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From the New York parade, unintentional balloon-inflation porn. (Completely SFW.)

I give thanks, dear Tizzie!

When are we going to see the 9622 monkey float in the Thanksgiving Day Parade!!!

Happy T

Just back from visiting two sets of relatives, here. Nice to see them, but I'm always reminded of why I moved out.

No brandy here. Or beer. or any of that shit, not for 32 days now, and I don't really miss it much.

Mmmmm, pie.

I give thanks for you, too, Migs! *smooch*

My turkey was *perfect*, (you're right on the money, Tiz - brine is the way) which made up for the stuffing going totally to shit. The stuffed squash? good, but unpopular. The cornmeal-fried okra? perfect and popular. Homemade rolls courtesy of my neighbor (payback for a fresh loaf of homemade pumpkin bread), excellent. French fried sweet potatoes? extra tasty. And the homemade pumpkin pie (using my Halloween pumpkins) and pumpkin bread with white raisins and walnuts? Not too shabby, my friends.

I give thanks for the pleasures of this world; the fine company of gentlemen of wit and ladies of both surpassing loveliness and radiant intelligence; friendly dogs of unquestionable loyalty; Virginia tobacco; the sweet rewards of busty red wine and vodka with ice and lime; my son's laughter catapulting out to meet the summons of a zerber; insouciant cats atop wooden racks filled with fresh books; the sublime sleek female recurve of navel into hip into ass into thigh into calf; Berlioz while you cook; in the zen-like synchronicity of the random play, the Berlioz giving way to Ton Loc; the smiling brown eyes of a woman who loves you; neighbors who always have good beer in the fridge in their garage; the pleasure of the company of a gang of virtuals whose humor and perspicacity is only outweighed by their thoughtfulness and equanimity; another year of life; cars that go over 100 coupled with flat, straight highways and starlit night; Saville Row, because it represents and confirms the existence of the Platonic Form; November wind through leafless trees on grey-skied days; the gleeful sophmorism encapsulated so beautifully in the Fark "Boobies!" tag; and the idea that, tomorrow, I'll likely be thankful for something else, because each day brings with it a chance to see something glorious.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May this night be the start of a holiday season that brings you all happiness, warmth and joy.

Damn, how do you follow that? I'm thankful for many various and sundry things, most importantly right now that I'm with family (in Tulsa) during my time of transition to where I again have to do the long distance relationship thing (btw, Cyrano, where in H-town do you live? My g/f is moving there, we should do a night out sometime in Spring).

I'll likely forgo meat between now and Christmas, now that I'm in sole charge of my meals. We'll see how it goes.

Vodka and Diet Coke is a great drink. And tryptophan as an excuse for napping is a lie. You just ate too much. Hope you all are doing well.

Oh, and by the way, cornmeal covered okra is my most favorite southern soul food. So good. So very very good. I wish my mom had made some today.

And being on my dad's computer has made me really realize how shitty IE is compared to Mozilla. I need to school him.

Congrats on your 2nd potential 4-day weekend in a month (apparently a number of people also get the 11th off, according to the nice ticket taker at Disneyland, which seemed incredibly crowded on the 11th).

So, lessee now....
CANADA
1 January 2004 New Year’s Day
9 April 2004 Good Friday
12 April 2004 Easter Monday
24 May 2004 Victoria Day
1 July 2004 Canada Day
2 August 2004 (Provincial) Civic Holiday
6 September 2004 Labour Day
11 October 2004 Thanksgiving Day
11 November 2004 Remembrance Day
25-26 December 2004 Christmas Holidays
Total stat holidays: 11

USA
New Year's Day January 1
Martin Luther King Day third Monday in January
President's Day third Monday in February
Memorial Day last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day first Monday in September
Columbus Day second Monday in October
Veterans Day second Monday in November
Thanksgiving Day fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day December 25
Total stat holidays: 10

We win by one! Though....wait...I guess you guys get the 26th off too. Even Steven. But this guy thinks you need another one. Vote for another American Holiday! I voted for Animal Appreciation Day. The Turkeys deserve it.

We all need to be like the French. Isn't their work year something like 63 days, the rest all holidays? I think they get free wine on Fridays, too. Fuckers.

Now that's what I call a lip-smackin', heart-warmin', gob-stoppin' piece of writing, Fes.

Spread the word, brother! :)

Then again, it may have been the Tizzie smooch.

Simian brethren and sistren...

Thanks for two-ish fabulous years of the kind of good-natured hijinks and hilarity that only light-hearted brainiacs can supply. Thanks for letting me monkey around. Thanks for all the liquor talk. Thanks for being an embracing community without being saccharine and treacly. Thanks for letting me play along, though I hardly ever throw my lot in over at the Blue.

Thanks. I hope the kid grows up to be somewhat simian like y'all.

I got drubk.

It was fun.

The lights were pretty.

My wife yelled cause I smoked cigarettes.

Then she forgave me.

St. Louis is the new Lisbon.

And as I told you before, Jon, that's wonderful news.

I'm thankful for all y'all too, and lots more besides. I'm lucky.

Saw family. Ate. Killed a man with my bare hands.

See you all in 20 to 25!

if you include the jewish holidays we are way ahead of the canadians for days off.

You also have places like Florida and Southern California. I live in what Canadians call Lotus Land - because we don't get blizzards all winter.

It just isn't fair. We need warmth too, ya know.

Way to go, EBK. I bet the bastard deserved it!

*baking you a cake with a file inside*

Wait. There are Texans here?

You know why the wind blows from the North in Oklahoma?

Because Texas sucks.

[/pileon]

*ahem*

You know why Texas doesn't float off into the gulf?

Because Oklahoma sucks.

