I was making light of your question … partly to have a bit of fun … and partly to show that the community enjoys sharing these silly little bits of movie quotes that act like memes. The one I was using is from the movie “The Naked Gun” (the original film from 1988 with Leslie Nielson)

A lot of the meme communities enjoy old slapstick movie content as there is a lot of memeable content there … films like ‘The Naked Gun’ series, Hot Shots, any of the Mel Brooks films and Monty Python.

Don’t be afraid to test your boundaries, comment as you like but with an open mind and kind heart … people will let you know if you’ve said or implied anything negative or positive. Don’t be discouraged if you get no response either … it’s not a popularity contest. The longer you stay, the more you comment, the more you get to know people and the more they get to know you and eventually you become a regular part of the community.

Welcome to Lemmy and welcome to the fediverse.

The only dumb thing I see now is how dumb America has generally become to normalize all this stupidity.

He’s an idiot president leading a nation of idiots.

I think you’re confusing the nostalgia of other people.

Most people are very fond and attached to their own personal nostalgia.

But most often are not familiar or even don’t understand other people’s nostalgia.

Then tell them they’re part of the gang and to join everyone else as we go wedgie and noogie the next new guy

“I’m sure we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn’t that right, Mr. Poopy Pants?”

Third for Summit

Take advice from Detective Frank Drebin

“Like a blindman at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through”

Gives a whole new meaning to the dish … ‘Bangers and mash’

If you guys are only doing one thing with the mashed potatoes … you can share the bowl.

Remind me to give you your own bowl of mashed potatoes.

It’s the removal of responsibility and it was a feature of the Nuremberg Trials of Nazis after the Second World War

Officers and high ranking people argued that they only gave orders … anyone could have disobeyed or refused their orders so it wasn’t their fault

Low ranking officials and soldiers argued that they were following orders … they were ordered to do things under threat of punishment so it wasn’t their fault

They’ve covered just about every inch of this pig in lipstick at this point

They’ll give the job to an AI bot account based in Nigeria

Me trying a rope onto a couch pillow to make my own hand flail

Then - “I think, therefore I am”

Now - “Let AI think, therefore I no longer am”

Wasn’t this the basis of WWII?

Isn’t that just the modern American news media landscape?

Can I come too? Do you have room for uninvited guests? I won’t talk to anyone or bother anyone … I’ll just eat :)

Once you do enough cooking, you start to realize that most recipes can be rendered down to a few basic components and combinations … and it all depends on what region of the world you’re in, what culture, what foods are available and what you grew up with.

Cooking, preparing, cutting and serving a turkey/chicken is fairly simple if you stick to just the basics … and use a digital thermometer to monitor the internal temperatures

Gravy is a bit of a trick but do it enough times and you get the hang of it … if all else fails, have a packet of instant gravy mix handy (it makes gravy in about ten minutes)

Everything else with the Thanksgiving dinner is basically just boiled vegetables … if you plan on anything more complicated than this, then you are spending the entire day in the kitchen.

Dessert can be very simple or very complicated … depending on how masochistic you want to be … but it’s best to prepare the sweet stuff a day or two ahead of time.

Whatever you do … stay in the kitchen and pay attention to everything that is cooking, baking, frying or boiling … if it’s roasting for hours, stay nearby and be ready to act on it if anything changes or goes bad … in your off time when nothing needs to be done in the kitchen, wash the dishes and clean the space, because you’ll be making a mess again as soon as you start processing food again anyway.

If you’re not cooking, you’re cleaning. If you’re not cleaning, you’re cooking.