Last Word

[Firetooth]

So we should feel the butthurt effects of everything that has ever happened for the rest of eternity?

Ohhh the poor dinosaurs!

No, but we should still respect the dead. Why don't you go "thank god for 9/11, that stabbing, lockerbie bombings" etc, but you're ok with Nazi's etc?

[Ungatt Trunn II]

Gee thanks for throwing words in my mouth.

No, but I'm not going to whine about something that happened for any longer than necessary. It happened. Nothing anyone can do 'cept blow the hell out of the ones responsible, unless they already did.


And, we AREN'T CELEBRATING THE KILLING OF NATIVES! Thanksgiving is giving thanks for whatever the hell people are feeling thankful for.

[Briar]

why should I feel guilty for the actions of people I'm not even directly related to?

You shouldn't. But explain why you should celebrate them.

Again, I'm not celebrating them.  I am celebrating how grateful I am to have a family to be with and all the many great things in my life.  I consider it a time to volunteer my time to lose less fortunate than myself (think of it like your guys' Boxing Day)  And even if I /was/ celebrating them, I wouldn't feel that bad.  They helped establish a country that my Great grandparents could come to for a better life.

Thanksgiving is a Harvest celebration.  It occurs before the nasty weather of winter blows in and comes after the harvest has been brought in and the fields have been prepared for winter.

And there are several Saints who are celebrated who didn't have the holiest of lives (i.e St. George, St. Valentine etc).  The US isn't alone in their celebration of "questionable" peoples.

[prodiGee]

Chicken.

[Briar]

tastes good

[Ungatt Trunn II]

mmm good.
Real good.
It is good.
Tastes good.
Mighty good.
Good for you.
Good for me.

[Briar]

not so good for my heart

[Ungatt Trunn II]

You lack heart. Now then, I'm going to be an M60 helicopter gunner in the Vietnam war. Wish me luck.

[Briar]

A doctor would beg to differ

[Ungatt Trunn II]

The medical corps?

[Briar]

sure

[prodiGee]

Dr. Death of the Medical Corpse.

[Ungatt Trunn II]

Is that a maiden name?

[Firetooth]

why should I feel guilty for the actions of people I'm not even directly related to?

You shouldn't. But explain why you should celebrate them.

Again, I'm not celebrating them.  I am celebrating how grateful I am to have a family to be with and all the many great things in my life.  I consider it a time to volunteer my time to lose less fortunate than myself (think of it like your guys' Boxing Day)  And even if I /was/ celebrating them, I wouldn't feel that bad.  They helped establish a country that my Great grandparents could come to for a better life.

Thanksgiving is a Harvest celebration.  It occurs before the nasty weather of winter blows in and comes after the harvest has been brought in and the fields have been prepared for winter.

And there are several Saints who are celebrated who didn't have the holiest of lives (i.e St. George, St. Valentine etc).  The US isn't alone in their celebration of "questionable" peoples.

Agree with the last bit.
But...
Cheese

[Briar]

WHERE?