(I'll bet you anything you got ufez knows that joke.)

(Oh, and TCS. Did I miss a Texas monkey...?)

Thank you so much for planting the immortal melody of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in my inner ear, EBK!

Mama, I just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead.
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away.

Mama, ooh ooh ooh, didn't mean to make you cry,
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

Too late, my time has come..

I hate hate hate you, EBK!

texas == rancid.

Test.

ATTN MONKEYS:

I'm monkeying around with the database, so if the site goes down and you don't see a note on the front page explaining why, please let me know via email. I may not be aware of it.

(I'll bet you anything you got ufez knows that joke.)

I'm not a native Texan, so our joke was more similar to the commish's, except we drug another state into it. Our version:

You know why Oklahoma's so windy? 'Cause Texas sucks and Kansas blows.

However, my favorite state-slamming joke goes a little something like this:

One day little Johnny comes home from school and says "Daddy, daddy! Teacher today said that I've got the best handwriting in the whole second grade!" Johnny's Dad looks down and says "Son, I'm so proud of you. You know why you've got the best handwriting in your whole grade?" Johnny shakes his head back and forth and asks why. "Well," Johnny's dad says "it's cause you're a fourth generation Texan!"

Later that week, Johnny comes running home again and says "Daddy, daddy! Teacher today said that I'm the best at reciting mulitiplication tables in the whole 2nd grade! Is that because I'm a fourth generation Texan?" Johnny's dad admiringly looks at his son and says "Son, you're damn right it is. I couldn't be more proud of you".

The following week, Johnny comes running home again saying "Daddy, Daddy! After gym class today we were in the locker room, and I noticed that my wiener was much bigger than anyone else's in the whole second grade. Is that cause I'm a fourth generation Texan?" Johnny's dad looks at his son and sighs..."No son, I'm afraid that's because you're 17 years old."

*stands hands on hips with a look of silent reproof at all this unstately behavior, especially since Oklahoma should know better*

I, for one, am thankful to EBK for doing what I could never have done. (Turns out those voices weren't in my head after all! Bonus!)

There's other things, too. (Someone I've never spoken to mailed me a loaner computer after hearing me whine about not having one; the fact that I live close enough to work that I can skip out and read up on the latest in state-hatin'; Uncle Fes' excellent Crash Davis (Bull Durham's Crash, I must clarify) impression; and being both Canadian and American, and thus getting twice as many holidays!)

(That is how it works, right? Right?)

Och. I miss you sexy, sexy people.

Chico's back and there's gonna be trouble
Hey la, hey la, Chico's back

Does Crash Davis do a passable Uncle Fester impression? I ask purely in the interests of preserving the Fearful Symmetry.

(oh yeah, and what about all us unsexy people? is there something wrong with us? besides the grotesque disfigurement?)

Ya know, that picture terrifies me, in a slightly erotic way. I only just noticed.

I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean to turn you on.

Tommorrow I celebrate 33 years on this flying mudball called earth. Here in Queens today, it's cold as a bastard. I'm gonna go get some coffee and try to get me a liberry card.

Ha! Jon, if this was Logan's Run, you'd already be dead. Congratulations, and Happy Birthday!

"Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get." -Keith Richards

I am so happy to hear that you are older than me, Jon. By the way, I admire your tenacity on the sobriety frontier.

May exotic snack foods coddle you like the arms of a chemically fortified mother.

Hail to thee, Oh Pocky King! (but not hail to thee, it's cold enough without that crap.)
They say great things come at thirty-three! I raise a glass of neo-citron in your general direction.

Jon, if this was Logan's Run, you'd already be dead.
LOL

Happy day-before-your Birthday, jonmc!

Heh. I always thought you were older than me, too, kaf. And I mean that in the best possible way.
I've already got a couple cool presents with money from various and sundry relatives. I got the Rhino Punk Box, the new Neal Stephenson and this interesting volume. I was gonna go into the city today, but it's too cold here in Astoria to do much of anything so I went to that big evil chain of coffee shops and bought a peppermint mocha (I'm a sucker for them), and a candy cane topped with a miniature stuffed doll of that dentist elf from the Rudolph special for the Missus (ain't we cute).

Also, speaking of "dolphs"...

But thanks for the b-day wishes...

I've been eyeing that Rhino Punk Box, even had it in my hands last weekend, but instead came home with this (and am now eyeing this.)

early Happy Birthday Jon.

(I'm halfway through that Neal Stephenson book, btw, and, while his writing is as engaging and playful as ever, nothing at all has happened worth mentioning.)

oooh... I'm hoping to get the new Stephenson for Christmas. I've loved all of his other stuff (that I've read.. haven't read the Big U, been pretty much told not to bother)

The Big U is a putrid waste of time, but I really really have liked everything else he's written. (Haven't yet read "Quicksilver" or "In the Beginning Was the Command Line", though.) His magnum opus in Wired on fiber-optic cable laying is worth a read too.

*bows to the riff lord* Happy bday, master of rockin' out!

Yer on the wagon, jon? Good on ya, I guess, but keep the dental floss tightly gripped, or your ass might fall off.

I'm sorry, I'm not quite sure what that means.

Have a very happy birthday, Jon!

Let me know when you rejoin the community - the drinking community, that is. At what time, I mean.

Um grande abraço!

Apropos of nothing, but hey it's my birthday....hahaha

Happy Birthday jon!

I'd get you the ideal 9622 gift, but they're too expensive for me. And I thought of getting you one - it's the thought that counts.

For Vidiot: link to the author-endorsed free version of In the beginning was the command line.

It's a little outdated now, but still a decent enough essay.

Cool! Thanks, teej!

(Yet another reason to delay sending out the swaps...errr, you didn't see that, Fes.)

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