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Two Men, Including A Clown, Die At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:45:44 +0000

Talk about weird- this is beyond weird. Two men working the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City this past week both collapsed and died after suffering heart attacks.

The Funniest Black Friday Memes

Emerald Catron — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:15:06 +0000

It's Black Friday, and you know what that means -- hiding in your home away from the world while people desperately claw at each other's faces to buy a Wii U for their kid. The madness is not for everybody. Some of us like to eat cold turkey all day and wonder how a person could be so hungover. For those of us who would rather spend time with our TVs watching 'Star Wars' than rioting over discounted athletic socks, we present these Black Friday memes to make you feel like you've made the right choice.

Spider-Man Gets Aggressive at Macy's Parade

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:00:10 +0000

Unfortunately for any children present, it seems that when Spider-Man saw the famous ‘I Want You!’ recruiting poster featuring Uncle Sam, he took it literally. This pic was snapped just yesterday at New York’s famed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. While cameras on NBC’s coverage did quite a good job masking this hilarious mistake, Spider-Man’s public [...]

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Aspen — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:03:13 +0000

I love Charlie Brown! In my opinion it’s not Thanksgiving without A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving! For those of us who missed out this year on A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, here you go! Because I know it’s not the same without it!Enjoy!

10 Interesting Thanksgiving Facts

Aspen — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:58:29 +0000

Thanksgiving is tomorrow!! The wait is over. Get ready to stuff you face full of turkey. Here are 10 interesting facts I bet you did not know about Turkey Day! 1. 91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving ( umm what else would they eat on turkey day?) 2. There is fossil evidence that turkeys were [...]

How Many Calories Are in Your Thanksgiving Dinner?

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:32:32 +0000

We heard the average gluttonous American will consume some 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving Day, according to the Calorie Control Council. However, that statistic may be a bit exaggerated—unless your idea of a holiday feast is about 16 slices of pepperoni pizza with large soda chaser, that is.

The Funniest Memes for Thanksgiving 2012

Emerald Catron — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:02:04 +0000

It's that time again. Thanksgiving -- you eat until you're sick, post endless "artsy" photos of your sweet potato gratin on Facebook and drink as much as you can so you can deal with your Uncle Rick. Before descending into pure turkey madness, purvey these memes, and perhaps the memory of them will get you through the annual lecture on what "those politicians up on Capitol Hill" are really "up to."

Pecan Pie With A Little Bit Of A Punch

Aspen — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:48:13 +0000

Pies and Thanksgiving go hand and hand. Just like alochol and the holidays are like the bread and butter to each other. So why not put them together and have the best of both worlds! A pie with some liquor in it. Just like my grandma used to make. Melissa Clark’s Spiced Pecan Pie with Star [...]

Fully Cooked Thanksgiving Dinner in a Box – How Lazy Have We Gotten?

Bryen — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:24:40 +0000

Is it okay to purchase a fully cooked compete turkey dinner in a box? It's understandable that cooking a turkey and Thanksgiving meal can be daunting, but thanks to a little thing called the internet, it's easy to find a millon ways to prepare anything. Other than growing laziness, we can't imagine many reasons to make this sort of purchase, unless your receipt also has cat litter and vodka on it which means you're lonelier than us.

Why Canned Cranberry Sauce Is The Best Part Of Thanksgiving

Jay Sanin — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:05:15 +0000

Every Thanksgiving people everywhere congregate with their best culinary creations in tow for the ultimate pot luck: Thanksgiving. Often times this leads to people working as hard as they can to create a dish that will wow their company. What they fail to realize, though, is that simpler is better when it comes to Thanksgiving. [...]

10 Turkey Facts You Might Not Know

Carl Pettit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:00:22 +0000

These days, most of the turkeys people gobble down are fattened up on farms. They’re only pale (under their feathers) imitations of the lean, mean turkeys roaming through the woods of North America. Regardless of the kind of turkey you’re planning on serving for dinner this year (domestic or wild), you might like to read [...]

Who Has The Better Thanksgiving Song, Nicole Westbrook Or Dalton Castle? [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:13:15 +0000

I felt it was my duty to take about ten minutes and revive the sanctity of thanks giving. Vote on who’s song is more true to the holiday. Is it this fart-nosed little girl Nicole West Brook and he monstrosity of a song “it’s thanks giving” or my truthful heart filled “Thanksgiving with the Castles?” [...]

Thankskilling. A Thanksgiving Horror Movie

Wes Styles — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:30:12 +0000

A group of college kids killed off by a psycho murderer around the Thanksgiving holiday - Sounds like the perfect set up for a great B-movie to me, but then you find who the killer is in “Thankskilling”. A fouled mouth, puppet-ed, turkey. This is the crown jewel of low budget, horror films. The original film came out in 2009 [...]

Why Does Turkey Make You Sleepy? The Truth About Tryptophan

Bryen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:32:07 +0000

Tryptophan, turkey, and Thanksgiving have become synonymous with one another but does anyone really know exactly what tryptophan actually is and if if actually makes you as sleepy as it's fabled to do? The truth is shocking: the levels of tryptophan in turkey is no different than any other poultry - and some other common foods have a much higher level of the amino acid than turkey does.

Follow The Q103 Thanksgiving Hangover On Twitter

BJ Ragone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:48:35 +0000

Tonight is the Q103 Thanksgiving Hangover at the Washington Avenue Armory featuring Staind. Keep up with the show by following our live tweets from the show! Social media is a beast that none of us contain. So why fight it, and instead just get on board. Tonight at the Washington Avenue Armory will be our [...]

Thanksgiving Leftover Solutions

BJ Ragone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:57:09 +0000

The big dinner is over yet you are still left with enough dinner to feed another army. That’s the case if you host, but chances are even if you are a guest you’re being sent home with some Thanksgiving left overs, and here are some of my favorite things to do with them. You know [...]

NFL 2011 Season – Thanksgiving Day Games Recap

Joe Student — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:10:09 +0000

Green Bay 27 – Detroit 15 Aaron Rodgers threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 27-15 on Thanksgiving Day. The Packers (11-0) remained unbeaten in part by intercepting Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford three times and turning those turnovers into 17 points. Detroit (7-4) tried to intimidate [...]

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:00:23 +0000

This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will sit down at the table and gawk over all the goodies they are planning to cram in their gullet. The holiday might seem as familiar as singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the “Seventh Inning Stretch” or packing a finger in ice that was blown off by a firework on the Fourth of July. However, like all traditions based on history and passed down through the ages, its genesis and story has been morphed and changed to fit the times.

32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:15:26 +0000

Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.

Can Thanksgiving Actually Improve Your Self-Esteem? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:58 +0000

For many of us, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and enjoying time-tested recipes — Dad’s famous mashed potatoes, your brother’s homemade cranberry sauce, or Grandma’s pumpkin pie.

While the food itself may be wonderful, there’s a psychological component to eating the same things every year that benefits the human mind.