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We had an exchange of emails today with our friends from California.

 

She didn't mention the holiday, it's principles or indeed many of it's customs (as mentioned by @been here before above)

 

She talked about turkeys, cookies, cranberries, Smeg fridges, gifts for her children and Black Friday.

 

Something wrong there, me thinks.

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Sir Vladimir of Romanov
15 minutes ago, Morgan said:

We had an exchange of emails today with our friends from California.

 

She didn't mention the holiday, it's principles or indeed many of it's customs (as mentioned by @been here before above)

 

She talked about turkeys, cookies, cranberries, Smeg fridges, gifts for her children and Black Friday.

 

Something wrong there, me thinks.

 

Did you ask about any of the above? 

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Sir Vladimir of Romanov
42 minutes ago, Morgan said:

To be quite honest....  no!

Fair enough, they maybe just don't think we are interested. 

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1 hour ago, Francis Albert said:

Or Thankstaking as I believe some native americans call it.

 

Genocide 

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2 hours ago, been here before said:

Surely only a matter of time before we import that holiday and its associated customs.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Boston Jambo said:

Cheers! no need for an ice bucket here, it's freezing.

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If you want to import Thanksgiving, import the Canadian version.  Everything is more or less the same as the American version, except that it occurs in October when the weather is much kinder.

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2 hours ago, Francis Albert said:

Or Thankstaking as I believe some native americans call it.

They were no angels themselves. 

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3 minutes ago, IronJambo said:

Who did they steal America from?

Just saying, slaughtered a hell of a lot of settlers. No issue slaughtering Military or Politicians. 

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The Real Maroonblood
2 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

Just saying, slaughtered a hell of a lot of settlers. No issue slaughtering Military or Politicians. 

They should have sent the settlers home to think again.

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6 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

They should have sent the settlers home to think again.

America is fecking massive, I'm sure there was plenty room. 

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10 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

America is fecking massive, I'm sure there was plenty room. 

Someone forgot to tell the settlers that.

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Just now, IronJambo said:

Someone forgot to tell the settlers that.

I know, they did get a free haircut tho, swings and roundabouts. ?

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All roads lead to Gorgie
29 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

America is fecking massive, I'm sure there was plenty room. 

The white man killed most of bison to make way for cattle and grains. The natives had a point to resist. 

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2 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said:

The white man killed most of bison to make way for cattle and grains. The natives had a point to resist. 

Yes. I've never tasted Buffalo/Bison, any good? 

 

What's the difference between a buffalo and a Bison? You cannae wash your face in a Buffalo .  

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All roads lead to Gorgie
3 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

Yes. I've never tasted Buffalo/Bison, any good? 

 

What's the difference between a buffalo and a Bison? You cannae wash your face in a Buffalo .  

I've had Mozzarella cheese from an Italian Buffalo but never from a Bison. It would surely be unhygienic out of a plastic thing used to wash the dishes. ?

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1 minute ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said:

I've had Mozzarella cheese from an Italian Buffalo but never from a Bison. It would surely be unhygienic out of a plastic thing used to wash the dishes. ?

:D

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I spend every thanks giving with my best friend and 30+ American students and faculty. What always amazes me is how much food they all put away. I had one plate of food then some pie for afters. I watched one girl eat 3 plates of main and then 2 slices of pie for dessert. Not sure where she put it, she was a skinny wee thing.

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All roads lead to Gorgie
17 minutes ago, Helzibob said:

I spend every thanks giving with my best friend and 30+ American students and faculty. What always amazes me is how much food they all put away. I had one plate of food then some pie for afters. I watched one girl eat 3 plates of main and then 2 slices of pie for dessert. Not sure where she put it, she was a skinny wee thing.

She ' was' a skinny wee thing. Not now by the sound of things:)

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Wish I had another excuse to have a full turkey dinner washed down with wine a month before Christmas. 

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It's a great holiday, even if the Pilgrim story is mostly bullshit and has been used to celebrate genocide in the past.

 

Would be kind of weird to import it to Europe, though. Plenty of other excuses to have a harvest festival.

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37 minutes ago, Ugly American said:

It's a great holiday, even if the Pilgrim story is mostly bullshit and has been used to celebrate genocide in the past.

 

Would be kind of weird to import it to Europe, though. Plenty of other excuses to have a harvest festival.

 

Could celebrate the take over of NI for a start ;) When did we take over northern ireland? 

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AlphonseCapone
On 23/11/2018 at 19:51, The Brow said:

 

Could celebrate the take over of NI for a start ;) When did we take over northern ireland? 

 

Well really we took over all of Ireland but didn't give it all of it back. 

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Francis Albert
20 hours ago, AlphonseCapone said:

 

Well really we took over all of Ireland but didn't give it all of it back. 

I think.most of Ireland took it back rather than us giving it back.

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