# A Happy Thanksgiving MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 21, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607 "2011-11-21T03:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/61 "2011-11-21T23:26:49Z")
unEarthly? How about totally whacko? šŸ˜‰ Your sis-in-law would probably have a coronary at my momā€™s place! šŸ˜ƒ Well, I think itā€™s time to assume the knit position. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/62 "2011-11-21T23:38:35Z")
Head down, elbows in? Cursing every time I forget to switch from knit to purl? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/63 "2011-11-21T23:58:37Z")
Thanksgiving meal - me: Tofurky roast Stuffing Mushroom gravy Mashed **NOT** Cranberry sauce, probably right out of the can Rolls Green jello salad Pecan pie if I feel like making one Tisiphone: Sliced chicken in gravy, just like every other day What Iā€™m thankful for: My health Tisiphone That my mother has completely disappeared from my life and stayed disappeared Cashmere yarn šŸ˜ƒ Today was an absolute clusterfuck. They made us come in on the first day of vacation for training on a program that _hasnā€™t even been written yet_, but that we are going to have to start using on January 1. (Yeah, right, as if itā€™s going to be ready.) A complete waste of time. And then they threw my co-worker under the bus and blamed it all on her. It was one of the most disgusting things Iā€™ve ever witnessed, and Iā€™ve worked places that used Machiavelliā€™s **The Prince** as a how-to guide. I have rarely been so angry on someone elseā€™s behalf. So Iā€™m also thankful I donā€™t have to go back to work until Monday. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/64 "2011-11-22T00:16:32Z")
My furnace is dead. I need to replace it. Really? Really? Apparently itā€™s been dumping CO in the house, too. So who knows why weā€™ve been having headaches and feeling cruddy, CO posioning? Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/65 "2011-11-22T01:20:38Z")
SIL is hosting turkey day, but sheā€™s pretty traditional. Think this is the first time in several years that I donā€™t have to make anything, so yay on that! Still donā€™t know what the doc plans to do to me. Iā€™ve been a bit of a whirling dervish in the kitchen today. A big pot of split pea and ham soup is finishing up right now, bread has been baked and dinnerā€™s been cooked and et. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/66 "2011-11-22T01:27:57Z")
Damn, **Ivy** , do NOT fuck around with CO poisoning. That bastard will sneak up and kill you while youā€™re playing a card game, and youā€™ll never know you died. Get a CO detector just to be sure, vent the house, and fix/replace the furnace _pronto_. Weird Alā€™s parents died of CO poisoning. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/67 "2011-11-22T01:36:11Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > Damn, **Ivy** , do NOT fuck around with CO poisoning. That bastard will sneak up and kill you while youā€™re playing a card game, and youā€™ll never know you died. > > Get a CO detector just to be sure, vent the house, and fix/replace the furnace _pronto_. > > Weird Alā€™s parents died of CO poisoning. ā˜¹ We have a CO detector, but it was removed for a remodel this summer and I forgot to put it in. Unit is off and will remain off until we get a new furnace. Fortunately we sleep with windows open and keep back door open a lot for the dog. This really scared me. Itā€™s been an awful few months and hits just keep coming. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/68 "2011-11-22T01:47:16Z")
**Soapy** :eek: Home from menā€™s night. 'Twas a good time as usual. I et too much of the sausage appetizer (smoked sausages with beerbrat mustard, yum!) so I couldnā€™t finish all my steak as in about a fourth of it left. One of the men has two dachsunds (might be spelled right) named Morgan and Stanley and he avowed as to how M & S would love them some steak so he took it home for 'em. Bon Apetit (may or may not be spelled right) Morgan and Stanley! šŸ˜ƒ On that note, itā€™s time for beddy bye. Iā€™s tahrd! Nitey Nite Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/69 "2011-11-22T02:33:24Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > We have a CO detector, but it was removed for a remodel this summer and I forgot to put it in. Unit is off and will remain off until we get a new furnace. Fortunately we sleep with windows open and keep back door open a lot for the dog. > > This really scared me. > > Itā€™s been an awful few months and hits just keep coming. When you say ā€œunit is offā€, youā€™re talking about your furnace, right? Right? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/70 "2011-11-22T02:46:41Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > When you say ā€œunit is offā€, youā€™re talking about your furnace, right? > > Right? Of course. The furnace is off. It stays off until we get the new one. Happily, the weather is mild! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/71 "2011-11-22T04:28:53Z")
I was under the weather yesterday, so I left the hockey game early :eek: and didnā€™t have any beer. :eek::eek: Better today. Also thankful for: having a ā€œjust friendā€šŸ™‚ Mumpers My hockey family Yuengling > [@anyrose](#): > > and unfortunately a subject I know too much about. Me, too. **Soapy** , :eek: **FCM** , mismatched chairs? That makes my OCD twitch. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/72 "2011-11-22T05:50:59Z")
I have so totally got my mom hooked on BSG, itā€™s wonderful. Plus, as I havenā€™t watched it for at least a couple of years, and now Iā€™m watching it straight through, Iā€™m catching a whole lot of stuff I didnā€™t the first time. Iā€™m very surprised though, that as the question of ā€˜who/what is human?ā€™ is explored in human/cylon relationships, they are so far taking a very subtle road on the idea that our experiences and our choices define who we are, not just our biology. (Weā€™re only on season 2, though.) ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/73 "2011-11-22T06:27:27Z")
