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Celeste and I spent the whole afternoon in bed, smoking weed, and watching “King Kong” on TV. We especially appreciated the Empire State Building scene filmed just a few blocks from where we layed.
I thought my life could never get any better than it was at that very moment.
I was right.
“We’ll trade you that drumstick for 1000-chips at your new casino.”
Ah, Thanksgiving – the Great American Pig-Out. A holiday devoted to unabashed gluttony. Which is kind of funny in America.
Why a nation founded by Puritans, Pilgrims, and Prigs would choose one of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS as a way to celebrate is a little strange. Also, turkeys are a meat entree no one would choose if the menu included steaks, chops, and shrimp. Tradition always demands unthinking, repetitive rituals which prohibit creativity and originality.
So I came up with an idea to make us appear less mindlessly traditional and hypocritical.
For a national holiday, maybe we could change it up a bit featuring a different deadly sin every year. I went through the list of the others – greed, sloth, wrath, lust, envy, and pride – and I have a personal favorite for next year’s star sin: lust.
Lust has kind of a bad reputation in America but that’s why it needs a national holiday. How would we celebrate it? The possibilities are endless but I haven’t worked out all the details yet.
Next year on Thanksgiving would you rather be hungry – or horny? Wait! This is America – let’s celebrate both!
10-non-traditional ways to celebrate Thanksgiving: http://blog.mannequinmadness.com/
HERE’S WHY: http://www.buzzfeed.com/