What is the WORST thing that has ever happened to you while celebrating Thanksgiving?

Mine was when an entire pie slid right off of the oven rack and landed upside down on the floor, nearly missing (and frying) my bare foot.

Another time, someone decided that the turkey had to cook all day long, completely disregarding the instructions, and we were all left with a dried carcass. Luckily, I'm not a turkey fan, so I didn't care either way... but there were sure a lot of disappointed carnivores in the room.

Alice

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 27, 2002 01:03 PM

i've never had a disaster like getting my haed caught in the turkey like mr. bean. but i do have an uncle who refuses to come to any family functions, whether they're birthdays or holidays. he hates one of my aunts (his sister) and her husband cuz they're first child died of a brain tumor 7 years ago. it pisses me off that he still holds a grudge and won't show up. that ruins the holidays for me.

Quinn

Springfield, IL

November 2002

NOV 27, 2002 01:09 PM

I said the word fuck in front of great great aunt evelyn and her drink came out her nose. really. i was a young lass of only 17 or 18 and it got a laugh but nobody needs to see coca cola coming out of a thousand year old broad all decked out in her geriatric wear.

Lesa

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NOV 27, 2002 01:17 PM

Alice said:
i've never had a disaster like getting my haed caught in the turkey like mr. bean. but i do have an uncle who refuses to come to any family functions, whether they're birthdays or holidays. he hates one of my aunts (his sister) and her husband cuz they're first child died of a brain tumor 7 years ago. it pisses me off that he still holds a grudge and won't show up. that ruins the holidays for me.

Damn, sweetie. Sometime I wonder why you go home at all.

Lesa

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NOV 27, 2002 01:17 PM

Quinn said:
I said the word fuck in front of great great aunt evelyn and her drink came out her nose. really. i was a young lass of only 17 or 18 and it got a laugh but nobody needs to see coca cola coming out of a thousand year old broad all decked out in her geriatric wear.

Oops.

MisterSatan

Portland, OR

August 2002

NOV 27, 2002 01:22 PM

Well, I'm not sure if this counts, since I technically wasn't celebrating the holiday, but one Thanksgiving I had to work. At the time, I worked at a newspaper in the prepress department. Anyway, right there, on the holiday, the Seattle Times/PI decided to go on strike, and consequently, print their own union paper about how the people who ran the Times/PI were a bunch of fascist motherfuckers or whatever. Well, guess who got to print the goddamn thing? That's right... on top of having our own paper to do, with a skeleton crew cause of the holiday, we had to deal with these assholes all bugging us cause they were "reporters" and we were just "layout". "Can we print yet?" Ugh. I ended up screaming something articulate and witty like "FUCK THIS PLACE!!!" and kicking the nearest garbage can into the nearest doorway. Eventually I had to call the boss to come in because I had been working for about 11 or 12 hours that day and we were STILL behind.

Ah, the holidays...

PkyBear

Richmond, VA

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NOV 27, 2002 04:11 PM

One year my little brother got really upset, becuase my mom brought some strange guy home, while my dad was over seas. Me, I was upset because my little brother freaked out and left.

Lesa

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NOV 27, 2002 06:03 PM

MisterSatan said:
Well, I'm not sure if this counts, since I technically wasn't celebrating the holiday, but one Thanksgiving I had to work. At the time, I worked at a newspaper in the prepress department. Anyway, right there, on the holiday, the Seattle Times/PI decided to go on strike, and consequently, print their own union paper about how the people who ran the Times/PI were a bunch of fascist motherfuckers or whatever. Well, guess who got to print the goddamn thing? That's right... on top of having our own paper to do, with a skeleton crew cause of the holiday, we had to deal with these assholes all bugging us cause they were "reporters" and we were just "layout". "Can we print yet?" Ugh. I ended up screaming something articulate and witty like "FUCK THIS PLACE!!!" and kicking the nearest garbage can into the nearest doorway. Eventually I had to call the boss to come in because I had been working for about 11 or 12 hours that day and we were STILL behind.

Ah, the holidays...

After all that? Okay, this one counts.

MisterSatan

Portland, OR

August 2002

NOV 27, 2002 06:46 PM

Thanks, Lesa. *goes back to lie on therapist's couch*

Lesa

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NOV 27, 2002 11:00 PM

MisterSatan said:
Thanks, Lesa. *goes back to lie on therapist's couch*

Anytime.

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NOV 27, 2002 12:57 PM

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 27, 2002 01:03 PM

Springfield, IL

November 2002

NOV 27, 2002 01:09 PM

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2002 01:17 PM

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2002 01:17 PM

Portland, OR

August 2002

NOV 27, 2002 01:22 PM

Richmond, VA

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2002 04:11 PM

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2002 06:03 PM

Portland, OR

August 2002

NOV 27, 2002 06:46 PM

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2002 11:00 PM