What a day!

Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
3000!!

So many things to be thankful for!

-J

In article
<67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af603@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
phaeton <blahbleh666@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> 3000!!
>
> So many things to be thankful for!
>
> -J

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:48 -0800 (PST), phaeton
<blahbleh666@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
>couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
>3000!!
>
>So many things to be thankful for!
>
I saw on the news that the day before Thanksgiving is a big day for
pizza of all kinds. You are part of the trend.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:48 -0800 (PST), phaeton wrote:

> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> 3000!!

I'm doing a bag of White Fudge Flips and watching Lesbian Vampire
Killers (at halftime).

-sw

phaeton wrote:
>
> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> 3000!!

Jeno's Pizza Rolls disappeared around here several
years ago, being replaced by Tostino's. I don't
know if they still exist anywhere.

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:43:12 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:48 -0800 (PST), phaeton wrote:
>
>> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
>> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
>> 3000!!
>
> I'm doing a bag of White Fudge Flips ..

flipZ according to the bag.

-sw

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:03:40 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:

> phaeton wrote:
>>
>> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
>> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
>> 3000!!
>
> Jeno's Pizza Rolls disappeared around here several
> years ago, being replaced by Tostino's. I don't
> know if they still exist anywhere.

I ate two bags of them last week, and IIRC, I don't recall what name
they were. I just know they're pizza rolls - MEGA-size. I've never
known more than one brand. They're probably the same.

-=sw

On Nov 26, 10:16*am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> > couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> > 3000!!
>
> > So many things to be thankful for!


I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of
people and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a
heartbeat, if I only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when
I'll have to feign happiness at two different family gatherings which
I will be compelled to attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull
out my own teeth with a pair of pliers than go. Last year everybody's
Christmas doings were postponed due to a vicious ice storm which
knocked out electricity over the entire northern half of the state. It
was the best Christmas in ages and I was deeply thankful for that ice
storm.

On Nov 26, 7:54*pm, Christopher Helms <Chrishelms...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 26, 10:16*am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article
> > <67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> > *phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> > > couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> > > 3000!!
>
> > > So many things to be thankful for!
>
> I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of
> people and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a
> heartbeat, if I only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when
> I'll have to feign happiness at two different family gatherings which
> I will be compelled to attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull
> out my own teeth with a pair of pliers than go. Last year everybody's
> Christmas doings were postponed due to a vicious ice storm which
> knocked out electricity over the entire northern half of the state. It
> was the best Christmas in ages and I was deeply thankful for that ice
> storm.

To be honest, Chris, I'm lying. I didn't have Jeno's pizza rolls or
schlitz longnecks. I thought all week about what to make and finally
decided that I wasn't going to make ANYTHING and just relax for a
day. So I did. I simply reheated some pot roast I made last weekend
and ate that. Then I played Left 4 Dead 2 for about 5 hours with all
the Canadians and Brits because no other Yanks were online. Fine.

I also hate Christmas. I hate everything about it and I have disliked
it since I was 12. Last year was my first Christmas alone in about 17
years, and I loved it. Nobody gave me any gifts to make me feel
guilty about, I didn't go shopping amongst the madness, I didn't fuss
over a tree or any decorations. I slept in, I baked some comfort
foods, and ate them while I watched some old movies. It was great.

I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
where it's some major production. I'm interested in them, not the
bullshit.

-J

phaeton wrote:
> On Nov 26, 7:54 pm, Christopher Helms <Chrishelms...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 26, 10:16 am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article
>>> <67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>>> phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
>>>> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
>>>> 3000!!
>>>> So many things to be thankful for!
>> I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of
>> people and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a
>> heartbeat, if I only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when
>> I'll have to feign happiness at two different family gatherings which
>> I will be compelled to attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull
>> out my own teeth with a pair of pliers than go. Last year everybody's
>> Christmas doings were postponed due to a vicious ice storm which
>> knocked out electricity over the entire northern half of the state. It
>> was the best Christmas in ages and I was deeply thankful for that ice
>> storm.
>
> To be honest, Chris, I'm lying. I didn't have Jeno's pizza rolls or
> schlitz longnecks. I thought all week about what to make and finally
> decided that I wasn't going to make ANYTHING and just relax for a
> day. So I did. I simply reheated some pot roast I made last weekend
> and ate that. Then I played Left 4 Dead 2 for about 5 hours with all
> the Canadians and Brits because no other Yanks were online. Fine.
>
> I also hate Christmas. I hate everything about it and I have disliked
> it since I was 12. Last year was my first Christmas alone in about 17
> years, and I loved it. Nobody gave me any gifts to make me feel
> guilty about, I didn't go shopping amongst the madness, I didn't fuss
> over a tree or any decorations. I slept in, I baked some comfort
> foods, and ate them while I watched some old movies. It was great.
>
> I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> where it's some major production. I'm interested in them, not the
> bullshit.
>
> -J

J - I smiled at your original post, and even had you been serious, I
thought it funny, and not so bad.

