I'm going to be flying from Atlanta to DC around Thanksgiving, and I'm trying to figure out the least painful way to do it. Unusually, I don't actually care where I am on Thanksgiving day—I'm go to an event the following weekend. When will be less crazy at the airport?
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posted by duien
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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How can I peacefully and tactfully get out of the huge family Thanksgiving celebration for next year, or years after that? I've finally reached the end of my rope, I think.
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posted by kpht
on Nov 26, 2010 -
60 answers
Specific Thanksgiving poem by a Latino author? I am trying to find a remembered poem for a professor about Thanksgiving that he remembers reading. Poem is in English, by a Latino poet, very funny, and about a young person explaining to his/her parents what Thanksgiving is/means. The prof thinks the poem was by a male author. (minor additional details below the fold)
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posted by eleanna
on Nov 24, 2010 -
8 answers
Last year, the Secretary of the Army and many (most?) other federal bigwigs granted employees four hours of what amounted to admin leave on the day before Thanksgiving. My agency is remote from DC and thus word did not trickle down to us until mid-afternoon.
Will there be a similar dismissal this year? Where would we look for it?
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posted by the christopher hundreds
on Nov 24, 2010 -
19 answers
Please help a British guy celebrate Thanksgiving with his American girlfriend.
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posted by jeatsy
on Nov 24, 2010 -
53 answers
Thanksgiving mess. Social circles colliding, no one wants to give an inch. All I want to do is enjoy the holiday with my partner, who's been living far away and is home for the weekend. How can I untangle this knot?
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posted by Vinegaroon
on Nov 23, 2010 -
26 answers
How can I do as good a Thanksgiving as possible with 2 burners, a microwave, and a fridge?
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posted by artlung
on Nov 22, 2010 -
27 answers
This Friday, I am making a late Thanksgiving on Brisket! Brisket two ways in fact. One will be my famous brisket marinated in Coca Cola and BBQ rub by way of Polish cane sugar coke with roasted garlic and beef gravy. The other brisket I am sort of freaking out about. Does anyone have any ideas?
posted by parmanparman
on Nov 22, 2010 -
12 answers
"American Thanksgiving" in Melbourne, Australia -- for a few Americans and a bunch of new Aussie friends who have never celebrated, but want to help with the cooking. How should I use the next few days to prepare?
A few of the difficulties: I've never hosted Thanksgiving before, in ANY country. I'm not sure how to best coordinate the pot-luck aspect -- trying to shape a decent team-effort menu would be wise. I'm not even sure where the best place is to buy a turkey.
Bonus points for menu suggestions that add Aussie flair to the American holiday (let's put kangaroo in SOMETHING), or that go over-the-top American (who says we can't have turkey AND bacon cheeseburgers?).
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posted by adamk
on Nov 21, 2010 -
27 answers
I'm visiting extended family in LA for american thanksgiving (i'm from toronto). I'll have one day (either friday or saturday) to go off on my own and do stuff. What should i do? (
Level of difficulty: No drivers license.)
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posted by Kololo
on Nov 21, 2010 -
12 answers
How can we cheer up someone who will be alone for the holidays, without actually inviting them to a party or something?
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posted by joyeuxamelie
on Nov 20, 2010 -
21 answers
How to diplomatically handle a sibling's well intentioned, but incredibly pushy friend who keeps insisting that the entire family has to attend her orphan Thanksgiving.
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posted by gov_moonbeam
on Nov 18, 2010 -
22 answers
Thanksgiving with a twist: I'm looking for recipes that contain "Thanksgiving-y" and "Christmas-y" ingredients (turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin, pecans, etc.) but that aren't traditionally "Thanksgiving-y", as a whole. Perfect example:
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posted by chara
on Nov 4, 2010 -
27 answers
emergency help! I'm without plans tonight at the last minute and want to volunteer in wilmington, delaware area for thanksgiving today/tonight. i can't find any specific opportunities, have already called a few places, didn't find anything on-line. PLEASE if you know of a SPECIFIC place needing volunteers tonight (not just a suggestion to call a church or soup kitchen) let me know asap. thanks!
posted by saraindc
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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About eight years ago, I read this article on some radical-leaning progressive website, about how the author had come to love Thanksgiving, despite originally viewing it as a celebration of mass murder.
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posted by Ash3000
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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I'm searching for an completely insane recipe for a "blackened" roasted turkey that David Rosengarten prepared on his old Food Network show, "Taste".
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posted by melorama
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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Vodka That Tastes Like Fall? Since I do my Thanksgiving a week or so after everyone else, I have time to infuse a massive jug of vodka with seasonally appropriate flavors for the festivities. What infuses well and tastes like fall/thanksgiving/etc?
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posted by The Whelk
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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How can I best approximate a real Thanksgiving turkey— with chicken, a gas burner, and toaster oven? What other kinds of traditional fare can I make, given the limited ingredients available where I live? Help me have a real Thanksgiving far from home!
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posted by bookish
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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Kinda excited at the prospect of my first Thanksgiving alone. Where can a twentysomething girl go, or do, for Thanksgiving - both day and night? I'm in the Los Angeles/Pasadena area.
Previous similar question, and I've taken all answers to heart. But mine has a twist: I can't stay in.
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posted by Xere
on Nov 23, 2009 -
5 answers
3 Brits in NYC, no plans for thanksgiving and wondering what all the fuss is about! What cool stuff can we do this weekend?
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posted by hibbersk
on Nov 23, 2009 -
17 answers
Years ago, I went to my aunt's house, and she made this really fun Jello mold that was red and had bits of food-processed cranberries, walnuts, celery, and pineapple bits. It was soooo delicious! Since then I've tried to replicate it a few times, all to no avail. Each time, the Jello doesn't set and it comes out like basically a cranberry sauce that tasted like whatever Jello flavor I use. Can anyone point me to a good recipe AND include some tips for success? Many thanks in advance!!
posted by choochoo
on Nov 22, 2009 -
12 answers
Have you ever used an electric roaster oven to cook a large turkey?
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posted by Lylo
on Nov 21, 2009 -
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I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving. I have zero idea what I'm doing. Advice, s'il vous plait!
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posted by zoomorphic
on Nov 20, 2009 -
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My unplanned-pregnant soon-to-be-single-mother friend was unexpectedly invited to Thanksgiving dinner with the, err, donor and his parents. She is freaking out, convincing herself that it will be terrible, etc. Suggestions?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 19, 2009 -
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What should I do (by myself, possibly with two dogs) for Thanksgiving within a couple hundred miles of Houston, TX?
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posted by junipero
on Nov 18, 2009 -
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My significant other will be abroad for Thanksgiving & our anniversary. What recipes can I make to celebrate belated Thanksgiviversary for two?
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posted by anthropomorphic
on Nov 16, 2009 -
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