tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post4515189729601354237..comments2023-11-02T02:43:16.872-07:00Comments on Life, The Universe, and Everything: Giving Thanks for ThanksgivingJewelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05893540249055609385noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-6390930197398511492010-11-01T11:56:48.448-07:002010-11-01T11:56:48.448-07:00We don't give thanks in our country. And I thi...We don't give thanks in our country. And I think we only 'do' Christmas, because of the vast amounts of food. For the presents we have Sinterklaas and for the candy Sint Maarten. Don't worry, I will all explain it to you in one or more of my 'what I love about' posts. (I think. Perhaps. I might have to, otherwise I'll never reach 100 things.) I'd love to taste a pumpkin pie though.Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-4290565254561395572010-10-24T18:38:27.541-07:002010-10-24T18:38:27.541-07:00Turducken scares the hell out of me. Who would wan...Turducken scares the hell out of me. Who would want to eat a food which begins with the word "turd?"The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-14968546818052543262010-10-24T18:33:02.936-07:002010-10-24T18:33:02.936-07:00Or tofurkey.Or tofurkey.Jerry Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660765552103237924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-41514975608113790792010-10-24T18:32:43.487-07:002010-10-24T18:32:43.487-07:00Jewels, you forgot to mention turducken.Jewels, you forgot to mention turducken.Jerry Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660765552103237924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-25573222188857166932010-10-20T12:17:31.231-07:002010-10-20T12:17:31.231-07:00Sigh. The sad part is, according to American text...Sigh. The sad part is, according to American textbooks, the US actually WON the war of 1812... if that were true, there would be no Canada. Don't get me wrong, I love our American neighbours (and their bloggers), but sometimes they are slightly umm... entusiastic about "facts". lol.Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893540249055609385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-29971687480102068262010-10-20T07:13:39.572-07:002010-10-20T07:13:39.572-07:00I was a coin collector back in the late 1960s and ...I was a coin collector back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and I remember the centennial coins Canada issued in 1967, so I knew that Canada was a colony in 1812... but still, that was a huge "sin of omission" on the part of my teachers, don't you think? Haha. No attention to detail; so much for "education."The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-58449248565318126802010-10-20T06:10:32.092-07:002010-10-20T06:10:32.092-07:00Well... Technically they're sort of right. We...Well... Technically they're sort of right. We were still a colony of the british empire then. Confederation wasn't until 1867.Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893540249055609385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-67064333176646043602010-10-18T18:48:27.649-07:002010-10-18T18:48:27.649-07:00"England." Totally different country fro..."England." <i>Totally</i> different country from Canada, even in 1812, right?The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-59856078751094274642010-10-18T17:12:25.088-07:002010-10-18T17:12:25.088-07:00LOL. Then who was the war with? ROTF.LOL. Then who was the war with? ROTF.Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893540249055609385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-29515147126906612292010-10-18T06:53:47.218-07:002010-10-18T06:53:47.218-07:00That perfectly illustrates my point. The War of 18...That perfectly illustrates my point. The War of 1812 received such a small footnote in <i>my</i> history classes that they <i>didn't even mention Canada's involvement!</i> Seriously!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-2573251488218483362010-10-18T04:50:27.884-07:002010-10-18T04:50:27.884-07:00Madame - I COULD nip over the border. I'll ha...Madame - I COULD nip over the border. I'll have to search through my blogging friends to see if anyone is in the Detroit area. lol.<br /><br />Fox - Sigh. History is always written by the victors. The US and Canada are still arguing over who won the war of 1812... (it was us by the way LOL).Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893540249055609385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-231098905650661532010-10-16T19:03:35.998-07:002010-10-16T19:03:35.998-07:00As a citizen of Massachusetts in the USA, I must c...As a citizen of Massachusetts in the USA, I must confess that the origins of our version of the holiday and its various dates of observance throughout the centuries are shrouded in mysteries, confusing contradictions, and outright lies... But that's only appropriate, considering that much of what I learned in "history" classes during my 1960s childhood turned out to be the same.<br /><br />Oh, the hell with it... Pass the turkey.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306132.post-68231106477680182752010-10-16T11:49:07.000-07:002010-10-16T11:49:07.000-07:00Now I'm baffled. Thanksgiving on a different d...Now I'm baffled. Thanksgiving on a different day in Canada? Are you allowed to do it all again in November by nipping over the border?Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.com