Fellow nuts, please keep in mind that if you see the supermarkets crammed with people tomorrow, it will most likely be for Thanksgiving food shopping. I did mine early, on Saturday, to beat the rush this week. Many people have not got their Thanksgiving celebration food yet.

Love to you all!!

-- Psychotic (y2k@doom&gloom.com), November 22, 1999

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I did my shopping Friday and while digging through all the frozen turkeys to find just the right one, I dropped my car keys right in the middle of them. Ever tried to stack frozen turkeys in a mound to creat an opening in the middle of the pile? The stock boy, fellow shoppers, and the butcher was throughly confused trying to decide to approach me or leave me alone. But the trip was a success, I found my just right turkey and a sale on ham for .89 a lb. I bought four.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), November 22, 1999.

Yes, and check their grocery baskets. If they're full of bulk items like 25 LBS sugar, rice and beans, cases of canned foods and tuna, you know we have a panic. Then go check your bank and see if you see long lines. If so, you better get out of the stockmarket right away. The Dow will probably take a nose dive tomorrow! The Dow is up, so it is an excellent time to bail out!

-- bbb (bbb@bbb.com), November 22, 1999.

Even if there was a mass y2k GI, the lack of US IQ GI would mean these sheeple will try to stock up on milk and fozen pizza's ("Is it delivery?"). Don't forget the Liters of non nutritional carbonated beverages.

We should all buy extra jelly CAUSE THEY ARE TOAST. (know its been done couldn't resist.

-- squid (Itsdark@down.here), November 22, 1999.

Just look in the baskets. If it all looks like normal Thanksgiving fare, then no panic. But if you see lots of canned meats and vegetables, then maybe...

-- Dian (bdp@accessunited.com), November 22, 1999.

I think I'm going to give them a taste of their own medicine. If I see any last minute stockpilers I'm going to yell at them so everyone else can hear ... "hey, are you one of those Y2K nuts, what are you doing, HOARDING food?"

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 22, 1999.

Well no, I hate to burst your bubbles, it'd me you see, because I had already planned to pick up a few items before Thanksgiving-under the cover of Thanksgiving. I don't celebrate that holdiday due its true history and the pseudo second which was to hide the true.

(The true history of Thanksgiving: A plantation celebrated the first shipload of African slaves to America. That is the big sprawl one imitates. The pseudo later chosen as "the one" was a little Christian prayer circle and they were not feasting at the "traditional" sprawl. Being neither for slavery nor a Christian I decline to celebrate the American tradition of "Thanksgiving.")

I have decided to add a bottle of J.D. to my stash, and some more smokes, and some fruitcake cuz it lasts a long time, and some rum, and... It can't be helped. NOW is the time frame to purchase items like fruitcakes they weren't selling before. I don't think the media wil be reporting on the Y2K aggression rush for J.D., smokes, and fruitcakes, but you never know.

-- Paula (chowbabe@pacbell.net), November 22, 1999.

PSEUDO MEMBER oF tHe FRUITCAKE RESISTance lEaGUE!

You'll NEVER get MY fruitcakes!!! Gpverm,ent goons!!!

hi hi :)

-- hunchback (quasimodo@bellwtor.com), November 22, 1999.

well paula, they have been "rewriting history" for the past decade or so because the truth is too Politically Uncorrect. sounds to me you have the "rewritten version". you better check out all of your holidays--secular or otherwise--because anyone can twist them to sound objectionable by linking them to historic/non-historic events to suit their agenda. plus folks, just because paula says it doesn't make it so. i find the history of the pilgrims journey and subsequent arrival and survival in the US as an amazing and beautiful story, one that involves the big G and YES some friendships with Native Americans who helped them survive and learn.

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), November 22, 1999.

I have it on good authority that the main motivation for that "First Thanksgiving" was MUDWRESTLING!!! But, of course, this has been completely suppressed from the history books.

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), November 22, 1999.

Thanksgiving The Fourth World Documentation Project.

Thanksgiving Lesson Plan - not just for children by The Center For World Indigenous Studies

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Whatever the history, its a great time to take advantage of sales to finish stocking up.

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), November 22, 1999.

Speaking of Jelly or Jam, back in the depression days we usded to have jam sadwiches. Two pieces of bread JAMMED TOGETHER. Perhaps if the jelly shelves are empty we will be doing it agains. Smile!

-- Glenn Boling (wilber@montanasky.net), November 22, 1999.

Rewrite history all you want .... I'll still celebrate. I'm having a good friend over for dinner.

-- Hannibal (still@thecannibal.net), November 22, 1999.

Paula will find any reason to alleniate herself from any friend, any reason to celebrate or feel happy. I bet she's only happy when it rains.

-- (not@now.com), November 22, 1999.

like i said--from the links--rewriting history. just because it gets written doesn't mean it is true--especially when you look at the bias of the author.

from what i understand--the thanksgiving that these pilgrims did came because of a drought that occurred during 1623 (these come from the direct writings of one of the participants--i can't remember his name). they prayed for god to give them rain and he did. even the Indians (many of whom were their friends) were amazed at how quickly. they subsequently gave "thanks" that year for the harvest.

check out the story on Squanto and his friendship with the Pilgrims and what a blessing he was to them. they were also a blessing to him whose tribe had been wiped out earlier by disease. he was a believer who had been converted earlier by missionaries. also, there is a big difference between the types of early settlements--don't lump them all together. the folks and jamestown and in massachusetts were totally different.

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), November 22, 1999.

On the origins of the Thanksgiving celebration: folks, many major holidays in most countries if traced back are really being dressed-up versions of ancient festivities. Some examples:

1) Spring - fertility celebration (crops and people) (Easter)

2) Summer - summer solstice (longest day of year)

3) Fall - harvest festival (Thanksgiving)

4) Winter - winter solstice (shortest day of year) (Xmas)

IMO, if you are going to argue about the origin of a given holiday, it would be best IMHO to start with the holiday nearest in theme and calendar placement to the festivity in question.

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-- MinnesotaSmith (y2ksafeminnesota@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.

Hey why not celebrate it because it is my birthday? Yep this year my birthday fall on Thanksgiving Day.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), November 22, 1999.