When not doing a big family production, no major efforts should be
required.

I'm glad you had a nice day off.

I did the same.

Bob

Christopher Helms wrote:

> I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of people
> and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a heartbeat, if I
> only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when I'll have to feign
> happiness at two different family gatherings which I will be compelled to
> attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull out my own teeth with a pair
> of pliers than go.


Exactly how are you "compelled" to attend? Are you:

A: visited by a couple bruisers who rough you up a bit, hog-tie you, throw
you into the trunk of a car, drive you to your grandmother's house and then
drag you inside?

B: too spineless to stand up for yourself and tell your family that you're
not attending?

C: lying through your teeth?


Bob

On Nov 27, 1:23*am, phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 26, 7:54*pm, Christopher Helms <Chrishelms...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 26, 10:16*am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > In article
> > > <67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> > > *phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
> > > > couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
> > > > 3000!!
>
> > > > So many things to be thankful for!
>
> > I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of
> > people and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a
> > heartbeat, if I only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when
> > I'll have to feign happiness at two different family gatherings which
> > I will be compelled to attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull
> > out my own teeth with a pair of pliers than go. Last year everybody's
> > Christmas doings were postponed due to a vicious ice storm which
> > knocked out electricity over the entire northern half of the state. It
> > was the best Christmas in ages and I was deeply thankful for that ice
> > storm.
>
> To be honest, Chris, I'm lying. *I didn't have Jeno's pizza rolls or
> schlitz longnecks. *I thought all week about what to make and finally
> decided that I wasn't going to make ANYTHING and just relax for a
> day. *So I did. *I simply reheated some pot roast I made last weekend
> and ate that. *Then I played Left 4 Dead 2 for about 5 hours with all
> the Canadians and Brits because no other Yanks were online. *Fine.
>
> I also hate Christmas. *I hate everything about it and I have disliked
> it since I was 12. *Last year was my first Christmas alone in about 17
> years, and I loved it. *Nobody gave me any gifts to make me feel
> guilty about, I didn't go shopping amongst the madness, I didn't fuss
> over a tree or any decorations. *I slept in, I baked some comfort
> foods, and ate them while I watched some old movies. *It was great.
>
> I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> where it's some major production. *I'm interested in them, not the
> bullshit.
>
> -J


I don't hate my family either but Thanksgiving and Christmas are huge
pains in the ass for me and I'd just as soon pass on the whole thing
if that option was available to me.

phaeton wrote:
> On Nov 26, 7:54 pm, Christopher Helms <Chrishelms...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 26, 10:16 am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article
>>> <67e7fefe-deff-42df-9728-f59a7a2af...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>>> phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Jeno's Pizza Rolls, a turkey pot pie, half a box of Mike n Ike's, a
>>>> couple tallboys of Schlitz, and reruns of Mystery Science Theater
>>>> 3000!!
>>>> So many things to be thankful for!
>> I had Thanksgiving at my grandmothers house with a whole bunch of
>> people and I'd trade it for the Jeno's pizza rolls version in a
>> heartbeat, if I only could. Ditto for motherfucking Christmas, when
>> I'll have to feign happiness at two different family gatherings which
>> I will be compelled to attend, despite the fact that I'd rather pull
>> out my own teeth with a pair of pliers than go. Last year everybody's
>> Christmas doings were postponed due to a vicious ice storm which
>> knocked out electricity over the entire northern half of the state. It
>> was the best Christmas in ages and I was deeply thankful for that ice
>> storm.
>
> To be honest, Chris, I'm lying. I didn't have Jeno's pizza rolls or
> schlitz longnecks. I thought all week about what to make and finally
> decided that I wasn't going to make ANYTHING and just relax for a
> day. So I did. I simply reheated some pot roast I made last weekend
> and ate that. Then I played Left 4 Dead 2 for about 5 hours with all
> the Canadians and Brits because no other Yanks were online. Fine.
>
> I also hate Christmas. I hate everything about it and I have disliked
> it since I was 12. Last year was my first Christmas alone in about 17
> years, and I loved it. Nobody gave me any gifts to make me feel
> guilty about, I didn't go shopping amongst the madness, I didn't fuss
> over a tree or any decorations. I slept in, I baked some comfort
> foods, and ate them while I watched some old movies. It was great.
>
> I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> where it's some major production. I'm interested in them, not the
> bullshit.


