Nah. Giving thanks for the Indians feeding the settlers their first winter, now a generic time to be thankful. "I am thankful all my family are here", "I am thankful uncle Rodney's cancer has gone into remission" etc
Nah. Giving thanks for the Indians feeding the settlers their first winter, now a generic time to be thankful. "I am thankful all my family are here", "I am thankful uncle Rodney's cancer has gone into remission" etc
Yes, but the current commercialisation and so called traditions are squarely centred on the US of A, I am sure. Brian
Not sure what it was based on, but maybe things have changed, I guess though if cards were made, its possibly a backlash for cards for everything as now seems to be the norm. Actually it was precisely because they are so rare for that festival that the person sent it I understand, these are the kind of people who look for daft novelties when on holiday to give as gifts. I'm sure you have met people like this. Brian
so what other ones should we celebrate? Passover perhaps? I think we should find some more. Who invented Tarmac, where would we be without him now?
Brian
The Babylonians, 2,600+ years ago.
Knee-deep in mud, probably.
Fuehrer's birthday? Used to be a big thing, I believe.
Seconded. Thanksgiving is when all the family gathers together and eats turkey, Christmas is slightly more commercial, if that's possible. I hated going back to work on Boxing Day all the time I lived over there. Coming back here, the UK seems to have imported all the crap from America, and left the better stuff over there.
I offer you Pringles and Starbucks as examples.
what's wrong with Pringles?
tim
[1] apart from the price - I always buy mine in the pound store, you have to be mad to pay 2.29 a tube! You do have to be careful to look at the dates though.
Burn any student more than one if you get the chance ;-)
Tarmac short for Tarmacadam or(tar impregnated Macadam) was patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley.
Macadam was a Scotsman who "invented" a road surfacing technique but this couldn't cope with the fast(ish) motorized traffic of the day so the Macadam ed surface was impregnated with Tar (to hold the dust down etc)
Buy shit. Just like they do for every other f*ckin' day of the year. ;)
I challenge you to find a day that is not some kind of celebration.
I once owned a book which had a chapter entitled "365(6) excuses for a party"
Same date as Napoleon III and Harold Lloyd, although different years.
Colin Bignell
I share my birthday with one American (ex) president and one (ex) vice president
There can't be too many dates with that occurrence
tim
probably less than 366 certainly.
Much travelled post in time and location?
For anyone that is interested [no a lot] there was a really good Radio 4 programme this week about the first "American --thanksgiving---" where it was graphically described as to who fed whom, and in return for the metal, knives, Axes, Etc. the Native Americans traded food for "tools" and implements, the programme made it clear that the "Settlers" [Pilgrims] were totally un-suited for the proposed undertaking. I would commend a list, better than the box in the corner.
The box in the corner leads me to my next bit of rambling, Mr J.L. Baird invented this hideous device, why go on about Him? He was a Scot, just like the block that "invented" "coated material" - Tar and chips, Mr Macadam. Another few well known Scots? the late Queen Mother? Here is a wee [Scots] question? any one heard of Mr Napier [a Scot] but here is the stinger what did he invent? a Clue? has to do with mathematics?
Why go on about all this? there have been some "inferences" within this string about Christmas?
Now for the next bit.
Up here a few miles north of Watford Gap, within [my] living memory, Christmas was not regarded as a Holiday, indeed when I worked as an Apprentice joiner during my first year I worked Christmas day? It was not regarded as a public [or Trade holiday] The Bosses did not take kindly to Christmas. My mother recalled that "Presents" were sometimes available, but not until New years day?
That brings me on again? [will he never stop?] - NO- In Scotland both New year's day and the day after WERE "Official, and Trade holidays" Indeed have a look at your Diary for next year and the 2nd of January is still an official holiday in Scotland.
Where are we now? Commercialism, the drive for profit and the need to maximise profit during Christmas as the single largest Consumer spending spree, the American Black Friday when everyone gets on line and clicks until the bank calls appears to rule, and like turkeys [spot the American connection] we all vote for Christmas?
Happy Christmas all
Ken
certainly no more than 44
As president of the US you've a 1 in 10 chance of being assassinated, why would you want the job?
tim
My biffday is the midpoint of a common year because there are 182 days before and 182 days after it.
There's nothing else to do for women in most of the USA.
The men sit in their basements-converted-to-theme-bars, drink shitty beer and talk about guns and cars. They all hope the will get a (Latino) intruder in their home so giving them chance to officially shoot them.
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