Do they have WalMart in Germany? Honestly, you TWO are so funny. Baking Turnips. Eating Turnips on Thanksgiving. Hysterical. Greasy dressing that's drying out. Only water will evaporate not grease.

The part about Herbie's email that bothered me was the "I know you hate to have people make suggestions." What I hate is criticism (comes from having a schizo mom I assure you) and Herbie's idea of a suggestion would be to tell me I'm all wrong about something and should do something entirely different especially in raising MY dh. His dh is grown. Too late for him.

I had dinner with Americans and two of them were from New Orleans. The NO lady (sweet Irish thing) said this is the only country that has this holiday.

The host said no, Canada has it.

NO man said they don't have Thanksgiving.

Host said yes they do.

NO man and woman looked bewildered then NO man said "but they call it Boxing Day."

Survey: Have any of you heard of this: the kid who gives the graduation speech for his/her class is elected by the class from the kids who have all A's or all A's and B's. Not the kid with the top GPA. Is this only a Dogpatch stupid idea?

THANK YOU SO MUCH PEACH-HUDDA FOR YOUR TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO ME--DESERVING THOUGH IT MAY BE---IN OUR TOWN WE HAVE THE TOP STUDENT AS THE VALEDICTORIAN--IN THE TOWN UP THE RIVER THEY ELECT A POPULAR KID--IT MUST BE REGIONAL---I FAVOUR THE GPA SPECIALLY SINCE DD16 IS TOP STUDENT IN GRADE 11 AND I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS FOR NEXT YEAR---I LOVE TURNIPS---MASHED WITH BUTTER---THEY CAN ALSO BE CALLED RUTABAGAS {SP???} SUGARPLUMFAIRY----BUT MY FAVOURITE IS SQUASH--THE ORANGE BUTTERCUP KIND----SOME DAYS I EAT A WHOLE SQUASH-------OH BY THE WAY I LOST FIVE POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU PEACH GUT FOR KNOWLEDGEABLY DISCUSSING THE CANADIAN THANKSGIVING WHICH IS ALWAYS ON A MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, that is just wrong wrong wrong. Much as I hate to attribute malicious motives to men merely for 'musement, in this case I think this was a bit like "I know how much you hate to eat liver and onions, but I just ate a dozen doughnuts and I'm full, so you can have my liver". In other words, the appropriate response might have been: ":censored: You!"

Oh, you do that too? I'm glad I'm not the only one. Sometimes it gets me into trouble, but usually the results are great. The only problem is I have absolutely no short term memory these days, so by the time dinner's over and everyone tells how great it was, I've forgotten how I made it :dizzy:

That is just wrong. There is no excuse for not having power on Thanksgiving morning. I'm sure that is just cause for a class action lawsuit.

By the way, what the **** is "filling"? It doesn't have anything to do with dentistry, does it?

We had turnip too, today at my in-laws. Also baked sweet potatoes and winter squash. I don't think you'd want to baked turnips, would you, Lushie? Doesn't the wax get all over your baking dish?? :lol: I peel them and boil them, mash them with butter.

See, Walmart is evil, like I always say.

Are you enjoying this little quote-fest? I'm tired of it.

Hi Bagzie, in our school they have the top 3 or 4 or 5 (I'm not kidding) students be the valedictorian. Apparently they have not heard of the salutatorian or the other one. Um. the rutabagatorian I think it is. As far as voting for the valedictorian, you'd think high school graduation might be one time where they might stress academic achievement over popularity, wouldn't you? You can quote me. :lol:

Kiwi

I am surprised that Kiwi doesn't know that turnips are big green leaves that are boiled with some pork and maybe, if you want, you cut up some of the root and cook it with them. You people are just eating the root which is weird. :doh:

Thank you for the info your graduation regulations. I need more. I want to speak up against this and want to be able to say that in other places they do this or that.:spin:

one quick note... turnips and rutabagas are two very different veggies... people.. don't you know what you are eating.. rutabagas have wax on them,, not turnips... turnips taste like a real strong carrot.... :)

hope everyone had a good thanksgiving.. mine was normal, but something seemed missing... I hate one helping and was satisfied... what gives...hahahaha

later cows,,
Dahlia

Hey, people, our graduation honors are completely tied to gpa. I've never heard of a popularity contest being a criteria for graduation speakers. I hate when the dumb people band together to dilute the meaning of things like this. But on the other hand, we don't want the people with 2.5s feeling left out. They work so hard.

I've caught you!
 

--in a Freudian slip, Dahling!

Love it! :lol:

I don't know -- what I know of turnips is that they look just like rutabagas, maybe different size. But one has orange flesh and the other has white. I don't know which. I certainly never heard of cooking rutabaga greens, so maybe I'm totally wrong.

