The best Thanksgiving song for nerds ever. In which geek comedy songsters Paul and Storm essay the things they are thankful for and ask whatever motivates the universe to take a moment and deliver a special message to your friend and mine, George Lucas. (NSFW language, but if you're in the US, hopefully you're not at work on Thanksgiving.)
posted by jscalzi
on Nov 24, 2011 -
9 comments
"Somebody's turkey might come out better and somebody's turkey comes out worse but just remember: it's just a f*cking turkey."
Tante Marie offers last-minute, no nonsense advice on how to make a Thanksgiving turkey.
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posted by Deathalicious
on Nov 23, 2011 -
80 comments
“I feel terrible,” [Best Buy chief executive Brian] Dunn told attendees at a conference in San Francisco. “It will change some Thanksgiving plans for our employees. It certainly changes mine...We were going to be open at much more civilized hour, like 3 or 4 [AM].”
Feeling pressure from a weak economy and escalating competition from rival retailers, stores like Best Buy are
somewhat reluctantly planning to open stores at midnight on Thanksgiving evening. Traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year,
Black Friday has become Black Midnight.
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posted by 2bucksplus
on Nov 9, 2011 -
191 comments
Since the very beginning, PRI's This American Life has (every few years) commemorated Thanksgiving in the US with episodes about the exotic mysteries of turkeys, chicken and other fowl. They call it
Poultry Slam and episodes from
1995,
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2003,
2007 and
2008 are all available for your turkey day and I-refuse-to-even-look-at-a-Walmart day enjoyment.
posted by l33tpolicywonk
on Nov 24, 2010 -
6 comments
Happy Thanksgiving, MetaFilter! If you have friends from different parts of the U.S., you might have wondered why they consider certain dishes to be an essential part of a Thanksgiving feast, when you've never even thought of them as remotely Thanksgiving-related. Now you can see what dishes were popular searches on
allrecipes.com in various states thanks to
a series of infographics in the
New York Times.
posted by grouse
on Nov 26, 2009 -
70 comments
NetClassixFilter: The next time you're standing clueless in the greeting cards section of your local drugstore franchise, you'll be wishing you'd visited the
Gallery of Unfortunate Greeting Cards instead. For all your holiday needs:
Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Weddings, 4th of July, Hallowe'
en, Birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course,
Washington's Birthday. [via Cap'n Wacky] [more inside]
posted by not_on_display
on Jun 9, 2008 -
18 comments
A Pie-cosahedron and instructions on how to make it. Hint: start with lots of Karo syrup, some sheet metal, and plenty of time. That's not good enough? Try the
fractal pie, baked in its own custom-made backyard oven! These both came from the wonderful site,
instructables, which will reward you with many fun projects that you might even be able to do yourself.
posted by math
on Dec 1, 2006 -
9 comments
Talking Turkey Thanksgiving for those in the $1.5 billion turkey business is as insane as Black Friday for retailers and Christmas for ministers. Ever wonder what
a day in the life of getting your favorite bird is like? By the way, your average run-of-the-mill Butterball ain't the only game in town anymore. Do you prefer free-range or antibiotic-free turkey? Fine.
How about the Heritage Turkey: a behemoth that boasts the ability to actually fly, looks like a B-1 Bomber on the wing, and has darker, more succulent gourmet meat. It never hurts to have any pictures, either. Happy Thanksgiving!
posted by PreacherTom
on Nov 22, 2006 -
26 comments
How Much Fossil Fuel Does Your Dinner Burn? Ingredients for the average American meal travel well over
1500 miles to reach your plate. Our food might be inexpensive, but it's costing the planet a lot (and doesn't taste so hot either, since it's bred to withstand shipping and have long shelf life rather than to taste good). So what happens when people reject the large-scale industrial food system? One recent development in the growing localism movement is the 100-Mile Diet, originated by a Canadian couple who spent a full year eating only foods grown or raised within 100 miles of their home. They'll even give you a road map to having a
100-Mile Thanksgiving. For other variations on the eat-local idea, check out ideas like the
Eat Local Challenge,
Slow Food, and
Locavores encourage you to rediscover your place on earth, build community, and enjoy the
Local Harvest.
posted by Miko
on Oct 18, 2006 -
66 comments
