Irreverent Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Yep, its that time of year, the great Canadian Turkey weekend! So Canuck furs, what'cha all up to this weekend? Any special plans for the Monday holiday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackElectric Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Just got family coming over for the usual turkey dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irreverent Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Same here. Gonna relax a bit, stack some firewood, clean the garage, close the pool and then cook......32lb bird. Lots of family coming over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 When I was in grade school, all our Thanksgiving Decorations were pilgrims and Indians and such. It wasn't until I was older that I learned that this was not right for Canada but our teacher's seasonal decoration materials were all from American educational publishers. o_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Trying to show the Americans your Eh-ness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrecker Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 bunch of family coming over for a bbq tomorrow, then getting hammered for the long weekend :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 bunch of family coming over for a bbq tomorrow, then getting hammered for the long weekend Enjoy your substance abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarra Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Same here. Gonna relax a bit, stack some firewood, clean the garage, close the pool and then cook......32lb bird. Lots of family coming over. That sounds like a grand day. Winter is coming! Monday is Columbus Day here down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylar Husky Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) So I have always wanted to ask this: Is this celebration rooted in the original Thanksgiving of the pilgrims from The Mayflower and their settlement at Plymouth Rock or is this a different celebration? Edited October 10, 2015 by Skylar Husky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 So I have always wanted to ask this: Is this celebration rooted in the original Thanksgiving of the pilgrims from The Mayflower and their settlement at Plymouth Rock or is this a different celebration? Canadian thanksgiving is the original one. The Americans copied it. You can tell because Canadian thanksgiving happens before American thanksgiving. Your white house is white because we burned it down and you had to repaint it. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irreverent Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 So I have always wanted to ask this: Is this celebration rooted in the original Thanksgiving of the pilgrims from The Mayflower and their settlement at Plymouth Rock or is this a different celebration? Yes, its a tradition the Loyalists brought with them to British North America during the mass migration after 1776 and the second smaller migration after we burned down the Whitehouse during the War of 1812. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylar Husky Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 United States Thanksgiving was the first nationally recognized holiday in the United States. The First president, George Washington signed it into law during his tenure in 1793 or so.The war of 1812 pretty much leveled Washington D.C. at the time and it had to be rebuilt soon after. Though is was there before the war, It was after the war that the most prestigious Marine Corps base in all of the United States there, called the Marine Corps Barracks was well fortified. The best Marine Corps color guards, drill team and bugle corps is also there. Just to qualify to be in the raffle to get there you have to have top 2% in your Marine Corps group, no parking tickets and no brushes with the law.I was very interested in the US Marine Corps and after earning Eagle Scout, I was Gung-Ho to go into the Marines after high school. I did not make the physical. They thought I had a heart murmur.So it was a loyalist holiday then? That is funny considering that the Pilgrims who boarded the Mayflower did so because they wanted a new land wherein they could practice their religion freely without having to conform to the monarchs of Europe and their shifting religious affiliations between Protestant and Roman Catholic. It is always interesting to see and read what everyone thinks about it.Happy Thanksgiving then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrecker Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Enjoy your substance abuse. that was awfully snide, enjoy being a jam-tart then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 that was awfully snide, enjoy being a jam-tart then.Are you drunk yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrecker Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Are you drunk yet?whoa, we have the real Cool Guy Prim and Proper in the house!are you done being some sort of condescending prick yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 whoa, we have the real Cool Guy Prim and Proper in the house!are you done being some sort of condescending prick yet?So when are you going to start getting drunk?You're like the king of empty promises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving you guys! My family celebrated a day early, and instead of a turkey we tried ham this year instead. Honey glaze goes so well with it, goshhhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving you guys! My family celebrated a day early, and instead of a turkey we tried ham this year instead. Honey glaze goes so well with it, goshhhh.Mmm... Don't forget to get drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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