A word about Thursday November 28
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Ocean_Islands | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:39 am     Just wanted a place to say that today is not "Turkey Day". Today is "Thanksgiving". You can have a hamburger for lunch and still be thankful. Today is a day to be appreciative and thankful -- so thanks to all who take a moment to do so! It's impossible to be too thankful for what we have as blessings in our lives -- no matter how small they are. |
Kaili | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 10:56 am     Thank you! It's not just about eating as much as possible, being gluttons, having the day off work (for some of us) and lounging! I donated the turkey I got from work to a shelter...of course I don't eat turkey so it wasn't that great of an act. |
Sia | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:18 pm     You're right, Ocean_Islands; Thanksgiving doesn't have to mean turkey for dinner. We had cat food!! MEOW!!!
I think "Turkey Day" has become a popularly-accepted nickname for Thanksgiving because many, many families do eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. It's easy to pin a symbol to a holiday. It sort of sticks. "National Cat Food Day" just doesn't have the same ring. |
Kaili | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:20 pm     I think tomorrow is generally known as National Cat Food Day. it's when the animals begin getting the turkey scraps... Remember the turkeys on Thanksgiving! My aunt set me this in an email the other day... THE TURKEY WHEN I WAS A YOUNG TURKEY, NEW TO THE COOP, MY BIG BROTHER MIKE, TOOK ME OUT ON THE STOOP. THEN HE SAT ME DOWN, AND HE SPOKE REAL SLOW, AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS SOMETHING, THAT I HAD TO KNOW. HIS LOOK AND HIS TONE, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, WHEN HE TOLD ME OF THE HORRORS, OF....BLACK NOVEMBER. "COME ABOUT AUGUST, NOW LISTEN TO ME, EACH DAY YOU'LL GET SIX MEALS, INSTEAD OF JUST THREE." "AND THEN ONE MORNING, WHEN YOU'RE WARM IN YOUR BED, IN'LL BURST THE FARMER'S WIFE, AND HACK OFF YOUR HEAD." "THEN SHE'LL PLUCK OUT ALL YOUR FEATHERS, SO YOU'RE BALD AND PINK, AND SCOOP OUT ALL YOUR INSIDES, AND LEAVE YA LYIN' IN THE SINK." "AND THEN COMES THE WORST PART,HE SAID NOT BLUFFING, SHE'LL SPREAD YOUR CHEEKS,AND PACK YOUR REAR WITH STUFFING." WELL, THE REST OF HIS WORDS, WERE TOO GRIM TO REPEAT, I SAT ON THE STOOP, LIKE A WINGED PIECE OF MEAT. AND DECIDED ON THE SPOT, THAT TO AVOID BEING COOKED, I'D HAVE TO LAY LOW, AND REMAIN OVERLOOKED. I BEGAN A NEW DIET, OF NUTS AND GRANOLA, HIGH-ROUHAGE SALADS, JUICE AND DIET COLA. AND AS THEY ATE PASTRIES, CHOCOLATES AND CREPES, I STAYED IN MY ROOM, DOING JANE FONDA TAPES. I MAINTAINED MY WEIGHT, OF TWO POUNDS AND A HALF, AND TRIED NOT TO NOTICE, WHEN THE BIGGER BIRDS LAUGHED. BUT `TWAS I WHO WAS LAUGHING, UNDER MY BREATH, THEY CHOMPED AND THEY CHEWED, EVER CLOSER TO DEATH. AND SURE ENOUGH, WHEN BLACK NOVEMBER ROLLED AROUND, I WAS THE LAST TURKEY, LEFT IN THE ENTIRE COMPOUND. SO NOW I'M A PET, IN THE FARMER'S WIFE'S LAP, I HAVEN'T A WORRY, SO I EAT AND I NAP. SHE HELD ME TODAY, WHILE SEWING AND HUMMING, AND SMILED AT ME AND SAID "CHRISTMAS IS COMING...." |
Sia | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:37 pm     ROTFL, Kaili!!! I love the poem, and you're right; our cats will get lots of goodies after we bake OUR turkey this weekend. Yummy!
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Kaili | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:40 pm     Sia where do you get all these cute cat pictures? I love that one above! I thought the poem was cute too. |
Sia | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:57 pm     Kaili, when I see a cat *.gif in someone else's folder, I lift it and save it under "My Photos" on my p.c. I also go "shopping" for new cat graphics at web-sites that Aunt_Bob, Chiparock, et al have recommended. The cooking cats came from a web-site that offered cat prints; others can be found at e-card sites, and still others can be obtained in card-making programs. They can be used "as-is," but often require re-sizing to fit! Hope you find some graphics you like, too; you're welcome to use anything I post! Can you tell that I JUST LOVE CATS???
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Kaili | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 09:03 pm     Cute! I copied the mealtime one above...I have so many silly graphics saved...don't know when I will use them but I have them just in case an occasion arises! |
Sia | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 09:19 pm     Kaili, I haven't read up on the law, though; I don't know about copyright violations, etc. Some pics won't let you capture them; obviously they're protected. I'm hoping that as long as one is using graphics for one's personal use/entertainment and not for re-sale or to make money (like on a web-site that sells products) that it's okay to use them freely. Anyone know the law on this? Thanks in advance. |
Mygetaway | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 11:56 pm     Sia.. I was wondering the same thing when I was looking for some Thanksgiving day gifs. I've seen some sites that you can take their stuff, but they ask for credit or a link back to their site. Other places say that you can use it for free like you said if it's just for personal use. I'd like to know more about that too.. Have fun with your family this weekend.. |
Mygetaway | Friday, November 29, 2002 - 12:01 am     Ocean... I know what you were trying to say with your post. I hope it wasn't because of the thread I posted about everybody's Turkey Day plans? I just didn't think I'd have room for the whole word Thanksgiving on the subject line. It most definitely should be a day where we think about all that we are Thankful for. Sometimes it is so easy to overlook that when we get involved with all our daily rituals.. |
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