Happy Thanksgiving To Our American A2K'ers

"Try the crescent rolls, Golden Eagle."
"Sure thing. These look good, Mrs. Alden."



Thanks, deej.

HEAR! HEAR!

A very happy thanksgiving to all Americans.

Is that a drawing of the Indians the settlers later massacred ?

Who do you give thanks to ? I assume it is not God.

what is for american thanks giving breakfast?

egg McMuffin with sausage and coffee.

i'm not an american, our thanksgiving (canada) was over a month ago, mostly a harvest type festival, no mythology behind it and no shopping spree

i like a good stylized representation of an event or holiday, the actual meaning is nothing to me

>snort

so true.. so true...

I am not criticising anyone who stops to be thankful for what they have.....but who are they thanking and shouldnt our good times be tempered with a moment of reflection for the less fortunate, especially in an historical event ?

give a monthly parcel and donation to the local food bank, don't need a special day to remember those less fortunate

as i stated, i like the art and iconography of holidays and events (and religions), don't put much stock in the specifics of the holiday or event

This is pure myth--part of the "New England-centric" mythic history of the United States. Them boys up in Massachusselly did a hell of a job of making it all about themselves.

The victory of Meade's army over Lee's army at Gettysburg was a watershed in the course of the war. Even though the handwriting was already on the wall for the South, thanks to the uniformly successful campaigning in what was known as the West--the focus of political discourse was on the East, and the Gettysburg victory was a great relief to Lincoln, who would face a tough re-election campaign in the following year. In October of that year, he issued his day of thanksgiving proclamation, and it has been observed ever since. It was a wise political move, and, for once, the politics were forgotten, and have been replaced by a sincere and devout love of overeating and televised football.

That picture is pretty damned funny for another reason, too. Them Puritan boys and girls would have starved to death if the Indians had not fed them.

Well not for another six words anyway...

Thank you and a happy ordinary Thursday to you!

Bowl of cereal.

Thanks for the happy thoughts DJ. I'll dedicate my plate of turkey and the fixins in your honor.

granola bar and a bananana.

ham and beans later...

(i was unable to find a tofurkey this year)