Thanksgiving: Is it a big deal (for those celebrating it)?

Thanksgiving: Is it a big deal (for those celebrating it)?
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I fucking hate it. At least 7–11 is still open so I can buy **** to drink pain away.
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How old were you before you were asked to sit at the "big table" to eat Thanksgiving or ********* dinner?

Description : How old were you before you were asked to sit at the "big table" to eat Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner?

Last Answer : I don’t ever remember sitting at a separate table. There was only ever five of us, and we always sat together.

Can I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving (even those of you who aren't celebrating it this year)?

Description : Can I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving (even those of you who aren't celebrating it this year)?

Last Answer : And a happy Thanksgiving to you!

How are you celebrating the holidays this year?

Description : How are you celebrating the holidays this year?

Last Answer : I’m chugging name brand cola. Adding stuff to my Amazon wish lists. Napping for fun. Trying out my new pillows. Trying every pot roast beef dinners from Skip the Dishes.

How are you celebrating Mardi Gras this year?

Description : How are you celebrating Mardi Gras this year?

Last Answer : I’m not.

People who are celebrating *********: Are you ready?

Description : People who are celebrating Christmas: Are you ready?

Last Answer : Nearly there. Just some wrapping to do.

What are your thoughts on non-Christians celebrating *********?

Description : What are your thoughts on non-Christians celebrating Christmas?

Last Answer :

Are there any Thanksgiving type songs?

Description : Are there any Thanksgiving type songs?

Last Answer : answer:Yes! Check these out. Some are actually a stretch. My favorite is the most traditional one: #2 on the above list, “We Gather Together”. It’s an old hymn.

Black Friday shoppers, is the deal really worth the hassle?

Description : Black Friday shoppers, is the deal really worth the hassle?

Last Answer : I hate crowds. I panic when an area is too crowded. I will suffer through Black Friday sales if I think I can score in a major way, but this year the ads just didn’t get my attention, so I passed.

Can anyone help me get the best deal on my ********* shopping to cross these items off my list?

Description : Can anyone help me get the best deal on my Christmas shopping to cross these items off my list?

Last Answer : answer:You seemed to have checked out all the possible options though I'm not sure why you are looking in outdated weekly circulars unless you are only looking on the internet, rather than in the local ... you think you might have something you can trade give one of the Gamebox in your area a call.

How do you deal with an unwanted Xmas present?

Description : How do you deal with an unwanted Xmas present?

Last Answer : A card with no money.

Where is the best deal on Ugg boots?

Description : Where is the best deal on Ugg boots?

Last Answer : try amazon.com or maybe kijiji.com, made by ebay but local search :)

Are any of your ********* presents opened the night before xmas or do you wait for the big day itself?

Description : Are any of your christmas presents opened the night before xmas or do you wait for the big day itself?

Last Answer : We always are allowed to open one present Christmas eve and the rest Christmas day :)

A big old fella in a red & white suit & a beard approaches you, slaps you on the back wishing you a merry *********, your reply is?

Description : A big old fella in a red & white suit & a beard approaches you, slaps you on the back wishing you a merry christmas, your reply is?

Last Answer : He gets kicked in the snowballs. ;)

What's happened to the big ********* candy canes?

Description : What's happened to the big Christmas candy canes?

Last Answer : answer:You answered your own question. There are still big ones – if you can afford them. To tell the truth, my parents saved over several months to afford our Christmas candy canes even when I was a child. Christmas candy is special precisely because it is expensive.

Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow ********* decorations?

Description : Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow Christmas decorations?

Last Answer : When I lived in California, and then Nevada it felt out of place to me. Now that I have snow where I live, it just seems like extending the outdoors indoors. I laugh though, at those people who hang “icecicle” lights on their house, and they get frozen inside of enormous real ice spikes. Lol

For those of you who celebrate ********* (and give gifts), because of the economy and money being tight for some, how would you feel about just getting together with family over the holidays and no gifts?

Description : For those of you who celebrate Christmas (and give gifts), because of the economy and money being tight for some, how would you feel about just getting together with family over the holidays and no gifts?

