A Very Gheorghie Thanksgiving

The Teej is in Curacao, not feeling blue, so it's on us to keep one of the Gheorghiest traditions alive. 

Happy Thanksgiving, friends. As the years pass, I'm increasingly thankful for all y'all and our little interweb cubicle.

All the Trimmings

One of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions actually takes place on the Friday that follows it every year. I load up a couple of pieces of sturdy rustic bread with leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, creamed onions and smash it all together for a killer sandwich. That mishmash of flavors is a decent metaphor for a blend of entertainment fun on offer this Friday.

Bzermilkitokolok and the Knowheremen

Starting on November 25, Disney+ will begin streaming The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which features Bzermilkitokolok and the Knowheremen. GotG is a guilty pleasure of mine, as is most of the Marvel cinematic universe. The fact that director James Gunn got to do a holiday special with Quill, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Rocket, and Nebula is weird enough; that he decided to add Old 97s to the mix reaches fever dream territory.

As 97s guitarist Ken Bethea explains in this terrific first-person retelling in D Magazine (the D is for Dallas), Gunn is a huge and long-time fan of the band. It was his idea to bring them to the party (and to name their alter-egos the aforementioned Bzermilkitokolok and the Knowheremen). The band plays two songs in the special, one of which sees them fronted by Kevin Bacon, who I assume plays himself. It's a zany universe.

Here's the trailer:

As a warmup for the GotG special, the USMNT take on a formidable England side at 2:00 ET. I encourage you to head to your local to watch with a likeminded crowd of patriots. Soccer in a bar is much fun. Even Whitney, who's mostly ambivalent about the game, enjoyed watching the 2022 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in a crowded pub.

England smoked Iran, 6-2, in their opener, while Team USA outplayed Wales but walked away with a 1-1 draw. A loss to the Three Lions doesn't doom our guys, but it makes their third match against Iran even more of a crucible than the World Cup already is, especially if Wales beats Team Melli as expected. Our fate with a loss and a Wales win would be out of our hands - we'd need to beat Iran and hope England beat Wales and pray that our goal differential was better than that of the Welsh. It'd be excellent, if probably unlikely, if we could at least nick a draw against the English.

And finally, while we're letting all of those entertainment flavors marinate, here's Andrew Zimmern's favorite way to use leftover turkey.

GTB's Annual Thanksgiving Tradition

Some year we should figure out what GTBer is Les Nessman, or Venus Flytrap, or The Big Guy (we already know Marls is Herb Tarlek)... but until we do that, let's all just enjoy the greatest Thanksgiving-themed TV episode of all time:

 

OK, two vintage ads I think we will enjoy, and of course, Orenthal:

Whit's submission is an all-timer:

Baby, if you've ever wondered, wondered whatever became of memes...

...they're living on the web in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, W-GTB.

A tried and true GTB holiday tradition, I give you Gordon Jump's finest moment:

As God Is My Witness, A Gheorghie Holiday Post

Reupping a Gheorghie tradition, because I love you peeps:

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It's that time of year again, yes, the day when Les Nessman rises from the ashes like Lazarus to be our Thanksgiving Day filler. Well, Les, Big Guy, Dr. Johnny Fever, and the whole gang at WKRP, in what is my favorite Thanksgiving episode of television ever.

This is either the fifth or sixth time we have used this iconic scene on Turkey Day, making it the most frequently recurring bit outside of Gheorghemas.

Which reminds me...time for the GTBers to get to work on those 12 glorious days.


Enjoy your day of gluttony and gridiron games, and perhaps revel us with some tales of holiday hi-jinx in the comments section.