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Brad McGinnis
Inspector
Username: Brad
Post Number: 207
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 4:08 pm: |       |
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!May we all appreciate what we have.
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Jennifer D. Pegg
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 1301
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 7:41 am: | |
Indeed
Happy thanksgiving to everyone over there. i don't know a lot about what you get up to over there on thanksgiving but have a good time!! |
John V. Omlor
Chief Inspector
Username: Omlor
Post Number: 879
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 7:49 am: | |
Hi Jenni,
It's great fun. Mostly, we just take native people's food and then kill them.
It's the stuff family traditions are made of.
Giving thanks that I'm of the dominant culture,
--John  |
Jennifer D. Pegg
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 1303
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 7:54 am: | |
Well John,
that's great to know!!
Jenni |
Christopher T George
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chrisg
Post Number: 1124
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 11:23 am: | |
Hi John
But then we do put an Indian on the top of the U.S. Capitol, put Indians on our money, and name baseball teams after them.
Chris 
Christopher T. George
North American Editor
Ripperologist
http://www.ripperologist.info
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Thomas C. Wescott
Inspector
Username: Tom_wescott
Post Number: 259
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 3:37 pm: | |
Jenni,
Basically, Thanksgiving in the states is where families get together and all the womenfolk cook tons of food - namely turkey and ham with all the fixin's. There's also pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, etc. And all the guys convene around the TV to watch sports and talk about sports (a subject I happen to loath), then everyone eats and gets fat. In my case, I'm hanging out at my apartment and have just finished a turkey TV dinner and am quite content to give thanks all by my lonesome this year. Don't you Brits have your own version of Thanksgiving?
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott
P.S. Chris, what kind of currency are YOU using? Mine has dead presidents on it.  |
Jennifer D. Pegg
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 1305
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 4:03 pm: | |
Tom,
you make it sound so exciting!
no we don't have a version - but maybe we should work on it!!
Jenni |
Jennifer D. Pegg
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 1306
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 4:03 pm: | |
Tom,
you make it sound so exciting!
no we don't have a version - but maybe we should work on it!!
Jenni |
Christopher T George
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chrisg
Post Number: 1130
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 9:40 pm: | |
Hi Tom
I am thinking of the dollar coin that had Sacagawea on it, the buffalo nickel that had the Indian on it, the Indian head cent, and so on. The Indian motif does reoccur on various U.S. coins. An Indian in headdress also appeared on the U.S. five dollar gold coin.
All the best
Chris
Christopher T. George
North American Editor
Ripperologist
http://www.ripperologist.info
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Brad McGinnis
Inspector
Username: Brad
Post Number: 208
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 10:00 pm: | |
Hey Chris, its not Toms fault...he probably never saw a Sacagawea dollar. I personally tried to put them in circulation by spending 2 rolls of them a week when they first came out. I vowed to keep doing that until I finially got one back in change. After about 6 or 7 months I gave up because I never got one back. I think poor Sacagewa must be riding in an Edsel somewhere with Susan B Anthony...Brad |