Last Answer : That’d be fine by me. Christmas is about getting together with loved ones. The kids in the family like the gifts, but I could care less. We exchange ornaments with siblings in my family. No other gifts.

What do you think about those who celebrate ********* but don't know its meaning?

Description : What do you think about those who celebrate Christmas but don't know its meaning?

Last Answer : Also, could someone explain to me about the Pagans. Is it true that the Christians took this idea from them?What did Pagans believe?

For those of you who are dreading the holidays, how are you coping?

Description : For those of you who are dreading the holidays, how are you coping?

Last Answer : To me, Christmas is like any other day that just comes and goes. I just prefer to have a bit of quiet contemplation and solitude over the holidays. All the hoopla and high expectations are just human fabrication, and I try not to let if affect me.

For those of you who have had a rough past ********* (one or many), what is one Christmassy thing that reminds you of a better time?

Description : For those of you who have had a rough past Christmas (one or many), what is one Christmassy thing that reminds you of a better time?

Last Answer : Listening to the yearly “discussion” about putting up the tree between Grandma H and Grandpa “Bonehead”! XD The tree “spun” too,adding to the drama… My sister and I still bust up thinking about it :)))

For those who do, when are you putting up your ********* tree this year?

Description : For those who do, when are you putting up your Christmas tree this year?

Last Answer : I put it up Christmas eve. If you put it up in November you’re sick of the thing by mid December.

Will those "united by the handshake," the syndexioi, and all others willing, join me in celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Mithras?

Description : Will those "united by the handshake," the syndexioi, and all others willing, join me in celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Mithras?

Last Answer : Also see this thread.

American audience (others just insert a Big Holiday?), you've spent the day with the inlaws. What are your holiday stories? Funny? Sad? Gross? Share these Thanksgiving stories with us as they unfold!

Description : American audience (others just insert a Big Holiday?), you've spent the day with the inlaws. What are your holiday stories? Funny? Sad? Gross? Share these Thanksgiving stories with us as they unfold!

Last Answer : We didn’t go visit them but hubby calls his mother and reverts to baby talk. So do his brothers. Drives the wives crazy. And our kids laugh at us.

Have you burnt off those Thanksgiving calories yet?

Description : Have you burnt off those Thanksgiving calories yet?

Last Answer : Hmm, five hour time difference, probably still in bed sleeping it off…bless.

For those who celebrate Thanksgiving as a family retreat and have tons of food on the table, which food item do you look forward to the most?

Description : For those who celebrate Thanksgiving as a family retreat and have tons of food on the table, which food item do you look forward to the most?

Last Answer : Gotta be the turkey, then the mashed potatoes, then the stuffing, followed by the cornbread. Ummmm um!!

What are some tasty thanksgiving alternatives for those families who don't eat turkey?

Description : What are some tasty thanksgiving alternatives for those families who don't eat turkey?

Last Answer : Pie. and that is all….maybe a beer ;)

In the Nativity where did the three wise men sleep?

Description : In the Nativity where did the three wise men sleep?

Last Answer : Their servants set up pavilions for them. ;-)

If you had one, when are you taking down your Xmas tree this year?

Description : If you had one, when are you taking down your Xmas tree this year?

Last Answer : I aim loosely for New Year's Day, but my absolute deadline is January 6th, Old Christmas. My tree never goes up more than two weeks ahead, so it'll last a while. I'm so sorry you had an unhappy ... make things feel worse because you are out of sorts and they rub it in. Here's to a better 2022.

Did people fire shots where you live on ********* Eve at midnight?

Description : Did people fire shots where you live on Christmas Eve at midnight?

Last Answer : No. There are laws here that you can’t fire guns within a certain distance from residences.

Are there any ********* songs that make you cry?

Description : Are there any Christmas songs that make you cry?

Last Answer : White Wine in the Sun

Where are the Ghosts of your Christmases Past today?

Description : Where are the Ghosts of your Christmases Past today?

Last Answer : Even before Jeff died this would be way too painful to answer Well I can just say one other thing…missing my mom and sister.

Did you buy a gift for yourself this year?

Description : Did you buy a gift for yourself this year?

