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Poor me... I'm hosting my first T-day and smoking a turkey for everyone. Maybe if I brine it with crushed prozac I can keep everyone calm.

I live 10 minutes from the Woot! office. Can I come bring you guys some food?

llandar wrote:Leave it at the door, ring the bell, then slowly back away. Get in your car, honk twice, and leave. No cops.

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Travelling?...my, how British of you.

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Thank you for this. I'm adding it to the list of things I want to say before I die.

Hosting
You may have acquired a decent place on your own and a knack for culinary excellence, so you may decide to host your own Thanksgiving and invite family to you. This can be a hectic but rewarding chance to show off your cooking, let people you don't see very often admire your house, and fill your dining room with the warmth and joy usually only reserved for a family-sized TV dinner.

This is EXACTLY why I allow my house to be a pigsty throughout the year. Yes, I have a kitchen bigger then any of my other family members, along with a huge parkinglot style driveway. However, I get my crazy from the rest of my family, and I reeeaalllly don't want them all in my house at the same time!

Therefore...anytime anyone comes to my house, they are blitzed by the disorganization. Nah, you don't wanna come here for Thankgiving. You'll put down your purse and it will be lost in the blackhole forever. Promise.

cindyscrazy wrote:This is EXACTLY why I allow my house to be a pigsty throughout the year. Yes, I have a kitchen bigger then any of my other family members, along with a huge parkinglot style driveway. However, I get my crazy from the rest of my family, and I reeeaalllly don't want them all in my house at the same time!

Therefore...anytime anyone comes to my house, they are blitzed by the disorganization. Nah, you don't wanna come here for Thankgiving. You'll put down your purse and it will be lost in the blackhole forever. Promise.

Cindy is crazy.

llandar wrote:Leave it at the door, ring the bell, then slowly back away. Get in your car, honk twice, and leave. No cops.

What about sidekicks?

Actually, if you want to maximize your Thanksgiving Day capacity, the last thing you'd want to do is fast during the preceding weeks. That will shrink your stomach. You need to gorge yourself at every meal for the two weeks leading up to the big event. Then, skip the two meals immediately preceding The Big Meal. Eat an entire breast and hindquarter yourself, so that your snot-nosed cousin can't have seconds. Then, down one of the entire deserts yourself. You should be able to put it all away before your body registers that you're full, and before anyone thinks to phone ahead for an ambulance.

My aunt and uncle are hosting this year, and they are fantastic cooks! The hard part for me will be finding a fabulous gift to give them when I walk in the door.

It was Christmas at my grandmother's (not Thanksgiving, but close enough) when my dad had heard enough of me talking about the girl I was sweet on. I guess it was in frustration that he said "Why don't you marry her?" To me, it sounded like the angels descended from heaven with the idea. I called her up and proposed over the phone.

20 years later, I at least got custody of two of the three kids. They're wonderful. I also got custody of ALL the credit card debt. Aren't the holidays great?

I laughed absurdly loud when I read the Lions bit. Comedic genius!

llandar wrote:Leave it at the door, ring the bell, then slowly back away. Get in your car, honk twice, and leave. No cops.

You forgot 2 rules: 1 come alone and 2 DON'T look back...

Put down the pie... Everything is going to be alright... You don't have to do this...

rictus8791 wrote:You forgot 2 rules: 1 come alone and 2 DON'T look back...

Put down the pie... Everything is going to be alright... You don't have to do this...

another rule:
have a compelling reason to leave at a specific time AND a backup plan so you can respond to an emergency.... Like, I forgot, two simple words, that my malitametononey is scheduled in 10 minutes

then go home and watch Holly Hunter's Thanksgiving movie "Home for the Holidays" which was understated but excellent;-)

llandar wrote:Why not spring for the iPhone instead?

Well I already have a BlackBerry! I hope you guys like blackberry pie...