Perhaps I will have to do some research. Of course it could be a regional thing too, like that graduation thing :s:

My family, except me, went to the mob today. At first light I guess (I was fast asleep). They are spending the day buying me wonderful things. :genie: I have quite a fantasy life, don't I?

Kiwi

((((went to the mob today)))))
... what does this mean... is that like a mall?
Just curious..
and yes , I just noticed I said I hate one helping....hahahaha.
actually I loved it.....:)

june knows the difference between the turnips and the squashes and all the calorie counts---she dons her catsuit and somersaults through the beet greens on a regular basis----HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FABULOUS HOGFEST------I JUST ATE A BAG OF HALLOWE'EN CHIPS===AT LEAST THEY ARE SMALL----THERE ARE MORE OF THEM CLOSE BY,UNFORTUNATELY----I HAD TWO CHRISTMAS PEEPS AS WELL

I wanna go to the mob, too. I hear they have good food and play "Mambo Italiano" all night long. Instead, I have to rake leaves.
Eating Turnip greens is a Dogpatch custom. Think Collard greens, black eyed peas, boiled peanuts, pointy toed cowboy boots and grits.
Waxed turnips is what I made on Thanksgiving. I boil, then mash them a la mashed potatoes. They are delicious. Yum. I think I will have some for breakfast.
I have to go do leaves. We have this thing that is supposed to suck them up and make it easier, but not for me. When we used to rake and blow them, the kids did it. Now I'm doing it. Doesn't sound labor saving to me.

Yes
 

by the mob I meant the mall. Although DH said it wasn't all that mobbed after all. He must not have gone near WallyWorld, because I saw on TV that they raked in 1.43 billion yesterday. Barf.

I can't believe you're raking leaves, Lush. Ours, thank goodness, are well covered with snow so I don't have to think about them. I did manage to rake some away from the front of the house before the snow hit. You've been hosed on that laborsaving leaf machine, y'know. Kids need to rake. It's good for them.

Bagz, do they really make Christmas peeps? Are they chicken shaped or what? Little green tree sponges? I want some.

Is everybody watching Erin Brockovitch tonight? Good movie.

Kiwi

Christmas Peeps are greens trees and white Santas. There is something that I know.
How to clean your house... Get very bored and sick of the mess. Take it one room at a time and make a list.
My list was kinda like this:

My Bedroom:
Dust
Put stuff away
Wash bedding
Vacumn I would then put a check mark by each think I hd done and placed it on the refridgerator.

I still have my walk-in closet and the office to do. I will start again Monday when kids are in school and DH is gone again. I didn't get the walk-in closet done because DH forget to rehang my shoe rack and with 20 pairs of shoes I need it hung to put shoes away. Yes I need more shoes even because all my clothing requires different styles. I really can't wear Summer sandles in the Fall and Winter can I? DH feels I have to many shoes.... I feel he has to many tools. I want a pair of red sparkely shoes and a pair of purple boots and when I get thin a pair of black leather thigh high boots with a 3 inch heel.
I get DH home in about an hour and I will have candles all over the bedroom tonight with the body massage oils. He worked hard this week and I missed him. He will be leaving me again Monday morning for a week. Home Friday about 3 and then gone Monday morning until Wednesday and then if work is finished we head to Bakersfield CA for Christmas to be with my In-Laws. I will be bringing my headphones and walking clothing cause they drive my bonkers and keep me :censored: while I am there. It was so bad in Feb. that I just ate and gained 10 pounds in 2 weeks. I couldn't fit into the dress I had wanted to wear foe my wedding and had to wear the other one that DJH bought me for Wedding.
I am Thankful for all of my wonderful friends here and for them letting me into their fun group!
Daphne

But...but...we tried that already!

Christmas Peeps - what will they think of next? At the official Peep website they have scientific experiments that you can do with those little nippers. They seem to be virtually indestructable.

Still fat, still bored. We're going downtown to the Christmas Market today. You know - Glühwein, roasted almonds, zillions of people and Ho Ho Ho.

Christmas displays so far: wreath on front door, Advent wreath on living room table, kids' Advent calendar, bowl o' festive fruit. Whoopdedoo.

Sugar, you're a wonder. Christmas displays already and it's only barely December. I saw the Christmas Market in Nuremberg on TV yesterday. They didn't show much. What's Gluhwein?

Hi Daff. Shoe dreams. Scary.

My Christmas displays: plastic bags full of presents under the kitchen table. Okay maybe that doesn't count. Oh, here's one: our yard is covered with snow. Now that's a Christmas display.

Kiwi