Happy Thanksgiving! - IDN Forums

Fka200 · #1 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:24 AM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

burnsinternet · #2 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:38 AM

Happy Thanksgiving Day, all! Count your blessings, be thankful for what you have, and feast with loved ones!

jacksonm · #3 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:43 AM

How many of the forum actually live in the USA?

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hangman21 · #4 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:47 AM

Same to all of you =)

burnsinternet · #5 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:47 AM

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How many of the forum actually live in the USA?

Not a majority. Some.

Today, soon, will be food and football! Go-o-o-o USC Trojans!

bwhhisc · #6 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:55 AM

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How many of the forum actually live in the USA?

Nice that members celebrate all holidays for all countries here.

Thanksgiving reminds me of how "young" the United States is compared to Europe, Asia etc.

Here is a bit about the Thanksgiving holiday for those interested...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

jacksonm · #7 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 10:57 AM

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Members seem to celebrate all holidays for all countries here.

Nice :-) Finnish Independence Day is on December 6th!

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burnsinternet · #8 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 11:25 AM

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Nice :-) Finnish Independence Day is on December 6th!

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PARTY TIME!

We need a bigger list of reasons to celebrate. I like it!

bwhhisc · #9 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 11:49 AM

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Nice :-) Finnish Independence Day is on December 6th!

Bring on the blood sausage and mammi. lol

jacksonm · #10 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 11:56 AM

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Bring on the blood sausage and mammi. lol

Mämmi is generally only eaten at Easter.

Mustamakkara (blood sausage) - literally "black sausage" is generally only eaten in one area of Finland - Tampere and the surrounding region. It is actually quite good with some lingonberry jam.

Finns mostly adhere to a liquid diet on Independence Day!

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Fka200 · #11 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 11:59 AM

I think Thanksgiving is a holiday everyone should celebrate. I can't wait for mashed potatoes tonight!

http://www.fka200.com/2007/11/21/gob...-thanksgiving/

DomainDialect · #12 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 12:10 PM

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I think Thanksgiving is a holiday everyone should celebrate. I can't wait for mashed potatoes tonight!

20 lbs. sitting in the fridge, ready to be boiled and mashed!

(Not all for me, though I only get 5)

. Happy Thanksgiving, all!

mulligan · #13 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 01:07 PM

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I think Thanksgiving is a holiday everyone should celebrate.

Everyone? Why?

burnsinternet · #14 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 01:57 PM

Maybe to remind each of us to be thankful for what we have....

We IDNers are not living on the streets. We probably know when we will have a meal. Many of us are not carrying a rifle and a pack everywhere. Most of us don't fear snipers daily.

We are blessed.

Also, Thanksgiving is about food, family, and fun. Togetherness. Coming together.

mulligan · #15 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 02:16 PM

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Maybe to remind each of us to be thankful for what we have....

We IDNers are not living on the streets. We probably know when we will have a meal. Many of us are not carrying a rifle and a pack everywhere. Most of us don't fear snipers daily.

We are blessed.

Also, Thanksgiving is about food, family, and fun. Togetherness. Coming together.

Indeed .. but it's to give thanks to a Christian God .. people of other religions would be unlikely to give thanks to this God hence my wondering as to why everyone should celebrate it.

As for being worried about snipers .. well if you put the uniform on and carry a gun in someone elses country ...

Many people of the world would be glad to pick the scraps from America's dustbins this evening when everyone has finished gorging themselves .. maybe spare a thought for them?

bwhhisc · #16 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 02:50 PM

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Indeed .. but it's to give thanks to a Christian God .. people of other religions would be unlikely to give thanks to this God hence my wondering as to why everyone should celebrate it.

Thanksgiving is NOT a "religious" holiday by any stretch. More just a time to enjoy parades and football,
kick off the Christmas season, and be with family and the tradition is to simply give thanks for the years harvest.

touchring · #17 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 03:21 PM

khurtsiya · #18 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 03:43 PM

Congrats everyone!

And happy idning :D

thefabfive · #19 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 04:05 PM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. A time for reflection on those people and things we are thankful for - parents, siblings, spouses, Wikipedia, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Jim Breen, etc.

Have a good one.

Fka200 · #20 (**permalink**) 22nd November 2007, 07:22 PM

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Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Jim Breen, etc.

loool

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Everyone? Why?

I think everyone should celebrate it since it really does in fact make you stop and think about things to be thankful for. It's nice to know this country takes a day off altogether for a decent reason.

And Thanksgiving has no religious connections. Just a holiday where mashed potatoes is eaten and you be thanful for that! Just 7 more hours....