tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post2413316077947052385..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: GIVING THANKSBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-991049632790519612008-11-28T08:26:00.000+00:002008-11-28T08:26:00.000+00:00Bravo, Suzanne! Boll will be proud of you!Bravo, Suzanne! Boll will be proud of you!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-12583440708336314932008-11-28T07:12:00.000+00:002008-11-28T07:12:00.000+00:00Well it was my first attempt... and I did miss the...Well it was my first attempt... and I did miss the start of this thing!<BR/>MANEXP: an idea thought up by men, to be understood only by men, with no logic behind it, like putting thanksgiving on a Thursday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-71288432307809995442008-11-27T14:42:00.000+00:002008-11-27T14:42:00.000+00:00LISAH - That's a gas!CHRIS - Thanks for the extra ...<B>LISAH</B> - That's a gas!<BR/><BR/><B>CHRIS</B> - Thanks for the extra knowledge, although it seems about as arbitrary as designating 25 December as the birthday of Jesus Christ...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-32418982470436849202008-11-27T14:21:00.000+00:002008-11-27T14:21:00.000+00:00OK here is what the History Channel says"President...OK here is what the History Channel says<BR/>"President Abraham Lincoln, looking for ways to unite the nation, discussed the subject with Hale. In 1863 he gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation, declaring the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving. <BR/><BR/>In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt, seeking to lengthen the Christmas shopping season, proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy followed, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains."<BR/><BR/>Apparently an earlier governor of Massachusetts had established Thursday as the day. Doesn't say why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-20572066162294953942008-11-27T13:14:00.000+00:002008-11-27T13:14:00.000+00:00THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!Actually, I suppos...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I suppose the explanation had to be long-winded since it emanates from the Belcher Foundation.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22484657404087895072008-11-27T10:37:00.000+00:002008-11-27T10:37:00.000+00:00LISAH - Frankly, I am dismayed by your ingratitude...<B>LISAH</B> - Frankly, I am dismayed by your ingratitude! After all, this is supposed to be a day for giving <B><I>THANKS!</I></B>Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-44571137900828473182008-11-27T10:24:00.000+00:002008-11-27T10:24:00.000+00:00A 'little' on the long side!!!!I'm sorry I asked n...A 'little' on the long side!!!!<BR/>I'm sorry I asked now and not much the wiser.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-5772020831491815552008-11-27T08:25:00.000+00:002008-11-27T08:25:00.000+00:00SUZANNE - Would you really want to disappoint all ...<B>SUZANNE</B> - Would you really want to disappoint all those turkeys? What would they have left to live for...? <BR/><BR/>[Whilst your definition for 'daygo' is off-topic, it is very good!]<BR/><BR/><B>LISAH</B>- It is a <I>LONG</I> story, see the footnote that I've added to original post.<BR/><BR/>[I assume 'astrap' is Australian slang?]Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-32432533331416107492008-11-27T08:12:00.000+00:002008-11-27T08:12:00.000+00:00Does anyone know why Thanksgiving is held on a Thu...Does anyone know why Thanksgiving is held on a Thursday?<BR/>As a non-Christian I always used to enjoy the office restaurant's Christmas meals with all the trimmings.<BR/>astrap - short for a strapping great turkey big enough to last for a month.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-56970846862810325822008-11-27T06:46:00.000+00:002008-11-27T06:46:00.000+00:00Turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey curry - be...Turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey curry - beurk! I was always amazed at the size of the turkey my mum always struggled with every year. WHY? WHY? WHY?<BR/><BR/>daygo: a new kind of temp worker... from Barcelona...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-55677570938014961372008-11-27T00:32:00.000+00:002008-11-27T00:32:00.000+00:00That's what happened, you see, all the Brits with ...That's what happened, you see, all the Brits with really hearty appetites left on the Mayflower...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-4425970203263649862008-11-27T00:14:00.000+00:002008-11-27T00:14:00.000+00:00It always amazes me that Americans, having made me...It always amazes me that Americans, having made merry with the turkey at Thanksgiving, are able to do it all again a month later with as much enthusiasm. If it was us English, we'd still be eating the leftovers in sandwiches !<BR/><BR/>ATIOUSTF : A plate of Christmas leftovers, half consumed on Boxing Day that has suddenly lost any lingering appeal the moment the 'Great Escape' closing credits have finished.Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.com