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OTFPOTD: Two days in a row edition

So it appears I'm the only one around, which means that this could be the lowest-attended fanpost in a while.  But I'll put one up anyway, because, well, because it's a day.

And because it's the day before Thanksgiving, the standard questions apply:

 

1.  What are you doing for the holiday?
2.  What is your favorite food of the Thanksgiving feast? 
3.  Does your family have Thanksgiving post-dinner plans? My family used to eat early and bowl at night.
4.  What are the odds that you get too drunk and embarrass yourself in front of your family?

So, there we are.

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1. Spending the day/feast with good friends.
2. Outside of turkey or ham, I’d have to say green bean casserole.
3. Drinking.
4. 100%. Daily.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 9:12 AM PST   0 recs

Let's see

1. Going to Jack in the Box tomorrow, then shopping
2. Yams, for sure
3. Black Friday stuff, since I haven’t had Thanksgiving with my family in six years
4. 0%

by seattlebruin on Nov 26, 2008 9:13 AM PST   0 recs

WHOAH COOL!

I just found JI’s 7th grade dictionary! No WONDER he can’t spell!

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:18 AM PST   0 recs

F9IAL

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:33 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Fuck you

I’m good at spelling

Furcal

by JI on Nov 26, 2008 10:36 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Answering my own questions

1. Going to the bar by our house for Thanksgiving dinner because my wife gets home late tonight and we can’t be bothered to cook.
2. Stuffing. Or gravy.
3. Drinking.
4. My wife’s seen me embarrass myself while drunk a lot, and that’s the only family I’ll be seeing tomorrow, so 0%.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:20 AM PST   0 recs

.

1. Hosting my wife’s side of the family in our new house. With our new dining room table that I earned my man card back assembling late Sunday night.
2. My wife’s sweet potato & red onion recipe. Or Stove Top Stuffing. Can’t decide.
3. This year, we’re going for dessert to our real estate agent’s house.
4. 15%. Since we’re hosting, I might take that second or third glass of wine. But drinking too much wine just puts me to sleep, so combine that with the turkey, and I’ll more likely fall asleep on the couch.

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:21 AM PST   0 recs

that second or third glass of wine?

Don’t go crazy, now. hahahaha. When I go to my family’s for the holidays, “that third glass of wine” is the MINIMUM consumption level that’s acceptable.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:25 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

My mantra has always been quality over quantity...

Even though I’ve got waaaay more than 6-pack abs, my skinny wife can drink me under the table. I’m a massive lightweight when it comes to alcohol…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:50 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hmm

1. Going to my mom’s house. And then after dinner, heading to work.
2.Cranberry sauce. And ham.
3. No.
4.Have to work that night, so zero.

by Goose on Nov 26, 2008 9:23 AM PST   0 recs

Questions.

1. Going to Kirkland for a bash that my uncle co-hosts with his partner. Helping prepare the big-ticket items.
2. I honestly don’t like this holiday. But homemade mashed ‘tatoes make up for quite a bit.
3. I have never celebrated Thanksgiving up here. I did see a game of Apples to Apples on the coffee table?
4. Um, they don’t really drink. I always thought holidays would be more fun if my family had alcohol infused get-togethers.

Yeah…I’m not really looking forward to tomorrow…

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 9:26 AM PST   0 recs

Answers!

1. Nothing special, mostly traveling to visit extended family.
2. Pumpkin pie!
3. Just hanging around with my grandparents for a little while.
4. 0%. Now cousin Eddie on the other hand…

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 9:27 AM PST   0 recs

most times of year you're probably right

but Thanksgiving is all about punpkin pie.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:32 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Or pumpkin, even.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:32 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

that too.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:34 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

This is the correct answer

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:35 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

yes.

I don’t usually like sweet potatoes. But damn, this recipe my wife found that basically has sweet potatoes chunked with red onions, lemon pepper, and a few other ingredients all thrown in the oven for a bit is pretty damn good. I give my wife credit for it since she found and made the recipe first, but I pretty much do all the cooking on Turkey Day myself. I LOVE to cook…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:19 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Sweet potatoes... Ugh.