Last Answer : A nice set of kitchen knives. I haven’t had the pleasure in years. Each time I got a new set my daughter would lose them, use them as lockpicks and screwdrivers, or, maybe I don’t want to know what happened to the others. The set I bought are nothing expensive, but nice.

Did your ********* plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Description : Did your Christmas plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Last Answer : My girlfriend and her family were all going to Princeton NJ for a large family Christmas gathering. Tuesday her sister called and said that the town had been hit by omicron and no one was going ... Wednesday afternoon, he had a sore throat and congestion and had tested positive, so no visiting him.

What do you think about this article from the Washington Post?

Description : What do you think about this article from the Washington Post?

Last Answer : Goddamn sacreligous political revisionist mind control cultural anarchist propaganda. I like it.

Have you noticed Santa J today?

Description : Have you noticed Santa J today?

Last Answer : Mele Kalikimaka!

Do you have ********* meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Description : Do you have Christmas meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Last Answer : We do our not very fancy traditional meal on Christmas Day.

What are some of your plans for *********?

Description : What are some of your plans for christmas?

Last Answer : I will not be with family again this year. Instead, my friends and I will have a BBQ in the park. It will be good fun.

What is your favorite line in the lyrics of the Mr. Grinch song?

Description : What is your favorite line in the lyrics of the Mr. Grinch song?

Last Answer : “Stink. Stank. Stunk.”

Dealing with festival stress way too much, someone with me on this one?

Description : Dealing with festival stress way too much, someone with me on this one?

Last Answer : You’re not wrong. Holidays can be a lot. I try to get to bed as early as possible and be sure to eat a good breakfast.

What was Ebenezer Scrooge's business?

Description : What was Ebenezer Scrooge's business?

Last Answer : Money lending.

DIY decoration ideas for *********?

Description : DIY decoration ideas for Christmas?

Last Answer : If you're in an area with wild holly, you can get some cuttings and put them in vases, or even make a wreath or garland of them. Very festive, surpsisingly long-lasting (three weeks or so without ... you don't have pets or children that might eat the toxic berries, as they do fall off eventually.

Will you be putting up a ********* tree?

Description : Will you be putting up a Christmas tree?

Last Answer : We had Christmas house lights up last year, figuring people will still drive by.

If ********* time is defined by when stores first start selling ********* related products, when does ********* start where you live?

Description : If Christmas time is defined by when stores first start selling Christmas related products, when does Christmas start where you live?

Last Answer : Mid July. :-(

What were the top 20 mail order catalogs of the early 20th century?

Description : What were the top 20 mail order catalogs of the early 20th century?

Last Answer : Otto, Quelle, and Conrad.

Are you good about holding on to a present until the appropriate date, or do you break down and give it to them then?

Description : Are you good about holding on to a present until the appropriate date, or do you break down and give it to them then?

Last Answer : Our last chef, I wanted to fire him immediately, on the Monday, but out of the goodness of my heart I gave him til the end of the week…his birthday.

*********: Do you open presents on ********* Eve or ********* Morning usually?

Description : Christmas: Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning usually?

Last Answer : Morning

Anything exciting today? On ********* Day 2018?

Description : Anything exciting today? On Christmas Day 2018?

Last Answer : Let me illustrate the day with a song

So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your ********* plans?

Description : So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your Christmas plans?

Last Answer : Scour the wasteland for scrap and canned dog food.

Seeing where he is supposed to live, is Santa a Canadian?

Description : Seeing where he is supposed to live, is Santa a Canadian?

Last Answer : Nope! Currently, under international law, no country owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. ... In 1907 Canada invoked a “sector principle” to claim sovereignty over a sector stretching from its coasts to the North Pole.

Which ********* present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Description : Which Christmas present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Last Answer : My grandmother used to make cookies just for me for Christmas. When she died (2001), my aunt found the handwritten recipe she used and gave it to me. I have since made the cookies every year and thought ... though I'm making them, I feel as though they are still presents from her in a strange way.

Where did the three wise men sleep?

Description : Where did the three wise men sleep?

Last Answer : Under a wanderin’ star.