Happy Thanksgiving, NYC!

Gothamist wishes all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are thankful for quite a few things - funny pictures of Mayor Bloomberg, a really good sandwich, passing Law & Order on-the-street sets, secret music shows, people who let us pet their dogs. Most of all, we're happy we've made many so many friends, new and old, that we've made through the site (new contributors, readers) who teach us new things and encourage us to learn more. Now, onto sneaking bites of stuffing!

Thanksgiving Day activites:
- Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live (good luck!) or on Channel 4, WNBC (coverage starts at 9AM)
- Comment at least 20 times about how mild it is today
- Learn about the holiday: Here's a teacher's guide to T-Day from Scholastic, here's the History Channel's info on the Pilgrims and the holiday and the Library of Congress on when Thanksgiving is.
- Nap
- Feel gassy
- Consider going out, but then deciding to nap

Photograph of parade balloon Jeeves by Jake Dobkin

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By Jen Chung in News on November 25, 2004 7:24 AM

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Pocahottie

Stupid Indians

Bapopik@aol.com

I reached for more turkey and took one bite and saw--AN IMAGE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN MY TURKEY!

I still have it in the fridge. It's a day old, but it's still good. I'm about to offer this turkey for $30,000 on eBAY. I think that day-old turkey is clearly worth considerably more than ten-year-old grilled cheese.

I'm also taking eBAY offers for day-old cranberry sauce. I think I saw an image of Michael Jackson's nose in that.

S.D.

sigh...

And while you're at, it Lets Not forget:
<ul>

<li>That Columbus came to Enslave the locals</li>

<li>The US of A broke nearly every treaty with Native Americans</li>

<li>Gen. Custer was *NOT* a Hero</li>

<li>We wouldn't allow Women the right to vote!</li>

<li>Easter Is based on a Pagen Holiday!!</li>

<li>The US of A is Eeeeevvvvvviiiiillllll</li>

<li>We Are ALL EEEEvvvvviiiiillll!!!</li></ul>

Bwa-Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!

(Satanic Laugh....)

As if.

I say: Let's all not forget that there are Jackasses who constantly want to ruin any holiday, like Thanksgiving, by bringing up crimes that occured over 350 years ago, by people unrelated to the people here today.

Bang your head on the wall, shake up that lonely brain cell, and Get a clue. I suppose you'll rain on Christmas, New Year's, Easter, 4th of July too...

Geez...

A Casual Fellow

Let's all not forget that Thanksgiving was really the celebration of the killing and slaughter of the natives.

"The first day of thanksgiving took place in 1637 in the war against the Pequots. 700 men, women, and children of the Pequot tribe were gathered for their annual green corn dance on what is now Groton, Connecticut. Dutch and English mercenaries surrounded the camp and proceeded to shoot, stab, butcher and burn alive all 700. The next day the Massachusetts Bay Colony held a feast in celebration and the governor declared "a day of thanksgiving." Natives were scalped, burned, mutilated and sold into slavery, and a feast was held in celebration every time a successful massacre took place. The killing frenzy got so bad that even the Churches of Manhattan announced a day of "thanksgiving" to celebrate victory over the "heathen savages," and many celebrated by kicking the severed heads of Pequot people through the streets like soccer balls."

Tim N.

I'm thankful for discovering Gothamist (aww!). Seriously, where else would I get free publicity for my play and find out about the free U2 shows that I wasn't able to get out of work for!

Happy turkey, all...