Happy 2010 Thanksgiving! What are YOU thankful for?

[Aramike]

Thread title says it all, folks.

As for me, I'm thankful for my wonderful wife and spawn, the recent success of the Green Bay Packers, and my fortunate luck in being born within the borders of a country that provides that my worst day is still nothing compared to even the best days of most in the third world.

[TarJak]

I'm thankful that I was born in the best country in the world.:woot:

Happy Thanksgiving Yanks.

[Skybird]

For my wonderful parents, who unsvervingly stand by me, no matter whether I failed or succeeded, was wise, or stupid.

For witnessing what is, the beauty and the ugly, the good and the bad, though it even seems so unlikely that there could have become anything at all, and although most of it in the human dimension hurts - like the severe private troubles our family currently is going through.

For the short time mayn years ago when I was gifted with the experience that two souls can know each other since far earlier and later than just one human life, and the experience of loosing it again - for this taught me that you cannot lose this at all.

What exists, is a wonder. And that we live and witness it, is a wonder too - no matter what we think we are. We do.

[the_tyrant]

we had thanksgiving last month
anyways, Since I'm here, I am thankful that i live in a time of peace and prosperity, that I have great parents, and a great little brother
I also salute my teachers:salute:
I got great marks at school this year, and I feel sorry for them
last but not least, I have to thank you guys. My forum buddies, for the great fun we have, and Neal and the moderators, for the creation and maintenance of a great site:yeah:

[Platapus]

my fortunate luck in being born within the borders of a country that provides that my worst day is still nothing compared to even the best days of most in the third world.


I like that. That's a real good perspective to have. :yeah:

[mookiemookie]

Thankful for my family, the clothes on my back, the roof over my head and the job that gives me the means to keep that situation going. A lot of people are in dire straits these days, and I'm lucky I'm not one of them.

[GT182]

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Besides what's been said to be thankful for already, which I am also, I'm glad to be alive.

My only wish is that everyone less fortunate than the rest of us could have a roof over their heads and three square meals a day.

[Tchocky]

No Thanksgiving on this side of the pond, but I don't have to got to work today, so I guess that's something :)
I'm thankful for a roof ove rmy head, a job I love doing, and a wonderful girlfriend. Now if only I had some sort of sandwich with me as I type, I could submit this post perfectly content.

Happy Thanksgiving to all :)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9cHkMILP4_A/Sw6GAKTfU6I/AAAAAAAABHs/3MkAja5cnQw/s800/Thanksgiving.jpg

[Platapus]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9cHkMILP4_A/Sw6GAKTfU6I/AAAAAAAABHs/3MkAja5cnQw/s800/Thanksgiving.jpg

That cartoon is so wrong and socially unacceptable, that I am forced to copy it and save it to my hard drive so I can use it.

:D:D

[Solace]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

[krashkart]

Happy handegg day! :woot:

I'm thankful for my family, and that there will be pie later. :yep:

[Diopos]

Family
Friends
Music
Life

The "order" changes every minute but the themes are constant.


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[Sailor Steve]

Happy handegg day! :woot:
I'm thankful for the modest success my band seems to be having this late in my life, and that's about it. Oh, and not having to be outside today - the expected high here is 17 degrees fahrenheit (-8 Celsius).

[NeonSamurai]

Merging all separate thanksgiving threads into this one...

Happy thanksgiving you dang amerikers :D

[Sailor Steve]

Oh. That explains how my response went from making sense to looking stupid. :damn:

[krashkart]

I'm thankful for the modest success my band seems to be having this late in my life, and that's about it. Oh, and not having to be outside today - the expected high here is 17 degrees fahrenheit (-8 Celsius).

Congratulations on that, Steve. I hope the talent scouts aren't afraid of a little snow. When did you first pick up the bass? :DL

Had a bout of freezing rain here yesterday, cars off in the ditches in some places. Guess the county mounties and staters spent all day responding to accidents. 22 degrees out right now and more freezing rain expected tonight. I'm thankful for heating, Yak-Traks, and the people that work to keep our roads safe. :yep:

[UnderseaLcpl]

I'm thankful that I was born in the best country in the world.:woot:

Happy Thanksgiving Yanks.

