Thanksgiving

[pierre girard]

As it is descended from English Harvest day, or Harvest Home, we are getting the Turkey on the spit, the Canadian Honker in the oven, the venison haunch on by the fire outside. The wild rice is boiling for wild rice and raisin stuffing, and blueberry and pumpkin pies are on the make.

 

[falcon]

Send me a "doggie bag" please...????/

 

[pierre girard]

Nothing to do with food. Day after Thanksgiving we seem to have a new "holiday." It is known as "Black Friday." To start off Christmas shopping season - stores have great promos. People come early. It has gotten ridiculous. My son camped out at an electronics store last night at 1800 hrs in prep for the 0500 opening. He took a sleeping bag and every piece of outdoor clothing he owns. Some people bring tents. He was 17th in line, a good thing as many of the promos only have 20 items. He bought an E-machine computer with printer, wide screen, and several other add ons for $112, a high end HP laptop for $380, and a 32 inch HD TV for $470.

Good deals, but to my way of thinking, just more electronics that will be junk in a few years.

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[demographic]

Nothing to do with food. Day after Thanksgiving we seem to have a new "holiday." It is known as "Black Friday." To start off Christmas shopping season - stores have great promos. PG

Its funny you mention Black Friday because Carlisle has a variation on that theme.

Its called Blackeye Friday and its the last working friday before cristmas when everyone goes out with their workmates , drinks too much and tries to pretend that "they still have it" by attempting to cop off with the secretary from work and when they fail they kick off with the nearest bloke who is "lookin at their pint, funny".
This often results in someone getting a bat in the eye, giving the day the title "Blackeye Friday".
Then its a grest tradition to go home to the missus and puke up over the carpet.

It's usually followed by "the wife wants a divorce saturday"

And you lot think I am joking about Blackeye friday

 

[sam_acw]

I've worked in pubs at that time of year - people queueing up outside at 10am and going 10 hours without a break. Lovely fun.