So... if you are adults and don't like the holidays, I'll let you in on
a little secret............

You don't have to go. Really! No one is going to come to your house
and force you to eat turkey. No one is going to put a gun in your ribs
until you buy them a Christmas present.

And here is the best part..... you don't have to explain to anyone why
you aren't going to be there. IT'S TRUE! All you have to say (if you
want to be polite) is "I'm sorry, but I won't be coming for
Thanksgiving/Christmas this year." If they press you for an
explanation, you can be polite and say something like "This year, I have
decided that I want to be alone for the Holidays" or you can be brutally
honest and use that line about "Id rather pull my own teeth with pliers"
(I liked that) if you want... but the bottom line is that as an adult,
you don't owe anyone an explanation.

Now, if you feel you have to attend in order to make someone ELSE
happy... that is a different thing all together. Sometimes we all do
things that we don't like just to please other people and that can be a
good thing. A little self-sacrifice to make someone happy isn't the
worst way you can spend your time, and if this is the case, just grin
and bear it and at least enjoy the fact that you are doing the right
thing. Sometimes that can be tough.

Me.... I love the Holidays. When I was a kid, the Holidays were almost
always a time of stress, turmoil and aggravation. Now that I am the
adult, holidays are peaceful, quiet and very pleasant. Heck, if you
lived near by, I'd invite you over. You might be bored to death, but
you would eat well! <vbg>

George L

phaeton wrote:

> I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> where it's some major production. I'm interested in them, not the
> bullshit.

On Monday the entire family was packing up a brother's house not
even knowing if the closing would go through. Complications.
In the middle of all that, my nephew (toddler) wound up in the
hospital with what they later determined was pre-asthma or some
such. My sil stayed in the hospital with him for a couple of days and
missed the whole move.

Still, she was bound and determined to have Thanksgiving dinner in
the new house. If things went through and they had a new house!

In the middle of all that chaos, I spoke with her on the phone and
she said, worriedly, is it okay if we just have a casual Thanksgiving?
Huh? I said I don't care about the turkey etc, we could have
sandwiches. Whatever. We don't come over to critique the food,
we come to see everyone!

That eased her mind, she told me last night. How many people
get themselves all wound up about the food, and while it's nice,
really I could just stay home if it was just about that. The point
of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
Right?

nancy

On Nov 27, 10:29*am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> phaeton wrote:
> > I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> > when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> > where it's some major production. *I'm interested in them, not the
> > bullshit.
>
> On Monday the entire family was packing up a brother's house not
> even knowing if the closing would go through. *Complications.
> In the middle of all that, my nephew (toddler) wound up in the
> hospital with what they later determined was pre-asthma or some
> such. *My sil stayed in the hospital with him for a couple of days and
> missed the whole move. *
>
> Still, she was bound and determined to have Thanksgiving dinner in
> the new house. *If things went through and they had a new house!
>
> In the middle of all that chaos, I spoke with her on the phone and
> she said, worriedly, is it okay if we just have a casual Thanksgiving?
> Huh? *I said I don't care about the turkey etc, we could have
> sandwiches. *Whatever. *We don't come over to critique the food,
> we come to see everyone! *
>
> That eased her mind, she told me last night. *How many people
> get themselves all wound up about the food, and while it's nice,
> really I could just stay home if it was just about that. *The point
> of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
> brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
> Right? *
>
> nancy * *

That's awesome, and that's what I'm talking about. It's about seeing
each other, and the food is just an excuse for everyone to be in the
same place at the same time.

A friend of mine was talking about a non-christmas thing to do around
christmas. It's from a Seinfeld episode I've never seen (since I
don't watch much TV). But essentially it boils down to a large but
non-special meal, and spending time with your friends, sans the whole
gift giving and other crap. They did this a few years in a row, then
some people started bringing small gifts and things and ruined it.

He's talking about trying it again this time (as a potluck only) and
not inviting the group of girls that insist on giving gifts. I'm in.

-J

phaeton wrote:
> On Nov 27, 10:29 am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:

> A friend of mine was talking about a non-christmas thing to do around
> christmas. It's from a Seinfeld episode I've never seen (since I
> don't watch much TV).

Festivus ... for the rest of us?

> But essentially it boils down to a large but
> non-special meal, and spending time with your friends, sans the whole
> gift giving and other crap. They did this a few years in a row, then
> some people started bringing small gifts and things and ruined it.

