Thanksgiving

roy123456789

A few Questions;
Is it the last Thursday of the month or the third Thursday?
Every American I speak to here (Dublin) says the last. but a Hawain I asked last week said the third,
A Canadian said October but he was a nutter.

will any of you celebrate it ....How? I notice over the past few years the night is getting busier (Last Thursday) in Dublin.

biko

22nd

beanyb

It's the 4th Thursday I think. So it's usually the last, unless, like this year there are 5 Thursdays in the month.

And Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, so he wasnt a nutter. He was just talking about Canada, not America.

delta_bravo

roy123456789 wrote: »

A few Questions;


will any of you celebrate it ....How? I notice over the past few years the night is getting busier (Last Thursday) in Dublin.

No, I am not American. Surely Christmas has more to do with town getting busier

roy123456789

delta_bravo wrote: »

No, I am not American. Surely Christmas has more to do with town getting busier

No these are actual Thanksgiving parties, I assume they are hosted by ex-pat Americans, but last year a few of the pubs/ Restaurants got into it, showing the American Football Game, Flags and stuff.

Pherekydes

It's always the 4th Thursday in November in the USA, and the 2nd Monday of October in Canada. So now you know!

Handy website for this type of info.

Overheal

roy123456789 wrote: »

A few Questions;
Is it the last Thursday of the month or the third Thursday?
Every American I speak to here (Dublin) says the last. but a Hawain I asked last week said the third,
A Canadian said October but he was a nutter.

will any of you celebrate it ....How? I notice over the past few years the night is getting busier (Last Thursday) in Dublin.

the same hawaiians that thought nobody would ever commit to a surprise attack on a Sunday?

Pfft.

Its the 4th thursday.

thanksgiving is important: its the holiday where the whole family gets together and kills eachother - "I had sex with your dog!" "I stole your credit cards!" "Mom, Dad; Im a lesbian." "Oh god can we hurry this up so i can go smoke some pot?"

Everyone gets it all out so we can have a pretentious, happy Christmas. The system works.

cazzy

In USA its the last Thursday in November

Dave!

Slow coach wrote: »

Handy website for this type of info.

Good tip, bookmarked.

Pherekydes

cazzy wrote: »

In USA its the last Thursday in November

How come it's the day after tomorrow then, cazzy? :rolleyes:

smaoifs

I'll be celebrating with a day off work! Work for a US company so we get their holidays. Also taking Friday off as I can't be arsed going back in for one day. Only problem is they don't have December 26th as a holiday so it's back to work that day.

Terry

roy123456789 wrote: »

A few Questions;
Is it the last Thursday of the month or the third Thursday?
Every American I speak to here (Dublin) says the last. but a Hawain I asked last week said the third,
A Canadian said October but he was a nutter.

will any of you celebrate it ....How? I notice over the past few years the night is getting busier (Last Thursday) in Dublin.

Why the fúck would I want to celebrate something that marks the beginning of the decimation of the native people of another continent?

Pherekydes

roy123456789 wrote: »

will any of you celebrate it ....How?

Yep. Turkey dinner and watch the match on the tellyvisionny thing in the corner. Might get in some bevvies, too. No pumpkin pie, though.

Pherekydes

Terry wrote: »

Why the fúck would I want to celebrate something that marks the beginning of the decimation of the native people of another continent?

That started in 1492. And it was much more than mere decimation (which mean to kill every tenth person/soldier/man).

Ruu_Old

I get off work this Thursday for it and thank god, I'm about to go mad at work. *rattatatatata-ratatatata*

RoyalMarine

Ruu wrote: »

I get off work this Thursday for it and thank god, I'm about to go mad at work. *rattatatatata-ratatatata*

your an extermnator?

Pigletlover

cazzy wrote: »

In USA its the last Thursday in November

It's the 4th Thursday of the month, which is often the last, but not always.

JayoCluxton

Overheal wrote: »

thanksgiving is important: its the holiday where the whole family gets together and kills eachother - "I had sex with your dog!" "I stole your credit cards!" "Mom, Dad; Im a lesbian." "Oh god can we hurry this up so i can go smoke some pot?"

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Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Terry wrote: »

Why the fúck would I want to celebrate something that marks the beginning of the decimation of the native people of another continent?

qft

I hope we can all forgive and forget so easily with the nazi's in a few hundred years, I wonder how the world would feel now if Germany had a 'railroad adventure' day to commemorate the holocaust.

SimpleSam06

Terry wrote: »

Why the fúck would I want to celebrate something that marks the beginning of the decimation of the native people of another continent?

Hahaha, bingo, its the simple truth. And by the way if you ever wonder why the USA is overrun with fundie nutjobs and creationists, its because thats where they all went after Europeans got sick of their shit and started disposing of them wholesale.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

yeah, europe's got a great record for wholesale human disposal.

SimpleSam06

Mordeth wrote: »

yeah, europe's got a great record for wholesale human disposal.

Europe is not a country, nor do the countries that make it up celebrate genocide.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

well the british killed lots of people in the middle east, the french in africa.. the germans.... well....

and let's not forget the wholesale murder that were ww1 and ww2, not quite genocide but still murder.

roy123456789

Just thought if we had Thanksgiving it might de-xmas November and we could do with a Bank holiday in the dreariest month of the year as well

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I suppose we could make peace with the dubliners and then kill them.

wyk

Terry wrote: »

Why the fúck would I want to celebrate something that marks the beginning of the decimation of the native people of another continent?

