# (Old) Gobble, eh? A Metric Thanksgiving MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 12, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-eh-a-metric-thanksgiving-mmp/1033772 "2026-10-12T06:28:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 306
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> [@Filbert](#): > > I’d leave it out until it gets hit by the first frost- Thank you, that is now my plan. There are still three flower buds that I am hoping will bloom. I didn’t know what Dahlias were before moving here so I’m sure I will make plenty of mistakes with them. (Well, I knew that they were flowers that didn’t grow in the desert but that’s about it.) > [@Taters](#): > > it seems the big social media platforms did not show them. Instagram has put out an announcement saying that it was a mistake and some automated process did it. I’ve also learned that there were over 3000 protests/early voting rallies across the country. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > am too wedded to !Tradition! While I was so sick, I wanted Campbells chicken noodle soup. Hubs brought home Homestyle chicken noodle soup which was not the same. He went back to the store and came home with the skinny noodle kind, which also wasn’t the same. He finally found the original stuff and we have 5 cans in the pantry. I only eat it when I’m sick so hopefully it will be there for a very long time. > [@Filbert](#): > > but then got distracted as the garden robin came bob bob bobbing along looking cute and getting in the way That sounds so fun! I do enjoy seeing the robins poking around our lawn, I should get some mealworms for them too. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Dog is claiming she needs to go out. Must go attend to that. I’ve heard that dogs also lie at times. Did she need to go or was she wanting to go for a nice run again? > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > The favor was … could I come next door and help them get their new electric car started. They never had one before and they weren’t sure what to do. You are a very kind person. I do hope they are able to find their way back home. > [@liirogue](#): > > @peedin 's beautiful Ariel aka Boom Shakalaka! She is indeed beautiful! Thanks for sharing 🙂 > [@nelliebly](#): > > Oh, I thought I was _so_ clever at age 12. 🙄 My mother was a very patient woman. She loved knowing that you were happy enough to sing 🙂 > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > To hell with them. Yeah! Bastids!!! > [@peedin](#): > > We met a woman who gives needle felting classes and the classes are in my town. We are both excited about learning this new craft. I’ve seen some amazingly lifelike dogs and cats, that does look like it would be fun to learn. Please tell us how the classes go. So my tree is now inside. I’ll try to remember to get a pic tomorrow so I can see how I did over the winter. It can live in front of my french doors and I’ve got a couple of large full spectrum grow lights for it. I think its about as big as its going to get so I should probably start pruning it into a nice round ball instead of stems sticking out all over. It would be wonderful to get flowers and maybe even a lemon, but I"m sure that is just a wistful daydream. I don’t know if you folks remember me talking about James? Lovecraft fan who lived in the state run nursing home? I went to see him today and he was back on oxygen. He’s not doing well and says he’s tired and wants to see his wife again. I’ll miss him when he’s gone ☹ Well, that’s about it for tonight. I want to finish up the section I’m stitching and get my threads pulled and started for tomorrow. Needlepoint is just wonderful for my CDO, its the one part of my life that I can fully control. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-eh-a-metric-thanksgiving-mmp/1033772)._