This year the stars and (dinners) have aligned so that I can attend 3 Thanksgiving dinners on Thursday. Traveling across 2 boroughs, I will sup with friends who agree that dinner with people who share some of the genetic make-up as you is SO 1950's.
Last year, I wrote a piece for The Black List about Orphan Thanksgivings and I still would love to get a new name for the term. Please leave suggestions in the comments!
ORPHAN THANKSGIVING: Having Thanksgiving dinner with your family is like feeding tacos to a toddler. After a few pleasant moments, there will be a explosion of crap. So this year, I avoided the crap by staying here in New York and having Thanksgiving dinner with friends. It was so nice to eat, drink and swear as much as I want without criticism from family members. Plus, none of my friends asked me why I wasn't married yet. The only problem I have "Orphan Thanksgiving" is the term itself. It totally blows. It sounds like my friends and I are bunch of characters from Oliver Twist sitting around the table with cockney accents begging for more porridge. In fact, we had more food on Thanksgiving than any Orphan Annie could ever imagine. So I suggest a new title like, "Avoid A Meal With Your Family Thanksgiving" or "Thank God, I'm Not At My Folks Thanksgiving." It's wordy, but oh so true.
Thanksgiving with Friends: A.
The term "Orphan Thanksgiving": D
How about "Home on the Range?"
Posted by: Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh | November 22, 2006 at 05:57 PM