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[Loud Whispers]

Because, as we all know, the United States government has final and ultimate authority on what does and does not make a terrorist organization. Doesn't matter if a group promotes and perpetuates terrorism unless ol' Uncle Sam gives his say-so.

You're not a real terrorist until you receive CIA funding. Until then you're just an enthusiastic amateur

[Vector]

Thanksgiving is a meal that was historically eaten just "when something good happens" according to the Puritans when they arrived on this shore. "Thank you God for what you have given us etc." It was a habit in England before any colonization happened.

Here, it eventually became almost synonymous with meals that happened after raids on Native American settlements and acquisition of their food stores.

It became an official once-yearly holiday in the time of Abraham Lincoln post-Civil war, a way to "bring the country back together." Unfortunately as I understand it the festival was declared a US holiday shortly before Lincoln sent US soldiers to once again attack the Sioux.

For these reasons a fairly bog-standard, politically neutral religious observance has become charged with imperialist and colonial overtones.


Usually people assemble for a meal of New World foods, such as mashed potatoes, peas, turkey, stuffing, baked sweet potato, corn, gravy, biscuits. Sometimes part of the ritual is taking turns going around the table and saying what you are thankful for this year. After a sensible pause pie is eaten, usually pumpkin or apple, although berry, sweet potato, and pecan pies are also popular.

Friendsgiving is a Thanksgiving meal that you hold with your friends, which is especially common in the GLBT community. It may not take place on the actual day of Thanksgiving. Because Americans who celebrate the Standard American (Christian) Holidays are usually required to spend Christmas with family, it's possible to have a gathering with your friends for Thanksgiving the month or so before and be correctly gendered, able to bring your partner, and so on. Friendsgiving has also become common with college students away from home, immigrant communities, and other young adults living apart from their parents.

Most people working white-collar jobs in the US do not work on Thanksgiving, but many minimum-wage workers are still required to come in. For this reason it is also common for Thanksgiving to be celebrated early or late in families with many working-class members.

[LordBaal]

All I know is that is lots of food. And that is my kid of holiday!

[MrRoboto75]

Thanksgiving is the magical holiday where your racist grandpa gets a captive audience.

[LordBaal]

Hahaha... your country is to fixed with racism.. that is really sad. Was talking with my mother in law how thankfully we dont have that here. We have a truckload of other problems out of human stupidity but that aint one.

[martinuzz]

I wonder if that's why the WTO decided to skip the greek n for the new variant.
Perhaps some people thought that using an n-word for a variant from dark africa would make certain people upset.

[feelotraveller]

More likely something prosaic such as forseeing the confusion caused when half the world starts calling the nu variant the new variant.

[LordBaal]

The nu variant is just like the new variant, it just has more style, uses shades and a cap backwards...

[Starver]

And a Xi-variant would be awkward. It'd have some people Jinping to erroneous conclusions.

(So, as I said in the actual virus thread, they made it sound like a giant robot instead. Not that it is, but you do get the same mouthfeel as with Unicron/etc. Little-o ('o-mikron') isn't as used by people as Big-O ('o-mega'), but it still has prior uses that might be recalled.)

[scriver]

Something something nu metal

[LordBaal]

"Crawling in your lungs... those wounds they will not heal (without proper rest)"

[TamerVirus]

Sponsored by Flaccid Pancake

[wierd]

A division of Azure Stroopwafel, LLC

[Andux]

Seek immediate confectionery attention if your pancake experiences an erection lasting for more than four hours, as this may be a sign that it is actually just a regular cake.

[Dunamisdeos]

Ameripol: Going from serious issues to shit flinging to "lets all just fuck a cake" in 2 pages flat.