[quote=bjh;32406235]My apologies for the extra early posting. Due to the holiday we're leaving now to be guests overnight down the road a bit.
Just in case their Internet connection won't cooperate, here we go . . .
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Happy Thanksgiving Day in the USA! (and anywhere else where people want to celebrate
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Today's Question:
Thursday is the anniversary of Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway so that's excuse enough to ask:
What did you think of the Shakespearean works you studied (or were supposed to study ) in school or college?
I don't remember anything about Shakespeare in college or high school, but The Merchant of Venice under the stars on a warm summer night with some good wine was heaven.
Bonus Question:
This year are you hosting or being a guest somewhere for any of the holidays?
It's just John and a friend from work. She's a bit of a curmudgeon and I was surprised when she showed up for Halloween. I think this will be the third times she's come for a holiday. It was just her and I one Christmas day. John was at work and I had to work later that day. She and John are retired and I'm off today.
Foodie Questions:
If there are any dishes or foods that are special to your family at any time of the year, what are they and what makes them stand out?.....Just the usual stuff but my turkey is really good. I found the recipe flipping through channels one day. I marinade it all night in apple cider but only for a couple of hours breast side down. Take a peeled onion and stick cloves all over it. Put it in the turkey. Cut up an orange and put it in the turkey. Do an olive oil rub with what ever spices you like and brown the turkey for an hour. Cover with foil and roast it until it's finished. It makes the best gravy.
Just for fun - fill in the blank:
I sometimes wonder how ____City Data______________ works. 
Where is rainroosty????
Today in History:
1582 William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway married in Stratford upon Avon, England. The couple had a bond from the local church authorities letting them marry immediately, avoiding the normal banns, a procedure that took months. The bond cost forty pounds, twice the yearly salary for the Stratford schoolmaster. The cost was put up by two local farmers who were friends of the bride's late father. The groom was eighteen years old, the bride was twenty-six, and their first child, Susanna, was baptized six months later. An early birth.
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1863 Thanksgiving 1st officially recognized by the US government as a national holiday
1869 1st chewing gum patent to W. F. Semple of Mt vernon, Ohio
1930 After a sandstorm in Morocco, mud rained down in Paris and yellow sand fell in Spain
1948 Polaroid Land Camera, 1st self-developing photo camera went on sale in Boston
Today’s Word:
toothsome [tooth-suhm] - adjective
"pleasant to the taste," from 1560s; the figurative sense of "attractive" (1550s) is a bit older
example, a toothsome meal
Today Is:
Thanksgiving Day
French Toast Day
Independence Day
--Albania from Turkey in 1912,
--Mauritania from France in 1960,
--Panama from Spain in 1821.
Today's Picture:
Gibson factory showroom guitars, taken a coupla years ago for a photo contest, subject: blur.
Never posted to the Q, so new to some. Hope you likey.
Very artistic. Me likey.
Happy day to all and remember to ----->
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm going to eat like piggy and take the boys walkies with their matching snow suits on.
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- Yeah I know, I'll wait for most ladies to start sending me nasty messages.. 
