It's Thanksgiving Day, so as we gather together with (or hide from) our families, however functional or dysfunctional they may be, let us remember the true meaning of any American holiday: It's an opportunity to pound home a political lesson about why We Are Good and They Are Bad.
The gf and I laughed about that today. I said that Sarah Benincasa asked for bigoted tweets from her fans, and the gf said "let's face it, repubs are few and far between at any black turkey day" . Then we joined our family around the campfire to tell Whitey stories.
Maybe next year we should have a Thanksgiving dinner version of the drinky thing for people who would otherwise have to eat with wingnut relatives. I'll bring mashed potatoes.
Through artful filtering of Facebook posting and emails I had avoided even knowing that such a story existed. But I&#039;m not surprised. OT: for entertainment, watch <a href="https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?feature=player_embedded&amp\;v=IJNR2EpS0jw" target="_blank">this</a>. But be careful. My teenaged daughter and I walk around the house singing the song.
Nice try wingnuts. A lot of the people on the Mayflower were plain Anglicans - not Puritan Separatists. The Puritans were a minority and the two factions were always getting on each others nerves.
<i>Those recruits were not Puritans or Separatists. They were Anglicans. But mostly, they were people who didn&rsquo;t really think about religion too much, who just wanted a chance to go to America. The Separatists, then, were in the minority as the Mayflower set sail. Fights between the two groups broke out almost immediately. The Separatists got on the others&rsquo; nerves with their religion, which permeated all aspects of their lives, and the Anglicans got on the Separatists&rsquo; nerves with their deliberate sacrilege and mockery of religion. When they landed in America, the Separatists had a hard time keeping control of the colony from the majority.</i>
The first real Puritan colony was Boston, founded in 1630.
Are they trying to tell us all the people in Plimouth Plantation became staunch members of the USofA Republican Party because of capitalism? I think they are.
Obviously they feel no need to connect worldviews with any observable reality or fact other than &ldquo;deep faith&rdquo; or &ldquo;strong personal convictions&rdquo;.
I&#039;m partial to the <a href="http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/articles\/recipes-for-a-fun-filled-thanksgiving" target="_blank"> &quot;Everyone Get the Hell Out of the Kitchen Right Now Before I Kill All of You Cranberry-Orange Dressing</a>&quot;
I must second the recommendation of Sarah Vowell&#039;s The Wordy Shipmates. I read it every year at Thanksgiving. (Yes, yes, Puritans aren&#039;t Pilgrims, etc. but they were all spoilsports with buckles on their hats, so it still FEELS appropriate.)
The gf and I laughed about that today. I said that Sarah Benincasa asked for bigoted tweets from her fans, and the gf said &quot;let&#039;s face it, repubs are few and far between at any black turkey day&quot; . Then we joined our family around the campfire to tell Whitey stories.
Maybe next year we should have a Thanksgiving dinner version of the drinky thing for people who would otherwise have to eat with wingnut relatives. I&#039;ll bring mashed potatoes.
Through artful filtering of Facebook posting and emails I had avoided even knowing that such a story existed. But I&#039;m not surprised. OT: for entertainment, watch <a href="https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?feature=player_embedded&amp\;v=IJNR2EpS0jw" target="_blank">this</a>. But be careful. My teenaged daughter and I walk around the house singing the song.
Probably a lot of those tears taste like rum right now, so that totally works.
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Gloating season officially ends on Black Friday.
The book looks to be very funny, but it would be hard to beat the one-star reviews for true humor.
No, it does not. I want the whole four years.
Anglicans believed in an afterlife. And it was way nicer than the Puritan&#039;s afterlife.Way.
You need a big fire and a fryer.
I didn&#039;t get that, intellectuals? I&#039;m confused.
Nice try wingnuts. A lot of the people on the Mayflower were plain Anglicans - not Puritan Separatists. The Puritans were a minority and the two factions were always getting on each others nerves.
<i>Those recruits were not Puritans or Separatists. They were Anglicans. But mostly, they were people who didn&rsquo;t really think about religion too much, who just wanted a chance to go to America. The Separatists, then, were in the minority as the Mayflower set sail. Fights between the two groups broke out almost immediately. The Separatists got on the others&rsquo; nerves with their religion, which permeated all aspects of their lives, and the Anglicans got on the Separatists&rsquo; nerves with their deliberate sacrilege and mockery of religion. When they landed in America, the Separatists had a hard time keeping control of the colony from the majority.</i>
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The first real Puritan colony was Boston, founded in 1630.
Are they trying to tell us all the people in Plimouth Plantation became staunch members of the USofA Republican Party because of capitalism? I think they are.
Obviously they feel no need to connect worldviews with any observable reality or fact other than &ldquo;deep faith&rdquo; or &ldquo;strong personal convictions&rdquo;.
Recipes for harried Wonketteers:
I&#039;m partial to the <a href="http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/articles\/recipes-for-a-fun-filled-thanksgiving" target="_blank"> &quot;Everyone Get the Hell Out of the Kitchen Right Now Before I Kill All of You Cranberry-Orange Dressing</a>&quot;
I must second the recommendation of Sarah Vowell&#039;s The Wordy Shipmates. I read it every year at Thanksgiving. (Yes, yes, Puritans aren&#039;t Pilgrims, etc. but they were all spoilsports with buckles on their hats, so it still FEELS appropriate.)