Comments on: Thanksgiving

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:40:52 +0000

Im sure pumpkin pie does exist in some places in the UK, its just not very common lol The real rare item is tinned pumpkin…

By: Faebala

Faebala — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:58:18 +0000

Adorable photo of you! I should’ve called you and told you the Thanksgiving story. Or had my Dad call you to tell the Thanksgiving story, since he’s so much better at it than I am.

By: Hezabelle

Hezabelle — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:27:59 +0000

Wow, Eleni, I didn’t know you had two mommies!

hehehe

By: Eleni

Eleni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:15:13 +0000

Or was that a “Yo momma’s so fat she gets pluralized!”? Ouch.

Oh Seb, just look at what you’re resorting to now.

By: Eleni

Eleni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Does this mean I have two now? Double the pies!

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:01:23 +0000

*mothers’

By: Eleni

Eleni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:00:29 +0000

Now Seb, I understand that you were upset about losing the argument, but whining about being victimized and thwapping are not the answer. We’re all civil, here.

We have pumpkin pie in Hawaii. It’s still America. The U.S.’s Thanksgiving is next month.

Hez, you would certainly like Thanksgiving at my mother’s! Her pecan pie recipe is particularly good–famous among my family and friends.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:10:12 +0000

Well SOMEONE misses their pumpkin pie over in Hawaii… no need to take it out on ME, Eleni! *thwaps*

By: Hezabelle

Hezabelle — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Exactly! I truly enjoy the taste of both beer AND pumpkin pie!

And I don’t even really like most pies. Pumpkin is one of my only two loved pies. The other is pecan!

By: Eleni

Eleni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:03 +0000

Seb, saying that something isn’t “objectively great” really doesn’t have any value when we’re talking about tastes. If anyone (e.g. you) doesn’t think it’s great, then of course it’s not objectively great. (But to set the record straight, Orlando Bloom is objectively good looking.)

There are plenty of Americans who don’t like pumpkin pie, traditions be damned. And I introduced a Japanese friend to pumpkin pie two years ago, and she loved it (sneaking down to the kitchen to snick little bits behind my back…) Whatever you think of pumpkin pie, some people actually do really like it. AND prefer it over other things. My mom always makes four pies at Thanksgiving: apple, pumpkin, pecan, and one “wild card”. I prefer the pumpkin.

Anyway, I kind of theorize that people only think they like the taste of beer because of tradition/social conventions. But if someone insisted that they really actually did enjoy the taste, I would believe them.