Thanksgiving
Besos was over the other night and the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special was on television. Confession: I like the Peanuts. I think I’m a mix of Linus and Snoopy. Besos looked at the television and said something about one of the characters and it was clear…she was not familiar with the Peanuts. I said, “WHAT?” I looked at her, aghast and said in mock horror, “Who are you?”
She looked at me and said, “I am Mexican!”
You know what? Not my fault there isn’t a Topo Gigio Thanksgiving Special. Or a Speedy Gonzalez Thanksgiving Special. But if there was? I’d totally be into it.
Huh. I thought Topo Gigio was Mexican but I just looked it up to make sure I was spelling his name correctly and I learned that he is, in fact, not Mexican. Though, why a mouse with an Italian name would be so popular in Mexico is beyond me. Anyway, I just looked up from the computer and said to Besos, “Did you know Topo Gigio is actually Italian?” She turned around and looked at me in surprise and then her eyebrows slowly lowered and she said, “What are you doing?”
Anyway, so yesterday was Thanksgiving – what I like to call the Opening Ceremony to the Eating Games. However, my Thanksgiving left me unfulfilled. Here’s why. I like to eat a little bit of everything and if I don’t get a little bit of every single standard Thanksgiving dish, it just doesn’t count. Well, my mother forgot cranberry sauce. So it doesn’t count. So, I wasn’t thankful. Cause that’s just how I roll.
Back to the Peanuts. So, yeah, I DVR’d the Thanksgiving Special. Besos went to bed and I stayed up, turned on the television and decided to watch it. A few minutes later, I got a text message from Besos…in the bedroom. It said, “Watching the Peanuts? Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.”
Heh. She sort of cracks me up.
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
November 29th, 2008 at 1:36 am
i love that i was like “but topo gigio is italian” and then you were like… oh wait, he’s not mexican. that just made my… well. i’m about to go to bed. but if i have good dreams i’ll credit you with them
November 29th, 2008 at 2:30 am
I accidentially made scrambled eggnogg when I tried to make the filling for my eggnogg pie. I’ve made eggnogg pie at least 30 times before, I don’t know why I was so dumb about it this time.
I put up my pretty pink xmas tree today. Do you do a tree? I see Little Filthy eating it.
November 29th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I’m brazilian and used love Peanuts growing up, except we called it Snoopy there!
Anyways ask Besos about ‘El Chavo’ brazilians are in love with that show it’s Mexican and it was only made 70’s I grew up watching it with my cousin and I heard it got cancelled a little while ago and there was actually a petition to get it back on!
November 29th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Ya know, Charlie Brown is a cross-cultural reminder of clinical depression
Truth be told… I don’t really like Charlie Brown. I like Snoopy (or as Cole used to call him – Sniffy), but not even a cute little dog can do it for me.
And I don’t like turkey.
Yes, I’m a heathen.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Carolina- I grew up watching “El Chavo.” I think my dad still watches is. There are reruns ALL the time.
Lynchseattle- I do not like turkey either. It’s always dry and flavorless. RE is trying to convince me it can be really good. Taste to believe RE!
Topogigio is cuter than “The peanuts”..there I said it. ;P
December 1st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I like PigPen. He’s always been my favorite.
December 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Vittoria – I have no idea why I didn’t know he was Italian. I’m a doofus.
Blow me a keees, Eddie!
December 6th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Chivahn – Besos asked me just last night if I had a single Christmas decoration. I’m sure I looked dumbfounded. I said, “NO!”
No tree. No lights.
NO HOLIDAY CHEER.