A Very Central Avenue Thanksgiving

Princess Alice · 2013-11-22 20:47:43

HH's very own Thanksgiving special. Only on ABC!

Imipolex G · 2013-11-22 20:50:51

Don't forget your BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING

nose-hair trimmers 50% off

Tachyon · 2013-11-23 07:56:37

you know i think i've read more references to Black Friday this year than i have to Thanksgiving

it's unsettling

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-23 08:21:01

Tachyon · 2013-11-23 08:29:02

:o

also i got a diary this year which marks notable festivals, and Thanksgiving wasn't on there

there's no particular reason it should have been, since i bought it in Wales, but i'd have expected it to be there, and it wasn't

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-23 08:44:02

did it list diwali?

Tachyon · 2013-11-23 08:56:15

yeah

Princess Alice · 2013-11-23 09:57:50

Tachyon said:
you know i think i've read more references to Black Friday this year than i have to Thanksgiving

it's unsettling

Me too. It's annoying. >:(

Princess Alice · 2013-11-23 18:11:17

Fret not, for Thanksgiving is alive and well in the Avenue family

Mother and I bought food for the big extended-family gathering

We're all set for Thursday!

Fossilmaiden · 2013-11-23 18:13:19

Thanksgiving?

Tachyon · 2013-11-23 18:14:40

Central Avenue said:

Tachyon said:
you know i think i've read more references to Black Friday this year than i have to Thanksgiving

it's unsettling
Me too. It's annoying. >:(

that's... rather worse, seeing as you actually live somewhere that celebrates it :/

Tanya · 2013-11-23 18:20:44

Canadian Thanksgiving.

Princess Alice · 2013-11-23 18:34:26

Tachyon said:
that's... rather worse, seeing as you actually live somewhere that celebrates it :/

Well, okay, it's kinda like this...people seem to actually be focusing on Thanksgiving, but everything I see on the news or in advertising is instead pushing the whole Black Friday thing.

Tachyon · 2013-11-23 18:35:44

soulless profit-driven machines

Obā-san · 2013-11-23 19:00:12

people prefer not to talk about thanksgiving because it is unpleasant.

Imipolex G · 2013-11-23 19:03:56

Thanksgiving is when the white settlers had a nice little dinner with the Native Americans before slaughtering them and taking their land

Justice4243 · 2013-11-23 20:02:23

Pillows said:
Thanksgiving is when the white settlers had a nice little dinner with the Native Americans before slaughtering them and taking their land

And that's why James Cameron is no longer allowed to write and direct his his local elementary school's plays anymore.

Which kinda begs the question of why anyone let him do it in the first place, he doesn't even have kids...

Fossilmaiden · 2013-11-23 20:05:08

Justice4243 said:

Pillows said:
Thanksgiving is when the white settlers had a nice little dinner with the Native Americans before slaughtering them and taking their land
And that's why James Cameron is no longer allowed to write and direct his his local elementary school's plays anymore.

Which kinda begs the question of why anyone let him do it in the first place, he doesn't even have kids...

He actually does! "He married Amis in 2000, and they have one son and two daughters." (Also had a kid with his... fourth? wife.)

(Yes I know you were joking but accuracy is important in these things dagnamit!)

Justice4243 · 2013-11-23 20:07:20

Actully, I looked up his Wikipedia page and saw no mention of kids, so I tacked on that last sentence, otherwise I would have included the mention of kids and wrote it differently. :P

I'm amazingly obsessive when it comes to accuracy, be it my fan-fic writing or even these one off jokes.

Tanya · 2013-11-23 20:10:10

Pillows said:
Thanksgiving is when the white settlers had a nice little dinner with the Native Americans before slaughtering them and taking their land

To be fair, It's not like Holidays nowadays are about anything our sociopathic ancestors did.

Sure, the story of the holiday is dark and messed up when you read about it. But it's not like that kind of thing came forward to anyone celebrating today.

