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Goofy Minds Think Alike!
Please reread my initial post. I'm speaking about this hemisphere- both continents- they are one and the same so far as Thanks Giving is concerned. What will be on your table or in the fridge for left overs from this holiday - originated in the America(s) ...
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Tomatoes
Chocolate
Every single item listed in the first post are endemic to the Americas. They were unknown to westerners until European seafarers carried them to Europe during the 16th Century AD.
One of the primary reasons Europeans were searching the seas for treasure, is that...
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Looks like two very happy guys with a pile of feral pigs they've just harvested. That's a whole lot of of pig. Where does all that meat go? Who processes it?
Wow- forgot all about the European Boar.
The European Boar is very important species in the development of European culture...
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Yes- absolutely- Mule Deer, Wapiti, White Tail, Black Bear, Canada Goose - and Judge Judy- there's been lots of awesome Thanksgiving feastage going on.
Are black walnuts from this hemisphere?
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We have to be thankful for Sugar Beets carried to the Americas by the Europeans! I love beets- but have to put a little stick it on the mirror in the bathroom and on the calendar less my doctor yell at me for being a hypochondriac...
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Coffee is from Ethiopia- - and yes it's been really developed here hasn't it- to a great degree- but Sugar! Is Sugar Cane from this hemisphere! Holy Cow! How could we live without sugar- coffee sure would suck without it, that's for certain.
Hmm let's do some research! Yeah!
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Coffee is from Ethiopia- - and yes it's been really developed here hasn't it- to a great degree- but Sugar! Is Sugar Cane from this hemisphere! Holy Cow! How could we live without sugar- coffee sure would suck without it, that's for certain.
This season brings out the glutton in me. I love pies and golden baked turkey skin. But you know, sometimes people really tick me off with their entitlements- advertising - capitalizing on what should be a day of momentous humility for the American family.
So - I just to want to give thanks to...