That happened in my family. One year all of a sudden there were
presents. Thankfully nothing big, just candles and coffee mugs,
stuff like that.

nancy














--------`--------> He's talking about trying it again this time (as a
potluck only) and
> not inviting the group of girls that insist on giving gifts. I'm in.
>
> -J

On Nov 27, 7:53*pm, phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 27, 10:29*am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > phaeton wrote:
> > > I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
> > > when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
> > > where it's some major production. *I'm interested in them, not the
> > > bullshit.
>
> > On Monday the entire family was packing up a brother's house not
> > even knowing if the closing would go through. *Complications.
> > In the middle of all that, my nephew (toddler) wound up in the
> > hospital with what they later determined was pre-asthma or some
> > such. *My sil stayed in the hospital with him for a couple of days and
> > missed the whole move. *
>
> > Still, she was bound and determined to have Thanksgiving dinner in
> > the new house. *If things went through and they had a new house!
>
> > In the middle of all that chaos, I spoke with her on the phone and
> > she said, worriedly, is it okay if we just have a casual Thanksgiving?
> > Huh? *I said I don't care about the turkey etc, we could have
> > sandwiches. *Whatever. *We don't come over to critique the food,
> > we come to see everyone! *
>
> > That eased her mind, she told me last night. *How many people
> > get themselves all wound up about the food, and while it's nice,
> > really I could just stay home if it was just about that. *The point
> > of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
> > brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
> > Right? *

I can say for certain that I have never preferred an argument with a
sibling to well prepared traditional Thanksgiving fare.
>
> > nancy * *
>
> That's awesome, and that's what I'm talking about. *It's about seeing
> each other, and the food is just an excuse for everyone to be in the
> same place at the same time.
>
Food is not just an excuse. That the one danged day of the year
that's a harvest celebration include a truly delicious feast is not
too much to ask. Can't those who really care about food have one day
free from a *who cares?* attitude about great food without someone
having to inject their mediocrity into the mix?

> -J

--Bryan

Food Snob® wrote:

>> On Nov 27, 10:29 am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:

>>> really I could just stay home if it was just about that. The point
>>> of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
>>> brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
>>> Right?
>
> I can say for certain that I have never preferred an argument with a
> sibling to well prepared traditional Thanksgiving fare.

You're not saddled with an over large sense of humor, I've noticed.

nancy

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:46:04 -0800 (PST), Food Snob® wrote:

> On Nov 27, 7:53*pm, phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 27, 10:29*am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> phaeton wrote:
>>> > I love and miss my family (and even my ex's family), but I hope that
>>> > when I see them again it's not a holiday such as X-giving or X-mas
>>> > where it's some major production. *I'm interested in them, not the
>>> > bullshit.
>>
>>> On Monday the entire family was packing up a brother's house not
>>> even knowing if the closing would go through. *Complications.
>>> In the middle of all that, my nephew (toddler) wound up in the
>>> hospital with what they later determined was pre-asthma or some
>>> such. *My sil stayed in the hospital with him for a couple of days and
>>> missed the whole move. *
>>
>>> Still, she was bound and determined to have Thanksgiving dinner in
>>> the new house. *If things went through and they had a new house!
>>
>>> In the middle of all that chaos, I spoke with her on the phone and
>>> she said, worriedly, is it okay if we just have a casual Thanksgiving?
>>> Huh? *I said I don't care about the turkey etc, we could have
>>> sandwiches. *Whatever. *We don't come over to critique the food,
>>> we come to see everyone! *
>>
>>> That eased her mind, she told me last night. *How many people
>>> get themselves all wound up about the food, and while it's nice,
>>> really I could just stay home if it was just about that. *The point
>>> of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
>>> brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
>>> Right? *
>
> I can say for certain that I have never preferred an argument with a
> sibling to well prepared traditional Thanksgiving fare.
>>
>>> nancy * *
>>
>> That's awesome, and that's what I'm talking about. *It's about seeing
>> each other, and the food is just an excuse for everyone to be in the
>> same place at the same time.
>>
> Food is not just an excuse. That the one danged day of the year
> that's a harvest celebration include a truly delicious feast is not
> too much to ask. Can't those who really care about food have one day
> free from a *who cares?* attitude about great food without someone
> having to inject their mediocrity into the mix?
>

they should all be brutally executed.

blake

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:58:18 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> Food Snob® wrote:
>
>>> On Nov 27, 10:29 am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>>> really I could just stay home if it was just about that. The point
>>>> of the day is to hang out with family so you can argue with your
>>>> brother about washing the dishes before loading the dishwasher.
>>>> Right?
>>
>> I can say for certain that I have never preferred an argument with a
>> sibling to well prepared traditional Thanksgiving fare.
>
> You're not saddled with an over large sense of humor, I've noticed.
>
> nancy

he carries it in a pinky thimble.

your pal,
blake