You were born in the US? Fancy that.:hmmm:

Happy Thanksgiving, Grant.:DL

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I'm thankful for many things, far too many to acknowledge in a single day, but I have chosen to dedicate this year's Thanksgiving holiday to my fellow subsimmers. :yeah:

A thank you to all of you, for just being around to talk when I'm bored or need advice or am having a technical issue. Thank you to those who worked with me on the Cavalla. Thank you to the modders, without whom my sojourns beneath the waves would be much less enjoyable. A special "danke" to Skybird, for the effort he has put into improving my chess, and another for my opponents, win or lose.

Finally, lest this turn into something resembling an Oscar acceptance speech, I would like to thank the Onkel himself. Thank you for everything, sir. I'd raise a glass to the monitor, but I haven't a glass of alcohol handy, and as I understand it, you're not a fan of the stuff anyway. Thusly, I raise this can of Dr. Pepper in salute. Cheers!

[Takeda Shingen]

I am thankful for my wife, my little girl and the next one on the way.

I am thankful for my home, my comforts and my rewarding career.

I am thankful for my health and the health of those I love.

I am thankful for my friends, my co-workers and acquaintances.

I am thankful for SubSim review, for Neal Stevens' work on our behalf, for the gift of his friendship. Along those lines, I am thankful for all of you; the friends that I have met here over the years, both here and now gone. I thank you all for the joy that you have brought to my life.

Happy Thanksgiving, all.

EDIT: Snowing here today. Not enough to stick to anything for too long, but very seasonal looking.

[Sailor Steve]

When did you first pick up the bass? :DL
1967. Didn't learn how to play it until 1993.
:rotfl2:

[Tchocky]

EDIT: Snowing here today. Not enough to stick to anything for too long, but very seasonal looking.

The first snows started this evening here in Maastricht. I'm just in the door and resemble a postcard. *shiver*

Congrats on the pending new arrival :D

[Jimbuna]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all :sunny:

[Schöneboom]

What I'm thankful for:

My mother and my girlfriend, both healthy and happy.
I still have a job that pays well enough and doesn't drive me mad, at least not every day.
I got to see a little more of the world this year (Australia! :up:) and hope to see more next year.
A decent flat in a mostly quiet neighborhood, with a terrific view.
Really good coffee and wi-fi almost every day.
I still have my creativity, sense of wonder and hope for humanity. That's almost as amazing as being able to fit in my old trousers!

[Takeda Shingen]

Thanks Tchocky. :up:

In related news, Obama spares the turkey:

http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-outlines-moral-philosophical-justifications,18509/

[CCIP]

We've had our turkey 6 weeks ago, but this makes it a good excuse for me to declare this a day for me to be thankful for Americans. Seriously, you guys are great and at the end of the day, those who get to know and befriend Americans have lots to be thankful for. As a majority of my close friends right now are American, I certainly am thankful personally.

So take it easy, enjoy your day off, and accept my thanks for, by and large, being a pretty awesome bunch of people :salute:

[the_tyrant]

We've had our turkey 6 weeks ago, but this makes it a good excuse for me to declare this a day for me to be thankful for Americans. Seriously, you guys are great and at the end of the day, those who get to know and befriend Americans have lots to be thankful for. As a majority of my close friends right now are American, I certainly am thankful personally.

So take it easy, enjoy your day off, and accept my thanks for, by and large, being a pretty awesome bunch of people :salute:
I have to agree +1:salute:

[Sailor Steve]

EDIT: Snowing here today. Not enough to stick to anything for too long, but very seasonal looking.
We had a big blizzard sweep through Tuesday night, and everything was closed yesterday. Luckily it will be too cold to snow again through tomorrow night, so we shouldn't lose any customers for our show on that account. :D

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Since this day began, I've only been conscious for like three hours. I was going to visit my mother, but slept through the window when that was possible. I've been barely out of bed. I guess I've been rather depressed.

[Platapus]

We've had our turkey 6 weeks ago, but this makes it a good excuse for me to declare this a day for me to be thankful for Americans. Seriously, you guys are great and at the end of the day, those who get to know and befriend Americans have lots to be thankful for. As a majority of my close friends right now are American, I certainly am thankful personally.

So take it easy, enjoy your day off, and accept my thanks for, by and large, being a pretty awesome bunch of people :salute:


Well, you are welcome. I truly believe that Americans are a good bunch of people. Sure we have our problems and sure we make mistakes. The United States being what it is, often our problems and mistakes are big. And when you are looking for a perfect country, well you will have to look someplace else.