Jeanuts was “signed up” for sweet potatoes for tomorrow. She’s never made them, and we don’t like them. I told her to call my sister and get signed up for something else.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:29 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

I normally HATE sweet potatoes, too.

Like “keep ’em the hell away from me” hate…

I can’t find the exact recipe right now, but it’s very similar to this (heh, I think there’s a typo in the number of sweet potatoes). And it’s sooooooo good. Basically olive oil, rosemary, lemon pepper and some other stuff are used as the marinade over the top.

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:52 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

I'd always be willing to try something new,

but until I actually taste good sweet potatoes, they stay on the “keep ’em the hell off my plate” list.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:54 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

This.

Like asking for pumpkin and being told ‘we don’t have that, but sweet potato pie is better!" Did I ask for sweet potato pie? Pepsi tastes exactly like Coke? Ice cream looks like mashed potatoes, ever bite into it thinking it was going to be a delicious bite of ice cream?

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

This happened to me last week with pineapple juice.

Thought it was plain orange juice until I took a big drink.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Pineapple juice is so good

But it makes me hate the fact that I get terrible heartburn.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:35 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Pineapple juice is just fine,

I just wasn’t expecting it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:36 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Mmmmmm

Mashed potato flavored Ice Cream…

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Well put.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:36 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I'm probably just pissy. I'm sick and I have no appetite.

Therefore, no coffee, nicotine (I’m thinking about just keeping this going), no bacon and eggs for breakfast. Caffeine, nicotine, and cholesterol withdrawals all at once, I’m sure my wife is really enjoying my company.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:38 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Fuck that noise.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:41 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

No

Fuck that noise

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:44 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I don't italicize well.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Fuck that noise

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Not really an option for me..

Yadda, yadda, noise….

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hah. Heh. Hee hee.

I just typed and deleted about 10 different things right there.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Probably not a possibility for Thingray and dpseadv though

Unless they are radical, forward thinking scientists who also happen to be gigantic Austrian ex-bodybuilders

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:46 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Interestingly my female friends who smoke and got pregnant

mostly picked it back up after they were done nursing.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 12:47 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Well...

I’m off to smoke and bowl. You guys have fun talking about pregancies. I’ll check back in when I return.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:48 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

OPEN YOUR HAND

Bowl well, man

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

We'll see.

It’s always weird for me when I bowl by myself. Throws off my rhythm.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

The open the hand thing was a joke

Since I said that last Friday and you had no idea what I meant, which was my fault for not explaining

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Still don't know what it means!

Bowled a 146, 186 and a 126. Apparently my hand was closed the last game.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:05 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Oh for cryin out loud!

I said Bacon ‘n’ Eggs!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:44 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Just when I thought we had similar opinions of nearly everything.

You had to go and be a sweet potato guy. At least I won’t have to worry about you hanging around my pumpkins.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

And then Apple Pie dropped a MOAB on all of them

Because Apple Pie is the best

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:47 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Oh, Dutch Apple Pie! I can never decide which is my favorite.

It’s just a dressed up apple pie anyway, with the little buttery crumbles all over the top…

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Fuuuuck I'm hungry

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I just feel all crummy and gross.

I’m bout to pop some drugs and go back to sleep.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:52 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Heroin is good for what ails ya

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:53 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Opiate based stuff gives me the heaves, and makes me all itchy.

I’ve been going with valium or methadone for a few years now. Try and explain to a doctor that you have to use methadone for pain and check the reaction you get. Fun times. At least itchy and heaving distracts from the actual injury.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:55 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I'm enjoying a hot cup of Tortilla soup with Crystal hot sauce.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 12:58 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Make that bowl, not cup.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 12:58 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Jerk

That sounds good. I don’t see any purpose to leaving for lunch on a day when I work only 5 hours. I’m off in an hour, and will get something later

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:01 PM PST to parent up   0 recs