Random thoughts

[Saigonnus]

I've noticed it too. I guess some people are dismayed by the heavy commercialisation of Christmas. Personally I don't mind. If businesses can make money off of happiness, love and pretty things then I say we let them.

I personally feel the opposite, sort of. I am perfectly fine with them capitalizing on Christmas.

That being said, I despise them for starting it soooo early, skipping Thanksgiving almost entirely in the blitz for people buying the next biggest thing they probably don't even need.


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[Ban]

I personally feel the opposite, sort of. I am perfectly fine with them capitalizing on Christmas.

That being said, I despise them for starting it soooo early, skipping Thanksgiving almost entirely in the blitz for people buying the next biggest thing they probably don't even need.


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I guess that might be the big difference. I'm Dutch so I don't celebrate thanksgiving. The only big holiday we have before Christmas is Sinterklaas, which is essentially one of Christmas' living ancestors. Sinterklaas was one of the big inspirations for Santa Claus, together with the english father Winter and some other mythical figures. I guess that having two heavily commercialised holidays with a lot of overlap is not as grating as having one holiday overshadowed by the other.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Hey, thanksgiving is great. Sweet potato pie!

SO-ONG, SONG OF THE SOUTH, SWEET POTATO PIE AND SHUT. MY. MOUTH! GO-ONE, GONE WITH THE WIND, AIN'T NOBODY COMIN' BACK AGAIN...!

Sorry. It happens.

 

[Tom]

Sweet potato pie? What depravity is this? Thanksgiving means pumpkin pie!

 

[Ireth]

Sweet potato pie? What depravity is this? Thanksgiving means pumpkin pie!

Or pumpkin cheesecake, at least in my house. Deee-licious. Which we have in October, because Canada is weird. XD

 

[Chessie]

Dude, sweet potato pie is THE pie of all time (and pecan, too). I hate pumpkin pie. Ick.

 

[Tom]

Obviously you've never had pumpkin pie the way true Northeasterners make it. ;P

We don't make the filling heavy and overpoweringly sweet like storebought pies tend to. It's usually spiced and sweetened lightly to accentuate rather than cover up the natural pumpkin flavor. Add a dollop of fresh whipped cream and it's perfect. Love it.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Sweet potato pie? What depravity is this? Thanksgiving means pumpkin pie!

You got issues, man. You need sweet potato pie in your life. I promise.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Or pumpkin cheesecake, at least in my house. Deee-licious. Which we have in October, because Canada is weird. XD

I will eat any cheesecake.

 

[Tom]

You got issues, man. You need sweet potato pie in your life. I promise.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the one with issues, Dragon. One slice of my aunt's pumpkin pie will convert you to the Dark Side.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

I'm pretty sure I'm not the one with issues, Dragon. One slice of my aunt's pumpkin pie will convert you to the Dark Side.

What, are we competing? I'll eat any pie. Have you ever had sweet potato pie? The good kind with marshmallows on top?

 

[Tom]

Sweet potato pie is too sweet for me, especially with marshmallows. How about apple pie? That's another one of my family's holiday favorites.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Sweet potato pie is too sweet for me, especially with marshmallows. How about apple pie? That's another one of my family's holiday favorites.

Peach pie

Apple pie is great too

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Sweet potato pie is too sweet for me, especially with marshmallows. How about apple pie? That's another one of my family's holiday favorites.

True, it's veeeeerrrry sweet...

 

[Tom]

Apple pie is especially good with a slice of cheddar cheese on the side.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Apple pie is especially good with a slice of cheddar cheese on the side.

Cheese? Weird...What about ice cream?

 

[Tom]

It's a Northeast thing. Ice cream is pretty good with it too, but nothing brings out the taste of apple pie like cheddar.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

It's a Northeast thing. Ice cream is pretty good with it too, but nothing brings out the taste of apple pie like cheddar.

My roots are Southern; I've never been very far "up north."

 

[Chessie]

Apple pie is especially good with a slice of cheddar cheese on the side.

This sounds yummy. I'm going to try this next time we have apple pie! And regarding Thanksgiving, thank goodness a couple from church invited us to their house for this one. My husband really hates turkey, so all the years we've been married I've missed out on turkey. Not even his mom cooked turkey when they lived here because hubby hates it so much. So yeah...I get to eat it this year woop! Usually we have a roast.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

This sounds yummy. I'm going to try this next time we have apple pie! And regarding Thanksgiving, thank goodness a couple from church invited us to their house for this one. My husband really hates turkey, so all the years we've been married I've missed out on turkey. Not even his mom cooked turkey when they lived here because hubby hates it so much. So yeah...I get to eat it this year woop! Usually we have a roast.

I'm not fond of turkey either, but then again, I could do without meat entirely. Never really *liked* any kind of meat. :/