But the country is filled with good people who like doing the right thing. And the good part is that since we all have different viewpoints on what is "right", there is often a lotta right going on here.

[frau kaleun]

Hope everyone who celebrated the day had a good one.

I am ATM thankful that I have a nice cozy bed to climb into for a long turkey-nap that I hope will last until tomorrow morning... when I have to get up and go back to work. :wah:

But I am thankful that I have a job to get up and go to, as some are not so fortunate.

And thankful for the family and friends I got to spend time with today.

And thankful for Subsim and all the good people here and for everything that participation hereabouts entails, even though the family and friends I spent time with today probably wondered why there was a big honkin' u-boat on my "holiday" apparel. :D

Sadly, they never actually ask about it. Which deprives me of the opportunity to talk about u-boats on Thanksgiving. Yet another reason to be thankful for Subsim. :O:

[Reece]

Not that we celebrate Thanksgiving here but I am very thankful for all the good friends here on Subsim!:woot:

[frau kaleun]

Not that we celebrate Thanksgiving here

So what you're saying is, Aussies are a bunch of ungrateful bastids? :O:

[the_tyrant]

Sadly, they never actually ask about it. Which deprives me of the opportunity to talk about u-boats on Thanksgiving. Yet another reason to be thankful for Subsim. :O:

Maybe they don't want to know after seeing how you play with you sub models:O:

[frau kaleun]

Maybe they don't want to know after seeing how you play with you sub models:O:

I only do that in private, the way the Good Lord intended. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Since this day began, I've only been conscious for like three hours. I was going to visit my mother, but slept through the window when that was possible. I've been barely out of bed. I guess I've been rather depressed.
That's not good to hear. I know that feeling, and it's never fun.

[antikristuseke]

I only do that in private, the way the Good Lord intended. :O:

Must...Resist....Temptation

[Reece]

So what you're saying is, Aussies are a bunch of ungrateful bastids? :O:Yeh that's it!!:yep:
Since I am a Christian I am very thankful everyday for what I/we receive!:yeah:

[TarJak]

You were born in the US? Fancy that.:hmmm:I don't thank you very much. And I'm thankful that I was not as born in the US as well.:O:

Happy Thanksgiving, Grant.:DL

And to you sir.

[TarJak]

So what you're saying is, Aussies are a bunch of ungrateful bastids? :O:
I'll second that motion. In general we are.:D We have the best of everything and still manage to moan about our lot.:doh:

[frau kaleun]

Must...Resist....Temptation

Too bad you're so out of practice. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

I'll second that motion. In general we are.:D We have the best of everything and still manage to moan about our lot.:doh:
Makes me think of the line from Joe Walsh's Life's Been Good To Me So Far: "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whgxKffQJ-Q&feature=watch_response

[LiveGoat]

Curse you, Sailor Steve! I've just realized I've spent the past hour looking at JW/Eagles videos! :DL Great stuff, though. One of the finest guitarists living.

[Jimbuna]

I'll second that motion. In general we are.:D We have the best of everything and still manage to moan about our lot.:doh:

Yep, the worlds biggest whingers....reached Olympic standard :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Curse you, Sailor Steve! I've just realized I've spent the past hour looking at JW/Eagles videos! :DL Great stuff, though. One of the finest guitarists living.
I'm already cursed, but maybe yours was retroactive. I've also fallen prey to that problem many times here, having somebody link to something and an hour or two later closing it and realizing that I was actually doing something else before. :damn:

Isn't that a great concert video, though; with the stereo and all?

"My Maserati does eighthundredmillionsixhundredandthreethousandfourh undredandninetyfive!"

[TarJak]

Yep, the worlds biggest whingers....reached Olympic standard :O:
Olympic standard but only the Silver medallists. The Poms got Gold.:O::O:

[krashkart]

I quit cold turkey yesterday




























...it's so much better straight out of the oven. :yep:

[frau kaleun]

http://www.funnyforumpics.com/forums/i-see-what-you-did-there/1/i_see_what_you_did_there.jpg

[ShadowOps]

I quit cold turkey yesterday





...it's so much better straight out of the oven. :yep:


Lol Well played krash. :agree:

[Jimbuna]

Olympic standard but only the Silver medallists. The Poms got Gold.:O::O:

Don't forget we've also got the Ashes...atm :DL