's TITANIC is due on Blu in April. We just broke the news.
HEY! That's great news for ME, too! One of my favorite Fox films of the 1950s!! :)
Just in time for the James Cameron version in 3D!!
Seeing Cameron's version in 2D was bad enough, I will skip the 3D version.
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I love the 1953 version of TITANIC.
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I love the 1953 version of TITANIC.
Of course, I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I guess I will stick with my regular DVD.
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G'night!
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Good Evening!
I'm a bit stuffed too.
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...And I have to say that "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" is definitely one of the most interesting Thanksgiving specials ever produced. ::)
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Thanksgiving Dinner was very nice. I had been thinking that we would be joining Kristy's parents, but it turned out that once we arrived at Kristy's sister's house, we stayed there. Her parents stayed in Arizona this year. In any case...
There were six of us around the table, well five of us sitting at the table and one in a crib. Myself, my brother, Jay, his wife, Kristy; Kristy's sister, Beth; Beth's husband, Nathan; and Beth and Nathan's adorable 8-month old baby girl, Olivia. -Olivia was in the crib, just in case anyone was wondering.
Also on the table: Turkey, gravy, dressing, sweet potato casserole, "smashed" potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie. -And puréed butternut squash for Olivia.
It was a great meal.
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*And Jay and I called our parents while we were there. All of the grandkids were with them in Richmond. It was great to hear my niece, Emily, wish me a "Happy Thanksgiving, Uncle Jojo". :)
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And, right now, Isabel, is currently curled up on my lap and purring away. Isabel is Kristy's cat.
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And since we're so close...
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And...
I believe I'm going to start getting ready for bed.
Goodnight.
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BK
Forgot to post my question yesterday.
Do you remember a club in LA called Whskey A Go Go from the mid 1960's? Did you go to it?
Of course. I never went there, though.
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Had a perfectly lovely and cozy Thanksgiving dinner with Melody and folks. We've sort of adopted each other and I feel we're all family now. I showed them Melody's second episode of Outside The Box, which they liked very much, and I gave them the hot off the press Melodyland CD, which they were over the moon about. We had turkey, stuffing, green beans, asparagus, and there was mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. I had two helpings of turkey and stuffing (neither too large), one tiny little taste of sweet potatoes, and some green beans and asparagus. And three small roles. For dessert we had homemade pumpkin and apple pie - I had small slices of each. I didn't jog (too chilly and too lazy) but I'm hoping I didn't eat so much that I did too much damage.
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The sweet potatoes could have been something you might indulge in as they are just about one of the healthiest tubers out there....perfect for all sorts of regimens.
Of course, they'd have to be without the marshmallows or pecan (or other nut) toppings...
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No particular TG memories, so I will bask on those here at HHW....
Ditto and ditto! I hope that everyone had a wonderful day today!
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Craig added the onions baked in aged balsamic vinegar to the mashed potatoes, OMG!!!! :) :)
This is a good thing?? :-\
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We had three kinds of homemade pie and one kind of homemade whipped cream.
I went to my sister's this afternoon before going to our parents' house and we watched a bit of the new Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray. While I was there, my sister was getting a couple of pies ready. She made a vegan pumpkin pie that was done, but she assembled a vegan peach pie that she was going to bake at our parents' house after the turkey was done and we started eating. BUT my mom made a Chocolate Lush for dessert so that plus two pies was too much, so my sister didn't bake the peach pie.
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What could be considered a memorable Thanksgiving moment happened tonight. When we were cleaning up after eating dessert and we were ALL stuffed, my sister had put what was left of the pumpkin pie in a box with some other stuff and set it down on the ground. We then played a game of Scrabble (I came in second!) and when we finally were getting ready to leave, my sister saw that my parents' cat had gotten in the box and sat on the pie! There were paw prints in the pumpkin! The pie had been covered with plastic wrap, but it wasn't completely covered, so no left-over vegan pumpkin pie...and I didn't even get a piece at all!
I just thought that that was pretty darned funny...even though it ruined a pie. :D
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TOD:
I'm sure I told this same story last year, but there is no Thanksgiving memory in my life that can top this one. It's one of the stories in my memoir, so if you've read that or were around last year, you should be familiar with it.
;)
This is my Thanksgiving story, a tale that my family will never let
me forget.
I love Thanksgiving. I have very warm childhood memories of that
holiday. Every year, we would have a family gathering at our home. My
aunt, uncle and two cousins, as well as my half-brother Hersh and his
family were always there.
We’d sit around the table and, after everybody had stuffed themselves,
people would tell jokes. My uncle, Kenneth, was the #1 storyteller,
but on this particular year, I also decided to contribute to the
merriment…with disastrous results.
I think it was 1954. I would have been thirteen-years-old.
Without contemplating the consequences, I told this very funny
joke that I’d heard at school, and I told it very well.
Correction! I didn’t just tell it very well. I told it brilliantly. I had a
captive audience.
Then, I came to the punch line…which ended with the word “f**k”.
My mother, who’d had a few too many drinks in her, started laughing
hysterically. No matter what else you say about her, she was a wonderful
audience.
Unfortunately, everybody else at the table sat in a stunned silence. If
my mother hadn’t been laughing, you could have heard a pin drop.
You see, in 1954, a thirteen-year-old boy did not say
“f**k”...particularly in front of adults.
The first one to speak was my father. Pointing at me, he started
shouting at my mother, “You’re the one who encourages him! This is all
your doing!”
Within two minutes, all of our very embarrassed guests had excused
themselves and left our house.
I don’t recall if I was sent to my room or not, but I know I never
told another joke at Thanksgiving dinner.
;D
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
So Druxy, do you remember the joke?
;)