Happy Thanksgiving and Thursday Game Day Discussion
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Attyla
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Happy Thanksgiving and Thursday Game Day Discussion
Maybe a bit early but why not, I am expecting you all to be busy tomorrow. Me? Just the wife and I along with our pup.
But Happy Thanksgiving to all of you whether we agree or not. I also know this is a uniquely US holiday. Other countries have versions of this day but in 1863 Abraham Lincoln called for a national day of thanksgiving to be held on the last Thursday of November. The original "Thanksgiving" between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe was in 1633. And no, it is unlikely they served up what we consider the traditional meal with no turkey and most likely sea food on the table. The chances of you having a home fire triples on that day. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in October. Americans will consume about 80 million pounds of cranberries tomorrow, and most will be from a can of that sick sauce. The rest will eat that equally gross green bean casserole made from cream of mushroom goo. More than likely, you can thank Minnesota for your bird as they produce the most in the US. But we will kill off 46 million birds just for tomorrow. One will survive after being pardoned, a tradition started by George Bush Sr. When we watch our games tomorrow we should reflect that the tradition dates back over 100 years as the first such game was in 1920, well before TVs were in every home. As a matter of fact, the TV was not invented in one sweeping time, but rather over time. The first image of a live person was in 1925 but the TV as your grandfather knew them would not be until 1927. But you can thank your leftovers for spurring the invention of the TV dinner. And finally, when you are out and about for Black Friday, one profession will see its peak in workload and that is the plumber. Yes, your ability to stop up the toilet keeps that profession hopping the next day.
And with that, I do hope those who celebrate have a great day and that we can sit and enjoy some good games.
But Happy Thanksgiving to all of you whether we agree or not. I also know this is a uniquely US holiday. Other countries have versions of this day but in 1863 Abraham Lincoln called for a national day of thanksgiving to be held on the last Thursday of November. The original "Thanksgiving" between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe was in 1633. And no, it is unlikely they served up what we consider the traditional meal with no turkey and most likely sea food on the table. The chances of you having a home fire triples on that day. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in October. Americans will consume about 80 million pounds of cranberries tomorrow, and most will be from a can of that sick sauce. The rest will eat that equally gross green bean casserole made from cream of mushroom goo. More than likely, you can thank Minnesota for your bird as they produce the most in the US. But we will kill off 46 million birds just for tomorrow. One will survive after being pardoned, a tradition started by George Bush Sr. When we watch our games tomorrow we should reflect that the tradition dates back over 100 years as the first such game was in 1920, well before TVs were in every home. As a matter of fact, the TV was not invented in one sweeping time, but rather over time. The first image of a live person was in 1925 but the TV as your grandfather knew them would not be until 1927. But you can thank your leftovers for spurring the invention of the TV dinner. And finally, when you are out and about for Black Friday, one profession will see its peak in workload and that is the plumber. Yes, your ability to stop up the toilet keeps that profession hopping the next day.
And with that, I do hope those who celebrate have a great day and that we can sit and enjoy some good games.
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Oaktownonly
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Chiefs losing always makes a day good.
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FLORIDARAYDAH
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Kind of funny hearing all the joy in the demise of the Chiefs last week around halftime. Can't count those guys out ever. I wish their run was over but those assholes have 9 lives. They seem to get their crap together at the right time with momentum going into the post season.
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KC basically has to win out to make playoffs.
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Detriots coach makes lots of head scratching decisions.
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Never say never, but the math isn't looking good for the Chiefs for the playoffs.
Good.
Good.
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Yeah sometimes he gets a little carried away with the crazy decisions. Great coach but that crap will kill you in the playoffs
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It was well worth itpfish57 wrote: Thu Nov 27, 2025 5:14 pm I bet on the Chefs so that pretty much sealed their fate today lol
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I completely forgot to make a pick in the pickem for the chiefs/cowgirls game. However I would have picked the chiefs and lost anyhow. Glad they lost.
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I missed both games so far. Off to a great startRaidernation1979 wrote: Thu Nov 27, 2025 5:21 pm I completely forgot to make a pick in the pickem for the chiefs/cowgirls game. However I would have picked the chiefs and lost anyhow. Glad they lost.
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Dan Campbell is not a great coach. He's severely overrated.FLORIDARAYDAH wrote: Thu Nov 27, 2025 5:10 pm Yeah sometimes he gets a little carried away with the crazy decisions. Great coach but that crap will kill you in the playoffs
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Same here. Rough start to the week.
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Bengals. 1st and goal at the 2. 1 run for 1 yard. 3 incomplete passes. Sounds like some Raider shit
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That might not be enough. They lost head to head to all three current wildcard teams.
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Awesome Madden tribute at halftime.
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