Thanksgiving Rocks

[Milkman Norm]

The Macy's Parade, Football, cooking,eating, drinking,more eating, more drinking, Seth Meyers' annual Late Night Show with his family,the MS3K marathon & the official kick off (in the States) to the Christmas season! This thread is for us fellow Thanksgiving lovers. Share your traditions here. For me it starts with the family watching "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" on Thanksgiving Eve as it was partially shot in my home town.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Thanksgiving was back in October.

I was at work. Lucky for me, even when I can attend, I don’t have to watch a lousy football game.

[Push R Truth]

I cook for about 20 and this is my menu that everybody says is "The Best":

Turkey (butter/herb style)
Gravy from Turkey
Mashed taters precious
Val's Custom Boots Chicken Dressing (I roast an entire chicken on a large bed of celery/onions/carrots/sage tonight before and make it into a massive batch of dressing tomorrow)
Cheesy Carrots with a Ritz Cracker toasted topping in the oven
old school Creamed Corn made with actual cream
Green Bean Casserole that's basically green beans dumped into a pot of really thick homemade Bacon and Mushroom Soup and topped with french fried onions
Squash Mash that's basically a pan of mashed roasted squash with a bunch of butter and brown sugar on top that's toasted so it's got a carmel topping


I'll start cooking right after work tonight and we'll be eating at noon tomorrow. Then I fall asleep watching football, as is tradition.

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[WoodStoner1]

Oooh, give me a moment to carry over stuff from the other thread...

This will kind of be past and present....


Well, the food is obvious. Besides the predictable, my mom and my sister and her in-laws usually have unique go-to dishes too. For some reason, Chex Mix is traditional for us beforehand as well. We don't get to do it every year, but my sister also makes this pepperoni roll, it's like a calzone almost.

And we have game night, as per the usual when we celebrate something there. This year we'll do Po-Ke-No and various others for chances to select a gift.

"Official" start to the holiday season thing, yes.

The parade and dog show is usually pretty cool. Whatever interesting TV marathons are out there too. One of our local stations still runs March of the Wooden Soldiers then and then on Christmas.

I get to make Quick-Chek's Gobbler sandwich with better ingredients and for free.

I don't do Black Friday like my female family, but do try to hit at least one interesting store.

Things from the past I try to remember when Thanksgiving comes:

When Survivor Series was on, or on the day before.

Remembering when we alternated between going to my grandmother's or aunt's house (this was when we lived like 40 minutes away; now it's a couple blocks).

The farm store(s) we used to get pies from. Wemrock Orchards in Freehold especially.

Disney Day Off and other syndie kids' blocks...also Thanksgiving was one day when cartoon pilots seemed to be dumped onto the schedule as filler.

Here's some offbeat TV moments celebrating the holiday:






On a somber note, IIRC Thanksgiving 1983 was when we learned Mr. Hooper died...it'll be 39 years tomorrow in fact...

EDIT: It is a good day for MST3K indeed. We also recreated WOR in New York's tradition of watching the original King Kong.

[Milkman Norm]

Happy Thanksgiving to all who choose to celebrate.

[ElmerFudd]

Already got into it with my mom today about why I would not be coming over for dinner. A few years ago my brother told me I deserve to be put in jail and raped and killed. I mind my own business and don't bother anybody don't see what substance to that there was and I will not share a meal with that man. I'm quite fine spending the day off work alone eating my Hungry Man Turkey TV Dinner.

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[ElmerFudd]

Back when I did the family Thanksgiving Dinner thing always found it weird how people eat dinner between like Noon and 2PM.

[ayumidah]

[The Unconquered Sun]

The 1st time I ever saw Disney’s The Black Hole was on thanksgiving, so I try to watch watch it on this day. It’s a weird tradition but it’s mine.

[WoodStoner1]

Hot take: commercials during the Macy's parade= just as good as the Super Bowl.

[fw91]

Nov 24, 2022 20:04:56 GMT -5 WoodStoner1 said:

Hot take: commercials during the Macy's parade= just as good as the Super Bowl.

the halftime show and parade both showcase lip-synching at its finest.

[fw91]

better than your typical thanksgiving viewing pleasures. I said what I said.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Lies... slanderous lies

[Banjo Is Broken]

There should be a Santa Claus character for Thankgiving. He could be a giant turkey man and if kids are good, he gives them a stocking full of turkey meat. If they are bad he gives them Thanksgiving rocks.