Hey, now. No need to be combative. The actual day is a mark and celebration of when the native people on the continent shared their knowledge and goods with the immigrants(white europeans mostly). Not all of us of Native American blood frown upon the holiday, or hold it as a place card for the onset of our genocide(thoiugh it is a reminder). The actual original efforts were acts of good faith towards the first few Europeans that landed, and perhaps needed what assistance the locals could provide. Many of the first few were in America due to fleeing persecution, and hoping for a better life. That is the day we celebrate, both as Americans and as Natives. Not all the Europeans were directly responsible for the events that followed. And, certainly, very few in modern day America are not regretful of this part of their past.

Happy thanksgiving,

Wes Keller
Southern Confederate Cherokees

metaoblivia

wyk wrote: »

Hey, now. No need to be combative. The actual day is a mark and celebration of when the native people on the continent shared their knowledge and goods with the immigrants(white europeans mostly). Not all of us of Native American blood frown upon the holiday, or hold it as a place card for the onset of our genocide(thoiugh it is a reminder). The actual original efforts were acts of good faith towards the first few Europeans that landed, and perhaps needed what assistance the locals could provide. Many of the first few were in America due to fleeing persecution, and hoping for a better life. That is the day we celebrate, both as Americans and as Natives. Not all the Europeans were directly responsible for the events that followed. And, certainly, very few in modern day America are not regretful of this part of their past.

Happy thanksgiving,

Wes Keller
Southern Confederate Cherokees

Thank you. As another poster with Native American blood (the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Western Band of Cherokee), I agree. And I also agree with the poster who stated that 1492 marked the beginning of the decimation of Native Americans.

Mossy Monk

The annual Smackdown! Thanksgiving women rolling around in some kind of sauce match must be this week then.

jebuz

I got sent over to our Chicago office from Dublin until Christmas, and the feckers are making me work thursday and friday while the rest of the country is enjoying Thanksgiving. i'll be the only one in here "in case the phone rings" and because "I'm still on Irish public holidays when over here" bol!x

knird evol

Most of General Philip Sheridan ("..the only good indian is a dead indian") men were first generation Irish. Sheridan was a monaghan man. So it would seem unfortunately the Irish had a big role in decimating the native americans.

Third_Echelon

The last thursday in November this year is 29th (tomorrow week), so I guess its the 4th thursday... or if there are 5 thursdays, its the second last

I cover the states with my company, so thursday and friday are going to be quiet i reckon...

koloughlin

roy123456789 wrote: »

No these are actual Thanksgiving parties, I assume they are hosted by ex-pat Americans, but last year a few of the pubs/ Restaurants got into it, showing the American Football Game, Flags and stuff.

Anyone know which pubs or restaurants in Dublin are showing the games and might do a half-decent Thanksgiving dinner? My wife's an American and she'll probably be all nostalgic tomorrow and missing her family, so a dinner out might cheer her up. Thanks!

Jesus Wept

another american that knows I'm Irish wishes me a 'happy turkey day'.

They are not joking either. Ensues usual conversation.

Me: you know we don't celebrate that right
Them: no

etc.

I'd guesstimated this happens with 8.5*/10 Americans I've ever spoken with.

*shudder.



*conservative estimate.

cazzy

Slow coach wrote: »

How come it's the day after tomorrow then, cazzy? :rolleyes:

Cause they all mke a mistake in American
I blame Bush

(or maybe you re just right)



In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks to God[1][2][3] for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (i.e. the Thursday falling between November 22 and November 28. The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day is often collectively referred to as the "holiday season," and the holiday itself is often nicknamed Turkey Day.

Spook_ie

cazzy wrote: »

Cause they all mke a mistake in American
I blame Bush

(snip)

The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day is often collectively referred to as the "holiday season," and the holiday itself is often nicknamed Turkey Day.

Jeez fancy that, the Mericans named a day after GWB....

jester77

jebuz wrote: »

I got sent over to our Chicago office from Dublin until Christmas, and the feckers are making me work thursday and friday while the rest of the country is enjoying Thanksgiving. i'll be the only one in here "in case the phone rings" and because "I'm still on Irish public holidays when over here" bol!x

That sucks, you got to be more assertive with them. When I spend a few months abroad with a client I take their public holidays as well as my own I know some places will only give you a choice of taking one or the other. Best to do there is take the local holidays and then use the allocated free flights home any time there is a public holiday at home so you end up getting them as well!

Lirange

Spook_ie wrote: »

Jeez fancy that, the Mericans named a day after GWB....

No I'm afraid you're confusing it with Monkey Day. Typically the last Tuesday in January.

Ponster

The-Rigger wrote: »

I'd guesstimated this happens with 8.5*/10 Americans I've ever spoken with.
*conservative estimate.

I met a wonderful young couple in an Irish bar by Madison Sq Gardens in New York this summer with whom we had a great conversation ,but still asked us if we had St Patricks Day in Ireland too.