Poker on Thanksgiving (LC)

[gobbomom]

I think I'd like to read that book. Our history teachers REALLY sucked 30 years ago.

[Jurollo]

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I think I'd like to read that book. Our history teachers REALLY sucked 30 years ago.

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It likely hasnt changed much since then either. Its a really easy read as far as books on history go. There is an anthology called "Voices" which is an addendum to the book and features some more modern day essays. The book as a whole is sort of a mind [censored] as it really turns what you are taught in school on its head.

[gobbomom]

I just looked at the online library. Ordered the People's History, saw the others, too. I already knew the history "we" were taught was a pretty f'd up version. It's sad that that remains true still.

[ADLinden]

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Pretty sure Jurollo is a crazy socialist, so take what he says with a grain of salt.

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Are you questioning that the underpinnings of thanksgiving are based almost solely in myth rather then fact? You hinted at this fact earlier in this thread too, are you leveling me?

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the concept of how thanksgiving started really is quite lol

[THAY3R]

thankstaking imo

[Exitonly]

thanksgiving is my favorite/most important holiday, and its not even close. just throwing that out there.

[sublime]

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Yeah I wish canada didn't celebrate ours a month early.

Why is it such a big thing in the states?

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its a celebration of our own warm and cozy holocaust....i mean cmon man gotta recognize on that, clack clack skeet skeet.

[Bavid Denyamine]

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I think I'd like to read that book. Our history teachers REALLY sucked 30 years ago.

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It likely hasnt changed much since then either. Its a really easy read as far as books on history go. There is an anthology called "Voices" which is an addendum to the book and features some more modern day essays. The book as a whole is sort of a mind [censored] as it really turns what you are taught in school on its head.

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from Wikipedia:

Writing in the Washington Post Book World, reviewer Michael Kammen, a professor of American History at Cornell, wrote: "I wish that I could pronounce Zinn's book a great success, but it is not. It is a synthesis of the radical and revisionist historiography of the past decade. . . Not only does the book read like a scissors and paste-pot job, but even less attractive, so much attention to historians, historiography and historical polemic leaves precious little space for the substance of history. . . . We do deserve a people's history; but not a singleminded, simpleminded history, too often of fools, knaves and Robin Hoods. We need a judicious people's history because the people are entitled to have their history whole; not just those parts that will anger or embarrass them. . . . If that is asking for the moon, then we will cheerfully settle for balanced history."

[Merek007]

I love Christmas and I am a Christian hating, church despising atheist.

But it a holiday can starts with a line like "No honey, I never slept with anyone. The pregnacy must be a gift from god" and Joey Boy buys it..... why not a holiday that starts with a little ethnic clensing?

All that matters is "What does it mean to YOU...NOW..." Oh and the history..and the food and the presents...........

[yurk]

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Why is it such a big thing in the states?

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Turducken

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I want to order one via the internet you know anywheres I can buy one?

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http://www.cajunspecialtymeats.com/browse.cfm/2,52.html?OVRAW=turducken&OVKEY=turducken&O VMTC=standard&OVADID=772848521&OVKWID=4328 438021

http://www.cajunspecialtymeats.com/browse.cfm/2,52.html?OVRAW=turducken&OVKEY=turducken&O VMTC=standard&OVADID=772848521&OVKWID=4328 438021

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I work in the meat department at a whole foods in ohio and they will put one together for you if you live close to one.