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Post by FunkySwerve on Nov 24, 2009 19:09:59 GMT
We're having our longest bonus xp weekend yet for the Thanksgiving weekend. It's set to run from when the servers reset today until Sunday evening or Monday morning. Enjoy! And keep an eye out for present pengies - Pecker is for any holiday that helps prevent people from dining on penguins, and has been known to snarf down a bit of turkey now and again.
Funky
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Post by MightyKhan on Nov 24, 2009 20:11:28 GMT
.. when is thanksgiving?
(and I might just as well ask what it is exactly. sure i've heard the term before, TV/movies etc, but the dutch don't celebrate it... and yes i know google has the answers as well)
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Post by redbeard on Nov 24, 2009 20:25:20 GMT
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourthThursday in November. That's Nov 26 this year. I think Canada celebrates in October some time.
It's a day dedicated to giving thanks*. Thanks to God, Family, Friends and Neighbors. At least that's the declared reason. Most of the time is spent eating a big turkey dinner, and for some people, watching American football. Oh yeah, and traveling to the dinner and cleaning up and having leftovers.
*Yes, we do need to give thanks every day. But Thanksgiving gives us a chance to stop the rush and think about thanking others.
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Post by FunkySwerve on Nov 24, 2009 20:30:56 GMT
It's purportedly the celebration of the first harvest meal shared by pilgrims and native armericans. In reality, it has its roots in christian thanksgiving celebrations of the time which were more common and more spontaneous; they were generally held whenever they felt they'd done or experienced something to merit it. Or, if you ask a lefty, it's a celebration of the rape of New World by Europeans. Or, if you ask a righty, it's the celebration of the American independent, fronteirsmanly spirit. Reality, as always, is somewhere in between.  Funky |
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Post by MightyKhan on Nov 24, 2009 20:39:37 GMT
ok, so its next weekend?
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Post by Trazik on Nov 24, 2009 20:49:22 GMT
It starts now and runs to Sunday/Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2009 21:46:39 GMT
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Post by MightyKhan on Nov 24, 2009 21:56:16 GMT
ah, i see it now in the OP (and heard it ingame ;-) awesome, because last time, I missed it  |
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Post by bayton on Nov 25, 2009 3:33:54 GMT
So let's all give thanks for family, friends, Funky and HG team and Penguins. I have a joke that a guildmate told me that the peguin might like: Did you hear about the baby seal walking into a club?
thanks again
Bayton!
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