---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote :
I mentioned about Thanksgiving, being a less commercial holiday than our
others, and am curious if a similar holiday exists in the other countries
represented here? In other words, one not tied to religion or patriotism,
I keep forgetting about this black friday thing, here. Jesus. At least it is,
technically, *after* Turkey Day, and so, the Xmas Season kickoff...
I like Canada a lot - As much as I love the US tribe, Canada is always a
kinder and gentler example, to me, of how to act as a country, though
This was kind of funny.
The other day, I think it was Monday, I was on the highway in Illinois, and
there on the side of the road, right off the shoulder, were five turkeys, busy
pecking away at something they had found.
We know Benjamin Franklin said the eagle was too immoral to be our
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote :
I mentioned about Thanksgiving, being a less commercial holiday than our
others, and am curious if a similar holiday exists in the other countries
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote :
I keep forgetting about this black friday thing, here. Jesus. At least it is,
technically, *after* Turkey Day, and so, the Xmas Season kickoff...
I like Canada a lot - As much as I love the US tribe, Canada is always
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote :
This was kind of funny.
The other day, I think it was Monday, I was on the highway in Illinois, and
there on the side of the road, right off the shoulder, were five turkeys, busy
pecking away at something they had found.
oh, good point. But these were pretty large birds, and they were scattered
over a little area. I couldn't see exactly, but it looked more like they were
pecking along at little bits of something, sorta like chickens.
Looking at the pictures below, the guys I saw maybe had a more vertical
Turkey vultures have a *much* smaller body, all that bulk is a folded six foot
wingspan - We watch them circle up and out of the canyons almost every day.
Largest nostrils of any bird, so they can smell carrion from hundreds of feet
up. Doesn't add to their looks, but first things, first.
LOL - Looks like I really stepped in the dressing! Yes, the football and
feasting. I will do my best to eat and drink too much today!
As for Barry, like I said, there isn't a hole deep enough for him right now,
so the best course, for him, is to get some help, and remove himself until he
Black Friday is nothing more than a plea from shitty big businessmen to
bail us out because we don't know how to run a corporation. For a lot
of people it means stay home Friday and stay away from the crazies on
the road and at the stores. I'm waiting for Red February. :-D
On 11/27/2014
Ha Ha - With web shopping, there really aren't any sales anymore, either,
except for a few loss leaders, or the latest tech gadget - I figure some people
just enjoy the mild shopping insanity during black friday. Yes, I stay home,
too.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote :
Like the Trolls in Norse mythology who crack up if exposed to direct sunlight
the Turq have been exposed to more light than he expected. He is probably busy
cleaning up his harddisks as we speak.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote :
LOL - Looks like I really
Great analogy! I wonder where the Norsemen got the myth from??
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Like the Trolls in Norse mythology who crack up if exposed to direct sunlight
the Turq have been exposed to more light than he expected. He is probably busy
I like that, largest nostrils bit.
Good 'ol natural selection, at work.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote :
Turkey vultures have a *much* smaller body, all that bulk is a folded six foot
wingspan - We watch them circle up and out of the canyons almost
I wonder if the turkeys refer to the turkey vultures as, Jimmy Durantes, or
similar, behind their backs?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote :
I like that, largest nostrils bit.
Good 'ol natural selection, at work.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
All the stories about the Trolls are age-old oral traditions. Funny thing is
that when these stories were collected and written down in the 1800's they were
coherent and often identical even between remote villages in different parts of
Scandinavia and Iceland.
I had an Icelandic friend who
Mild shopping insanity? Shirley, you jest. It'll be a free for all and
we'll see if they out due last year's rampages. Red February will be
when the big stores reveal how poor sales were during the holiday season
and how many people they will be laying off. And how do they expect
people to
I can recommend the movie Troll Hunter if you want to know more. It's an
amazing true story told from video recordings found in the high north, the
students who shot the footage have never been seen since!
Troll Hunter (2012) Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwEyHeRSvE
Fascinating - I recall them from the children's stories I heard as a child.
Must be some truth to all of it, given the coherence of the stories.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
All the stories about the Trolls are age-old oral traditions. Funny thing is
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