# Thanksgiving in Canada **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343 "2023-10-10T00:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/21 "2023-10-10T15:57:43Z")
I spent thanksgiving going for a nice, long hike in the forest where I spotted some shaggy mane mushrooms. I went home where my mom (who beat the cancer odds thanks to free Canadian healthcare) was making a delicious dinner for us. I told her about the mushroom and she and I took a basket and went and collected some then brought them home and added them to our dinner. I ate a delicious dinner and had cheese cake with strawberries and whipped cream. Blessed indeed. Happy Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/22 "2023-10-10T16:08:36Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > It’s a pretty weak analogy. Actually, I think “nice apartment over a meth lab” is a brilliant analogy. You’re just reading it too literally. The best metaphors are often the unexpected spontaneous ones with a lot of zing, not the ones meticulously thought out in every detail. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/23 "2023-10-10T16:48:29Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I went home where my mom (who beat the cancer odds thanks to **free Canadian healthcare** ) Nitpick - included with the price of admission. Glad your mom is doing well and hope you had a great Thanksgiving! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/24 "2023-10-10T23:22:34Z")
Of course opinions will differ. But for the analogy to really work, one presumes Walter Orange just started cooking in 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/25 "2023-10-12T00:42:26Z")
“Nice apartment over a meth lab”. Never heard that one, but “Nice apartment over a shooting range” seems more apropos. That’s what really scares me about the US. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343/26 "2023-10-12T01:01:53Z")
Naah, firearms aren’t dangerous to Canadians unless you’re within a mile of the border. Until the meth addicts _really_ start waving them around. Then they can tear up the whole place. And once the meth lab collapses, then stuff’s gonna get real complicated in the nice apartment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-in-canada/991343.md?page=1)