figmentmom
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Hey, Gaines Burgers...there's a blast from the past! We used to feed our English springer spaniel those when I was a kid. (And yes, Mom fed US the Poptarts...):lol:
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Tomorrow is Turkey Day. Some (not so) interesting things regarding this US holiday:
Myth-Conceptions
The Myth:
The settlers at the first Thanksgiving were called "Pilgrims."
The Truth:
They didn't even refer to themselves as "Pilgrims"–they called themselves "Saints." Early Americans applied the term "pilgrim" to all of the early colonists; it wasn't until the 20th century that it was used exclusively to describe the folks who landed on Plymouth Rock.
The Myth:
The Pilgrims wore large hats with buckles on them.
The Truth:
The Pilgrims didn't dress in black, didn't wear buckles on their hats or shoes, and didn't wear tall hats. The 19th-century artists who painted them that way did so because they associated black clothing and buckles with being old-fashioned.
Until 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the last Thursday of November. But in 1939, the last Thursday was also the last day of November. Retailers lobbied President Roosevelt to move Thanksgiving back one Thursday, giving them an extra week of shopping before Christmas and Roosevelt agreed.
What happened? Some states refused to accept the new date... and retail sales didn't go up. Heavily criticized, FDR agreed to move it back to the last Thursday in November.
But that wasn't the end of it. To prevent future tinkering, Congress passed a compromise bill in 1941: Thanksgiving would always fall on the fourth Thursday in November, weather it was the last Thursday or not.
And not so BTW:
Diet Pepsi was originally called P"Patio Diet Cola" – sounds yummy, doesn't it?
Myth-Conceptions
The Myth:
The settlers at the first Thanksgiving were called "Pilgrims."
The Truth:
They didn't even refer to themselves as "Pilgrims"–they called themselves "Saints." Early Americans applied the term "pilgrim" to all of the early colonists; it wasn't until the 20th century that it was used exclusively to describe the folks who landed on Plymouth Rock.
The Myth:
The Pilgrims wore large hats with buckles on them.
The Truth:
The Pilgrims didn't dress in black, didn't wear buckles on their hats or shoes, and didn't wear tall hats. The 19th-century artists who painted them that way did so because they associated black clothing and buckles with being old-fashioned.
Until 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the last Thursday of November. But in 1939, the last Thursday was also the last day of November. Retailers lobbied President Roosevelt to move Thanksgiving back one Thursday, giving them an extra week of shopping before Christmas and Roosevelt agreed.
What happened? Some states refused to accept the new date... and retail sales didn't go up. Heavily criticized, FDR agreed to move it back to the last Thursday in November.
But that wasn't the end of it. To prevent future tinkering, Congress passed a compromise bill in 1941: Thanksgiving would always fall on the fourth Thursday in November, weather it was the last Thursday or not.
And not so BTW:
Diet Pepsi was originally called P"Patio Diet Cola" – sounds yummy, doesn't it?
CmdrTostada
Member
That was one of my away messages on my old AIM s/n lol
mightyduck
Well-Known Member
hey, Mr. P-- no trivia? You have some catching up to do!
mightyduck
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I have information about MrP's whereabouts... Here's hoping he reappears.
Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of trees. Once strips of the inner bark are uncovered beneath the outside “wood” bark, and are removed from the core, they dry for several hours and in that process, curl. This is why cinnamon sticks look the way they do.
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mightyduck
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Hooray! I knew I could count on you to have more for your loose thread!
I love cinnamon.
I love cinnamon.