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Trump is joining us.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Glorfindel
(9,747 posts)"We're all snowed in."
Aaughh!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)hlthe2b
(102,525 posts)ok.....
Docreed2003
(16,902 posts)Love me some green bean casserole if its done right!
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Those four will get you removed from my family's gathering.
If you say "Splenda" you're not invited back.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Youre good people. Damn fine folks.
jmowreader
(50,594 posts)I have a whole boatload of family members who either can't or won't eat sugar.
hlthe2b
(102,525 posts)(and we are out of alcohol, valium, fenanyl, oxycodone--take your pick)
More_Cowbell
(2,192 posts)It's sad because it's true.
Docreed2003
(16,902 posts)My ex-BIL did that exact thing! He was fresh out of college and trying to find work and became all in on Amway! He had boxes of their crap in his room at the in-laws house and nobody was in the mood to buy his crap or listen to his bunk.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)I can clearly remember boxes of Amway crap in the apartment when I was 5 or 6 in the late 60s. My mom was always trying MLM - tupperware, Mary Kay, Avon, other stuff I don't remember and probably more things after I left home and moved out of state. I think she mainly got into it to get product for herself and/or her church friends. I don't remember ever being any richer for her selling any.
Docreed2003
(16,902 posts)jmowreader
(50,594 posts)Kali
(55,032 posts)your bong??? That thought never entered my mind! Ah, youth!
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)but never bothered to clean inside.
Of course, that one time we tried Jack Daniels in the bong may have cleaned it. We are probably pretty lucky we didn't blow ourselves up. It was awful. Never put liquor in your bong kids. No idea what we were thinking but we were pretty high...
Kali
(55,032 posts)still around here somewhere, doubt I could handle a bong hit anymore without a major coughing fit. that was back in the day when weed wasn't erm...quite so well-bred, if you know what I mean.
guess I could use it for a flower vase or something. LOL
rurallib
(62,482 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)That was my first thought. But my computer's running a little slow this evening and you beat me to it. Great minds think alike.
FM123
(10,054 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,036 posts)I am ok with tofu, or seitan, done certain ways.
But on Thanksgiving, it's a real, roasted turkey (we found the Trader Joe brined bird was superb last year)
moriah
(8,311 posts)Never had any issues with grain products but that concentrated level of gluten does awful things to me.
I am quite fond of using TVP as ground beef substitute, especially if marinated right with the spice palate of the dish plus some extra onion powder...
hunter
(38,350 posts)Too radical for maybe half their family and friends.
A lovely Moosewood Cookbook nut loaf was inadequate. Meat was found.
I swear, there were people there who would have shot pigeons downtown rather than suffer a meatless Thanksgiving.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I make them several times a year just because.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,036 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,349 posts)briv1016
(1,570 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,675 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)hunter
(38,350 posts)...
I used to watch in awe as my great grandmas cut apart fish, birds, and small mammals. Their hands moved quicker than I could follow.
But rabbits on Easter???
grantcart
(53,061 posts)kairos12
(12,901 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,866 posts)jalan48
(13,910 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)That's only bad if we lose.
jalan48
(13,910 posts)Long time 49rs fan so that explains it.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)no worries - I'm used to it lol.
underpants
(183,019 posts)Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)nt
underpants
(183,019 posts)I'm taking a standing 8 count on that one
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)roamer65
(36,748 posts)Or any other Dump pablum.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,137 posts)lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)Is the bathroom occupied?
lame54
(35,345 posts)lame54
(35,345 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Nothing gets between me and "nature's tranquilizer" on T-Day!
Ellen Forradalom
(16,160 posts)The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Ellen Forradalom
(16,160 posts)mercuryblues
(14,557 posts)I quit.
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)nt
lapucelle
(18,408 posts)Historic NY
(37,461 posts)adigal
(7,581 posts)Can barely stand to be in the same room with them.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,772 posts)My brother-in-law and nephew are NRA members.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)I only like them raw, in salad or pico de gallo
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)I can choke them down in small amounts if they're cooked almost to oblivion, but raw onions make whatever they're in, completely inedible. Especially the red ones. I'll pick the tiniest bits of raw red onion out of whatever I find them in, but sometimes those disgusting bits have tainted the food so badly that I can't eat it at all.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)the food processer in order to make Thanksgiving palatable for an onion-averse friend. The taste didn't seem to overly bother him but he couldn't stand the texture of normal diced or sliced onion. Whizzing it into a near-mush solved the issue nicely.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)Running out of onions is an emergency in my house.
LisaM
(27,850 posts)Very annoying when that happens.
jmowreader
(50,594 posts)LisaM
(27,850 posts)We've won the last four in a row.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)TygrBright
(20,780 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)MFM008
(19,835 posts)republicans........
Zambero
(8,979 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Lars39
(26,117 posts)and You lead the prayer.
Leith
(7,814 posts)Yee hah!
GoCubsGo
(32,102 posts)bluestarone
(17,122 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:59 PM - Edit history (1)
krispos42
(49,445 posts)"Here, hold my beer."
"'Inflammable' means it's fireproof!"
trof
(54,256 posts)sandensea
(21,717 posts)Once, c. 2002, I tried a Tofurky turkey. I followed the instructions, and perhaps it was my fault; but it tasted like a big, very salty, moist old toast.
A couple of years ago, and against my better judgment, I decided to give it another try.
It was even worse.
Ironically, the Torfurky deli slices are delicious - with a feel and taste that's very much like turkey cold cuts. Their turkey-in-a-box though, is pretty hopeless.
JHB
(37,166 posts)nocoincidences
(2,237 posts)Are you pregnant/married yet?
This is my girlfriend. (said by female)
He's in jail again. (said about hubby)
I'm a Buddhist now. Buddhist can be replaced with:
Vegetarian
Democrat
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)n/t.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Someone had to say it.
samplegirl
(11,525 posts)Yavin4
(35,455 posts)Happened one year. Haven't been back since.
Beartracks
(12,835 posts)=========
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)Beartracks
(12,835 posts)miyazaki
(2,258 posts)Skittles
(153,307 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Grocery retail is an unforgiving taskmaster.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)"You've ruined our Thanksgiving!"
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)nt
pnwmom
(109,024 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)My Big Four Words. Hey, they worked last Christmas!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)dembotoz
(16,866 posts)Takket
(21,703 posts)I did it in three words