Ugh. At a bare minimum, when we are at the in-laws, dinner starts at halftime of the Lions game, and can be strategically finished by the time they kick to start the second half...or as has been the case when the Bears were playing, I sit at the "kids" table and watch the game on my phone...

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Gravlax with onions and capers. Dad has a hard-boiled egg with his, but that's not my thing.
Enjoy with a vodka tonic. Pour a 2nd vodka tonic after the Lions fall behind 2 scores. Happy Thanksgiving!

I just remembered that I'm teaching my wife how to make gumbo. So my appetizers that day will be the two beers it takes me to make the roux.

I hate hate hate hate (Spaulding ) turkey.

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Turkey is the fucking worst.

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some people think you need to starve before to fit more in...no, no, no, you have to pre stretch the belly

and fuck you turkey trot fitness freaks

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

It’s the worst when it’s baked with the usual boring shit. When my dad would fry turkeys with Cajun seasoning it was phenomenal.

That's why I bowl a tournament first. An excuse for AM High Lifes and starting a buzz to get through the day dealing with family.

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I agree with this. Get your fat asses to the gym before Thursday so you can sleep in and go to Denny’s for breakfast like I plan to. Besides a Turkey trot is a 5k? That’s not a workout. It’s a warm up.

The annual Turkey Bowl we used to play at Rainbow Beach Park was the only healthy thing I did on Thanksgivings.

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15-17 minutes? It's a good warm-up on a cool day. Yeah, not a workout.

Dennys?!?

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turkey is great, you people are crazy. Get you a nice drumstick and pour the gravy on

Fuck that. My grandmother knew that I hated turkey and added ham for me. The ham was always the first thing to go.

Followed by the gravy.

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Turkey is like 1000x better than ham

5K is 3.2 god loving american miles. If you are doing that in 15 minutes, much respect.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

that's the slavic side

I happen to love turkey

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

You must love light beer too.

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That was a good time for varsity cross country. But only the runners & coaches cared.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

running is a punishment in other sports but the goal of track

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Mariano's actually does an an excellent charcuterie - unique cheeses and a bit of dried fruit and pecans. Supplement with some nice sliced meats and you're in business.

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

Blasphemer!

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Exactly.....for old fat guys like me, I'm thrilled to crack 30 minutes.
Turkey Trot is a glorious way to get the day started.

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it has it's place

It’s the only way to start gluttony on the right foot.

Is that a carryover tradition from the bar hopping days of Black Wednesday?

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The recipe thing is totally out of control. The part you want is buried under layers of nonsense. It's part and parcel of our decadent culture. You can't just make and eat food, you need to be told a story about it as well.

It wasn't that long ago that restaurant menus had just the food and the prices listed. Now we have to be told a story about the restaurant, told a story about the food's origin, and be introduced to food philosophy of the owner/chef.

Really dude? Fritos and corn tortilla chips go well with it. Always a hit.

Go get some cranberry cinnamon goat's milk cheese from costco and some crackers, and you're set.

I like the classic chicken Buffalo dip made with Frank's Red Hot... has anyone tried it with sriracha instead?

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I've made cranberry w/goat cheese crostini's before. A little more work than the goat cheese with all the shit already in it. Most of the time when I host everyone shows up right before dinner, helps clean up then gets out. Every couple of years someone will fuck things up and come over early and I feel like I should have something to snack on.

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Mulli is Howard Stern in his prime compared to Haugh.

Great minds think alike…