Turkey day????, does anyone else think this is stupid? |
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 Nov 24 2005, 05:55 PM
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 Ruthizzle  Group: Member Posts: 104 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 301,035  |
I was just wondering...does anyone else think its ridiculous to call it 'turkey day'? why can't we just call it Thanksgiving???
your thoughts? |
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Nov 24 2005, 05:56 PM
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 tell me more. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,798 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,640 |
um, i dont see anything wrong with it
most people do eat turkey today. |
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Nov 24 2005, 05:57 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
well i think the whole idea of thanksgiving is stupid. we're just celebrating how we killed the natives and took their land.
and i dont eat turkey. so there. 
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Nov 24 2005, 05:59 PM
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I dont eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
But hey, a lot fo people do so I don't see why it's so bad to call it turkey day. |
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Nov 24 2005, 06:02 PM
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 hello : ) Group: Official Member Posts: 4,227 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,139 |
I don't think we should call it Turkey Day because to me it diminishes the 'meaning' of Thanksgiving. I think it should just be kept Thanksgiving so it will remind us all to be thankful. Sure we shouldn't have a specific day to be mindful of our blessings but sadly, we need it. Just like we need Valentines day, a day to tell those we love, we love them.
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Nov 24 2005, 06:03 PM
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tell me more. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,798 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,640 |
insomniac and hella janky what do you guys eat then?
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Nov 24 2005, 06:38 PM
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i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
there are other things to eat besides turkey.
mashed potatoes, fruit salad, veggies. *gasp* |
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Nov 25 2005, 07:26 PM
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tell me more. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,798 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,640 |
well yea, i was just wondering what exactly.
so thanks 
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Nov 25 2005, 07:29 PM
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 oanh is awesome *nods* Group: Member Posts: 470 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 190,637 |
hmm..I prefer calling it Thanksgiving, but what is so ridiculus about calling it turkey day? My little nephew call it that because he get to eat turkey on thanksgiving, I thought it was cute.
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Nov 25 2005, 07:31 PM
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Lorena eats mexican food like a real mexican should! too bad I eat ham..
Agreed with Chrissy. Turkey day loses the setimental value in it's name. We sometimes forget what each holiday really means. |
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Nov 25 2005, 07:42 PM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
The day where most people eat turkey. Turkey Day.
Nope, doesn't sound ridiculous to me. |
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Nov 25 2005, 10:41 PM
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^But Thanksgiving wasn't made a national holiday just to eat turkey. It was the way to celebrate it before, and I guess tradition just carried on and people to this day still eat turkey. As Chrissy said, the real meaning of Thanksgiving loses its value if it's called Turkey Day.
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Nov 25 2005, 10:53 PM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
I always thought it was ridiculous. Turkey day...argh. I hate how everyone calls it that, now. Mona and Chrissy explain it the best...when you change the name, the meaning gets lost.
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Nov 25 2005, 11:08 PM
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 omnomnom Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
Woah I remember, my sig, it's not turkey day anymore crap I'll change it tommor.w
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Nov 25 2005, 11:21 PM
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 Diana =] Group: Member Posts: 1,318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,147 |
I hate when people call it Turkey Day..
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Nov 25 2005, 11:23 PM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
i like turkey day. it's cuter. yes, yes.
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Nov 25 2005, 11:24 PM
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I eat turkeys on Thanksgiving.
I don't mind when people call it turkey day, because they know its not the actual name. I don't believe when people say turkey day, it takes away from the meaning. When people say thanksgiving, the first thing they think of is turkey, anyway. If you want to give it a meaning, call it Day-the-pilgrims-and-the-native-americans-were-at-peace-and-celebrated-with-a-feast. But that would be too long. How many of you first think of peace when someone says thanksgiving? Not I. I think of devouring a turkey, whole, filled with stuffing. Sue me. |
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Nov 26 2005, 05:51 AM
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i dont think its that big of a deal.
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Nov 26 2005, 11:19 AM
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I don't really make a big deal about it, but shouldn't we think about what we're seriously thankful about on Thanksgiving, as opposed to what we get to eat? I mean, isn't that similar to calling Christmas "gift day"?
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Nov 27 2005, 01:17 AM
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 白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
Turkey Day is easier to pronounce than Thanksgiving.
Call me lazy. but I go by a 43 folders set on life (I hack daily life tasks) Do you really think calling Thanksgiving Turkey Day will diminish its meaning of giving thanks? In order for people to call it Turkey Day, the people must first recognize that Thanksgiving exists. |
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Nov 27 2005, 01:26 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Nov 26 2005, 10:17 PM) Turkey Day is easier to pronounce than Thanksgiving. Call me lazy. but I go by a 43 folders set on life (I hack daily life tasks) Do you really think calling Thanksgiving Turkey Day will diminish its meaning of giving thanks? In order for people to call it Turkey Day, the people must first recognize that Thanksgiving exists.  Yeah, but what about the future generation? Eventually, Thanksgiving will be called Turkey Day so often that the original name will be striked out, and it'll just be called Turkey Day. Eventually the meaning would be lost, obviously we all know that's it Thanksgiving now, but our children might not. Wow, that makes me sound like I care a lot about Thanksgiving. Honestly, though, I don't. Not that I don't think the meaning behind it has good intentions, but to set aside ONE day for being thankful is bullshit to me. Be thankful everyday; setting aside one day only makes people ungrateful for all the other ones. |
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Nov 27 2005, 01:30 AM
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白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
Turkey Day!! Easier to pronounce!
Canada celebrates Turkey Day, Gigi? And what if what if what if is no argument. Round 2, Canadia! =P |
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Nov 27 2005, 11:24 AM
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turkey day is just easier 2 pronounce...bt i call it thanksgiving cuz calling it turkey day takes away from the whole point of the day...
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Nov 27 2005, 11:37 AM
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i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
QUOTE(nptsprtz15 @ Nov 27 2005, 11:24 AM) turkey day is just easier 2 pronounce...bt i call it thanksgiving cuz calling it turkey day takes away from the whole point of the day... and what is the point of thanksgiving? to celebrate how we killed the indians and took their land? i dont see the point of thanksgiving at all. by calling it turkey day its just taking away any remaining significance. |
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Nov 27 2005, 03:38 PM
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Ruthizzle Group: Member Posts: 104 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 301,035 |
no we celebrate it to GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR DELIVERING THE PILGRIMS INTO THIS LAND SO THEY COULD HAVE CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S etc. (thats us) AND THAT THEY HAD FOOD TO SURVIVE WHICH THEY ATE WITH THE INDIANS. sounds like those 'Indians' which are actually Native Americans were really mad at us huh?
if you hate the origin of our country so much why don't you move to France or something. |
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