Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Bad Tattoos, Thanksgiving Edition

Posted on November 24, 2022 by tengrain

I’m truly, deeply thankful for the entire community of Scissorheads, where’er they might be. I know we’re supposed to profess thanks for serious stuff and abundance and other blessings, but really, for the blogger there is nothing to be more … Continue reading →

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‘As God is my witness…’

Posted on November 24, 2022 by tengrain

This is probably as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as the turkey itself: WKRP in Cincinnati, 1978. The script of the famous scene is worth reading, just to get the nuance and pacing: Les Nessman: I’m here with hundreds of … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Story

Posted on November 24, 2022 by tengrain

[This is the annual reprise of a story I posted a few years ago; it remains a site favorite. I’ve been asked if this is a true story, you people doubt me? For shame! We’ll keep this on top today … Continue reading →

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A New Event Horizon From Junior Mints

Posted on November 26, 2021 by tengrain

Junior Mints is an idiot: You’re welcome. Happy Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/mTO5sfHu5J — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 26, 2021  

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Fun for the whole family! The Thanksgiving Drinking Game!

Posted on November 25, 2021 by tengrain

It’s gonna happen, so you might as well enjoy it, amirite? If you are gonna have to sit through an awkward family dinner, might as well make it fun🤪 Here’s some games I made… hope ya enjoy!! #Thankful pic.twitter.com/eKEl9GfJh6 — … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Story

Posted on November 25, 2021 by tengrain

[This is the annual reprise of a story I posted a few years ago; it remains a site favorite. I’ve been asked if this is a true story, you people doubt me? For shame!– TG] My father enlisted the four … Continue reading →

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It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without it

Posted on November 25, 2021 by tengrain
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A Suckers Bet

Posted on November 25, 2021 by tengrain

  If your Facebook Rage Uncle makes it to Thanksgiving, that is: Somewhere this Thursday, a guy is gonna brag over a dinner spread about how he got into the Capitol and never got caught, and his nieces and nephews … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving From Lara Trump

Posted on November 25, 2021 by tengrain

Happy Thanksgiving from Mme. Twizler: “It all goes to fundamentally transforming this country, and the way you do that is you make sure that we have no commonality whatsoever, no traditions as Americans whatsoever. You start chipping away at that, … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

Posted on November 23, 2021 by tengrain

Axios’ morning email thingie has an alarming statistical take on Thanksgiving: Two-in-three Americans will celebrate this Thanksgiving with friends or family outside their immediate households, and about half of those say their gatherings could include unvaccinated people, according to the … Continue reading →

Posted in holidays, Pandemics, Thanksgiving, Vaccine | 17 Comments