There wasnā€™t much to do today, but I sure didnā€™t do it. Maybe the insomnia caught up with me, grabbed me like a lioness and hauled me down, so that I slept most of the day. It was nice to snooze under a warm blanket with my puppers snoring on my head. I wonder how you make a pug smiley **anyrose**? So far Iā€™ve got a thirsty bear. Guess I could use it for **Swampy** when he gets parched. Speak of the pug, she canā€™t find her kong. TTFN ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/74 "2011-11-22T11:28:59Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffienatinā€™. _YAWN_ 'Tis 60 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 82. Another Springlike Fall day. **Ashes[sup]2[/sup]** a parched bear is not a happy bear. Hee. I use parched a lot, as in, ā€œmy, my my throat is just parched, I need another beer!ā€ šŸ˜ƒ I begin marathon cookinā€™ for TDay this eveninā€™. I shall bake pies and put together the souffle/casserole. I shall also bake bizkits for use in the dressinā€™. I have already baked enough cornbread. I think I shall also go ahead and boil the chikin tonight. OYKW is aware that dindin the next two days shal be sammiches. Reckon heā€™ll survive? Hope you feel better today **doggio**! Yay for mild weather since you have no furnace **Soapy**. Now I shall seek out more caffiene and feed rumbly tummy. Then, alas, irk purtification must commence. Two more days! Happy Tuesday Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/75 "2011-11-22T11:36:33Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Ashes[sup]2[/sup]** a parched bear is not a happy bear. Hee. I use parched a lot, as in, ā€œmy, my my throat is just parched, I need another beer!ā€ šŸ˜ƒ Good thing about the beer, because it is now illegal in Europe to claim water prevents or cures dehydration. Blurf. ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/76 "2011-11-22T11:56:30Z")
Major snerk storm! When I read your parched post **Swampy** , immediately my mind conjured Scarlet in the green curtain dress, only a big beary man! **VBob** , I understand the UKā€™s stance completely, heck I embrace that line of reasoning. Brownies for brekist! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/77 "2011-11-22T11:59:43Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to irk. Feeling slightly better. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/78 "2011-11-22T12:50:12Z")
> [@Ashes\_Ashes](#): > > Major snerk storm! When I read your parched post **Swampy** , immediately my mind conjured Scarlet in the green curtain dress, only a big beary man! Luckily, I didnā€™t have a mouthful of breakfast when I read this, or it would have been very very bad. Of course, swampy could pull this off - heā€™s got the Jawja accent and everything. When he took me out to dinner on our one and only date, he sat around saying ā€œFiddle-dee-deeā€ all evening long!! šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ I think Iā€™m going to have to kill Scruffy today. She woke me at 2:14 (yes, I looked), barking, altho I think she was barking in her sleep, because when I opened the door, she was zonked out. I took her out anyway. I finally fell back to sleep around 3. She started barking again at 4, but wouldnā€™t go out because it was raining, the brat, so I tossed her back in the room. I eventually fell back to sleep, only to wake around 5:30 when \*\*FCD \*\*was in the shower and Taz was trying to get into the bathroom to supervise the shower. After my sweetie left, I fell asleep again, having a bizarro dream about being sent to Spain and having to change my last name to Cruz. My alarm went off at 7 - I have class today - I didnā€™t want to oversleep. Bottom line, I had about 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and 2 or 3 naps. I have to go to class today because Iā€™ve got 3 pieces that need to be trimmed. Once thatā€™s done, Iā€™m coming home to sleep. Stoopit animals. \*\*phouka \*\*- my knit position involves a recliner, a cat, and occasional cussing when I drop a stitch or misread the pattern. Fortunately, Iā€™ve figured out the repeat in the sweater Iā€™m making now, so Iā€™m able to fix the goofs that I donā€™t find till 3 rows later. Forty years of experience is paying off! Itā€™s rainy and dreary in southern Merrylande - perfect day for sleeping, dammit. Iā€™ve finished my breakfast leftover pizza and Iā€™m almost done caffeinating. \*\*FCD \*\*will be talking to his surgeon about having his back done next month - hope it can be scheduled - the poor guy can hardly walk half the time. If it does happen, then Iā€™m spared the trip to FL - not that I donā€™t want to see my inlaws. I just donā€™t want to spend 2 full days driving. ugh. Anyway, good thoughts would be appreciated. Happy Tuesday, such as it isā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/79 "2011-11-22T13:04:39Z")
I thought about my virtual friends last night - I was watching the UK Food Network channel and they were showing Barefoot Contessaā€™s guide to easy Thanksgiving dinner! I must admit I do like Ina, she makes lovely food look quite effortless. Mind you if I had a kitchen/pantry/fridge the size of hers, and one of those KitchenAid mixers Iā€™ve been lusting after, I am sure my cooking could be just as effortlessā€¦ In other news, my mum sent me a text yesterday to say that her 91 year-old friend Margo has had a fall and is in hospital. Nothingā€™s broken but they are keeping her in for observation due to her age. No doubt she will be haranguing the nurses and then phoning my mum with requests for decent food and a bottle of Stout. Canā€™t go wrong with a bottle of stout, you know. Taster night at Fat Club tonight, I made an orange cake on Sunday which just needs some orange syrup to go over the top. Iā€™ll make the syrup when I get home and hopefully when the cake is cut, it will still be moist and warm from the syrup. Itā€™s a Fat Club recipe so I donā€™t hold out much hope for it, but it might yet surprise me. ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607/80 "2011-11-22T13:10:16Z")
Oh, **Swampy** looked loverly **FCM** , the buzz cut looked especially fetching with that gown. Which reminds me of massage. Hang in there with me. See, my aunt had terrible hips and my cousin whoā€™s a massage therapist (the real kind, if there are any gutter brains out there), could get her walking without pain for a good few days after an hour or so of therapy. Would that help **FCD** , I wonder? The Hallmark channel is showing Christmas stuff instead of I Love Lucy and Iā€™m in withdrawal. Maybe thereā€™s something on YouTube. Isnā€™t computery stuff grand? Gonna add that to my thankful listā€¦ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607.md?page=5)