I mean, I don’t have all the breakdowns, but I’m pretty sure that at my grandmother’s house (still my go-to Christmas Day Dinner spot), the cost is shared in some way between my mom, her sister, my uncle, and my grandmother. Everybody brings stuff, and maybe somebody’s buying the ham this year, somebody else next, or…

He will run free, like the buffalo...

I thought those cows were always fiberglass for the cheap steakhouses...?

Wegman’s store brand is pretty good stuff, and I like the taste of Dino, but I haven’t used it as much yet in grilling/BBQ - for me, it’s almost too watery (liquid-y) to stay coated (slathered) on things.

Can I just say that I’ve always loved the “?” in chess notation? It’s the only sport I’ve seen that has an official (or close enough) “...the hell?” notation. Usually, we only get Deadspin/Screengrabber giving us a video with a “wtf was the coach thinking on this playcall/player doing here” ;D

I voted for Jon Gruden #2 in the list, cuz his coaching is totally a Number 2...

I’ll be honest, I like the Garfield Thanksgiving Special better than Charlie Brown. And it’s a tossup on Christmas. I mean, Charlie Brown is classic, but Garfield has Jon’s Grandma.

Seconded on George C. Scott. But Michael Caine & the Muppets are definitely my #2 for that.

Not paper. The plastic ones. (I said: Ecologically terrible.)

One suggestion, from a “Doctor H.L.”...

Also, at my grandmother’s house (the traditional gathering spot), at this point there’s the main dining table, which we fit 10-12 at (adults, maybe some of the youngest kids), plus a card table in the living room for another 6 or so (often the younger adults of my generation who aren’t lucky enough/don’t want to grab…

Like the chance to enjoy dinner on fancy china

To nitpick about my hometown:

I don’t like Chopped as much. The judges are too harsh for me - For this kind of show, I want some humor and fluffiness, not The Chair Leg of Truth. Despite his yelling, I do like Guy’s Grocery Games, and I still miss Alton Brown’s Cutthroat Kitchen.

+1 Deadspin writer in a horrible striped polo...

This one is very wrong, and yet weirdly captivating to me:

Yeah, I live in the snow belt in upstate NY. I don’t even bother with ‘summer’ blades typically.

Yeah, I live in the snow belt in upstate NY. I don’t even bother with ‘summer’ blades typically.

Goaltender Jake Allen still looks shaky, and given the choice I’m sure plenty of Blues fans would prefer the team had retained Carter Hutton, who’s continued his late-career success with the Sabres.

It’s an ugly break (although it looks like the leg more than the ankle, so he’s got that going for him - I know from personal experience that ugly ankle breaks SUCK), and I imagine they’ll have to put in some plates and screws to hold it all back together, and he’s done for the season - but why would you think it’s…