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I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?
I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?
Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
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I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
Don't be suckered. David just announced in another thread that until we apologize for William Shatner, Canadians are not his friends.
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Don't be suckered. David just announced in another thread that until we apologize for William Shatner, Canadians are not his friends.I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
I did not. I said that you have to apologize for William Shatner and Jim Carrey. You sir are taking me out of context.
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I did not. I said that you have to apologize for William Shatner and Jim Carrey. You sir are taking me out of context.Don't be suckered. David just announced in another thread that until we apologize for William Shatner, Canadians are not his friends.I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
By forgetting Pamela Anderson and Shania Twain, you are demonstrating that you do not DESERVE to be taken in context. Furthermore, your lack of inclusion of any women on this list shows you are mysoginist. And I don't care if I mispelled that because I'm clearly smarter than you.
Don't be suckered. David just announced in another thread that until we apologize for William Shatner, Canadians are not his friends.I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
Sheila: Times have changed
Our kids are getting worseThey won't obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Sharon: Should we blame the government?
Liane: Or blame society?
Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?
Sheila: No, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flapping heads so full of lies
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
I'd rather thank Canada for producing the man who brought Kirk to life. Kirk is still the best Star Fleet captain ever on television. Sisko is good, but not quite that awesome.
But I digress...
Maybe if Thanksgiving had some catchy or cheesy music of its own it wouldn't be so drowned out by Xmas marketing. We could sing songs about falling asleep after a big carb-heavy dinner. We could sing about the debate between basting and not basting turkey (basting is for losers, by the way). We could sing about Stove Top vs home-made stuffing, what to put in our mashed potatoes to jazz them up a little, how the pilgrims probably at mostly fish for the first thanksgiving rather than turkey. We could sing about dysfunctional family gatherings and who picked up the turkey and put it back in the pan then served it after they dropped it on the floor.
And is it Xmas's fault that Thanksgiving's marketing of primarily food products also blends in with Xmas dinners?
I find it unfortunate as well that Xmas marketing seems to be earlier every year (and sometimes actually is) but what do you expect retailers to do? They want as big a bump in Xmas sales as they can get and for a longer time, so they start early knowing that it's that bump they have to live on for the leaner months of the year.
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Don't be suckered. David just announced in another thread that until we apologize for William Shatner, Canadians are not his friends.I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.Sheila: Times have changed
Our kids are getting worse
They won't obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Sharon: Should we blame the government?
Liane: Or blame society?
Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?
Sheila: No, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flapping heads so full of lies
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
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I'd rather thank Canada for producing the man who brought Kirk to life. Kirk is still the best Star Fleet captain ever on television. Sisko is good, but not quite that awesome.
But I digress...
Hmmm, maybe we should pre-emptively flag this thread just to be on the safe side.
I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?
Since the only bulk consumerism on Thanksgiving involves food, most non-supermarket retailers are going to give it a bye. The only recognition they'll give it is the day after, since it's the biggest shopping day of the year.
There's no room for nostalgia and fuzzy-feelings in business. It's been like this for years. Where have you been? Canada?
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I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Since the only bulk consumerism on Thanksgiving involves food, most non-supermarket retailers are going to give it a bye. The only recognition they'll give it is the day after, since it's the biggest shopping day of the year.
There's no room for nostalgia and fuzzy-feelings in business. It's been like this for years. Where have you been? Canada?
Well I was backpacking through Europe. I was in Barcelona and was climbing a mountain.... ;p
Thanksgiving is fun! I get to make lots of food! How is this NOT a good Holiday? :D
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I get to get a bunch of my friends together and cook enormous amounts of food for them. What's not to like? And since we already have to do all sorts of driving to see everyone at Christmas we get a free pass on Thanksgiving, so there isn't any family nuttiness.
I just attended a conference at a resort and I noticed that everywhere I went, both at the resort and in the town it was in the Christmas decioratons are up. Now the local station that usually plays Christmas music has started playing it non-stop. And Wal-Mart had trees and a sign saying this way to the Christmas department up two days before Halloween. I enjoy the festive season as much as the next Scrooge, but what happened to Thanksgiving? Did we cancel it and I just missed the announcement?Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanksgiving gets lost due to all the Christmas marketing. A solution would be is to move Thanksgiving to October like our Canadian friends.
This move would just "force" retailers to begin the Christmas season the day after Labor Day.
Well this year we saw the Christmas stuff going up before Halloween which is a new record. Not too long ago people actually sold Thanksgiving decorations. Now folks just tear down their Halloween stuff and put up the inflato-clauses.
Very inflated.
The world knows the recipe for making me feel older and grumpier...stupid world.