Imipolex G · 2013-11-23 21:32:02

I was making a funny that wasn't all that funny

lee4hmz · 2013-11-23 22:24:16

Thanksgiving seems to have been subsumed into Christmastime, at least here in the States.

Anonus · 2013-11-23 22:38:27

It's kind of bizarre to me how quickly Black Friday became a de facto holiday in this country; it was less than a decade ago that I'd even first heard the term (I believe I first heard it in 2006)...

Fossilmaiden · 2013-11-23 22:49:47

The news media have long described the day after Thanksgiving as the busiest shopping day of the year.^[4]
In earlier years, this was not actually the case. In the period from
1993 through 2001, for example, Black Friday ranked from fifth to tenth
on the list of busiest shopping days, with the last Saturday before
Christmas usually taking first place.^[3]
In 2003, however, Black Friday actually was the busiest shopping day of
the year, and it has retained that position every year since, with the
exception of 2004, when it ranked second (after Saturday, December 18).^[2]

Princess Alice · 2013-11-24 20:00:10

You know, every year there's some cable channel airing Home Alone on Thanksgiving

And every year my dad and uncle sit around and watch it as if we haven't all seen it a million times

Traditions are weird

Anonus · 2013-11-24 20:10:27

I haven't seen it all the way through

Princess Alice · 2013-11-24 20:13:02

Whoa, that surprises me for some reason

I thought it was a '90s kid staple

Tachyon · 2013-11-24 20:14:40

i haven't seen it either

Justice4243 · 2013-11-24 20:28:52

I like catching It's a Wonderful Life.

Misery · 2013-11-24 20:45:40

Saving more money time.

Imipolex G · 2013-11-24 20:53:09

I have seen Home Alone but not in, like, 20 years

I remember being surprised at how successful it was

Princess Alice · 2013-11-24 20:54:47

I make a point to watch it every year because I am a big dork who likes holiday rituals for the sake of rituals >_>

Previous Calica · 2013-11-24 21:32:08

I've seen a good part of one of the homes alone

Princess Alice · 2013-11-25 09:46:36

A Very Central Avenue Thanksgiving will return after these messages.

Hi there, I'm wWaiterman

No, that's wrong

Oh! I'm Chef.

And I"m Wiaterman!

Are you tired of cooking at home?

Are you looking for somewhere to go out and eat on Thanksgiving becaues you're lazy?

I recommend Bob Evans!

Chef, no

Oh, right!

I recommend the Five Singers Restaurant!

Chef and I weill be here all day thanksgiving day!

Because we lead lonelylives!

And maybe I'll even be able to get Chef to cook some food for you if you pay us!

So remember that name, five Singers Restuarant

We're located at 1123 Superior Avenue, Lakeoood, Ohio

So come and eat food we're serving!

Yeah, what he said!

And don't forget to heck out Chef and Waiterman's Kentucky Christmas , in theaters this December!

And now back to A Very Central Avenue Thanksgiving

Only on ABC!

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-25 22:36:36

Bob's Evan

Princess Alice · 2013-11-25 22:47:39

Funny, I chose Bob Evans knowing full well that most people wouldn't get the reference

You probably did, though, since you used to live in Ohio

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-25 22:48:32

isn't Bob Evans a restaurant

Princess Alice · 2013-11-25 22:51:38

Yeah

Princess Alice · 2013-11-25 22:52:08

Fun fact: one time AU and I ate at Bob Evans at the same time...in different states

lee4hmz · 2013-11-26 00:49:30

I actually went to the Bob Evans Farm out along US 35 once when I was a kid. Also, there's several of the restaurants within easy driving distance of my house.

Imipolex G · 2013-11-26 01:07:09

I've been to Bob Evans a few times. My parents like it.

I think it's ok

this has been an update

Anonus · 2013-11-26 01:08:25

That was also the only time I remember ever going to Bob Evans

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-26 09:57:44

I have never been to Bob Evans restaurants.

However, I know Bob Evans.

glennmagusharvey · 2013-11-26 09:57:50

...not that one.

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