# Happy Thanksgiving to Our American Friends!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2000, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430 "2000-11-23T08:15:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/1 "2000-11-23T08:15:12Z")
I’m sure all of the non-Yankee Dopers join in wishing our American friends a happy Thanksgiving!! (Try not to o.d. on turkey, football, and close proximity to relatives.) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/2 "2000-11-23T10:39:08Z")
Well since I work for a American Multinational monster I’ll be having Thanksgiving dinner here tonight. All the best to my American friends. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/3 "2000-11-23T10:41:19Z")
A lot of my American colleagues are overseas now. Happy Turkey Day, America! p.s. yojimbo! Your home connection is still kaput? ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/4 "2000-11-23T10:45:59Z")
On Behalf of America I thank you and give you permission to goof off at work today, in honor of our feast. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/5 "2000-11-23T10:51:07Z")
Thanks kindly from my part of the map… I am going to hang out with my brother, sis-in-law, niece and nephew. A mellow but good time I am sure. A small and simple holiday for us. But why am I still awake? \< partly because an old AOL male friend that I have known for a while called me tonight…I am a little giddy, he’s cute, nice, kind and we have a lot in common but I wont let all that go to my head, or will I? \> ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/6 "2000-11-23T11:04:13Z")
And Goof off work, I shall do! Woo-Hoo!!! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/7 "2000-11-23T11:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > p.s. yojimbo! Your home connection is still kaput? I’m back and this time I mean business. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/8 "2000-11-23T11:33:41Z")
Happy Thanksgiving, kids! We’ll go on fighting ignorance in your absence, ok? No need to worry. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/9 "2000-11-23T11:37:26Z")
Yup, same here, eat a Soykey for me. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/10 "2000-11-23T12:48:52Z")
We’re doing Thanksgiving on Sunday, since today is (no surprise) an ordinary working day here in Norge. However, there is something to be thankful for already today: the wet stuff has stopped falling on our heads and there’s this glowing yellowish ball up in the sky. Of course we’re still under flood watch ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/11 "2000-11-23T14:11:32Z")
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, wherever you are, whenever you celebrate. And even if you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![tomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomas)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/12 "2000-11-23T14:15:45Z")
Thank You Nuff’ said ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/13 "2000-11-23T14:23:54Z")
Today’s order of business: 1. Turkey 2. Football 3. Nap 4. Repeat Thanks, jti. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/14 "2000-11-23T15:21:43Z")
have a great thanksgiving all! ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/15 "2000-11-23T15:27:52Z")
Sounds like a good plan **Rysdad**. I’ll be following that plan just as soon as I can. But there’s a small problem over here, and I need the aid of the London Doper’s to help me out. My rents are currently visiting your fine country while I stay behind and watch over their house. It’s kinda nice, a little fire going, whole place to myself. Beats my apartment any day. The problem? While they left me fully informed on what to do with the turkey, stuffing, and all the fixings, my Dad forgot to tell me where he left the meat probe for the oven. Now, I know it’s a big country, but if you spot an American, about 62 years old, 5’10 with greying sandy brown hair and a bit of a belly (Those wacky aging Americans), looking a tad confused but confident, would you approach him and tell him his son wants to know where he hid the Damn meat probe? I’d really appreciate it. And **yohimbo** , I wondered where my drinking buddy went. Glad to see you back. Since you don’t celebrate gobble day down where you are, I’ll have an extra drink in your honor later today. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/16 "2000-11-23T16:50:00Z")
Chris, ``` Do you really want somebody to walk up to your dad "Hey, where did you hide your meat probe?" ``` Does he: A) Punch said interrogator in the nose, ``` OR ``` B) Say “Is that waht the kids are calling it nowadays?” ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/17 "2000-11-23T17:37:29Z")
Knowing my dad, the first thing he would say is, “Haahhh!?! What was that?” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/18 "2000-11-23T21:25:42Z")
You don’t really need a meat probe. Just wiggle the leg. 😉 Thanks for the good wishes. Makes me a bit ashamed that I’m not familiar with non-US holidays. A Danish friend recently told me about Mortenson’s Day, and I’m going to look it up. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2000, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/19 "2000-11-23T22:38:29Z")
::waves Old Glory:: That’s a big thank you from this side of the pond(s). All The Best, Chris ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/42430/20 "2000-11-24T21:04:21Z")
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