Things rude houseguests do, a vent:

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Maybe your wild turkey was drinking contaminated water on the side of the road. I've seen 'em do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

No poultry is ever treated with hormones, and most are also labeled antibiotic-free. Apparently, your all-organic diet hasn't made you any smarter after all. Also, don't cringe at the $7 price tag. Every supermarket in the country gives you a nearly free turkey if you do the rest of your shopping there. If you shopped anywhere except the holier-than-thou Whole Foods, you'd know that. I'm sorry your child ingested something that wasn't stamped "Organic" on the package and cost 4 times as much. You do know there's not a shred of evidence overpaying for food makes it better for your health, don't you?

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Have you ever actually purchased and cooked a turkey?

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I keep all my extra toiletries like toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. in my linen cabinet. It's fine if you forgot a toothbrush and need it, but please don't do your shopping for entire bottles of shampoo and multiple toothbrushes and boxes of floss in my linen cabinet instead of going to the store.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

Why are you so convinced the price has anything to do with the quality? I'm not joking - Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter, and even Costco sell their turkeys for that price right before Thanksgiving.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

The farm one is smaller, hella expensive, and involves a waiting list. Like the Butterballs you get at the store, it isn't treated with hormones or antibiotics.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

The farm one is smaller, hella expensive, and involves a waiting list. Like the Butterballs you get at the store, it isn't treated with hormones or antibiotics.

Yes, and it's raised without antibiotics and in happier conditions. This should matter to you. If it does not, I doubt anything I could say here will make the lightbulb turn on.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

The reasonable option is the eat the perfectly fine food your family purchased and cooked for you like a gracious guest. I mean, you're too stupid to even realize that poultry isn't treated with hormones.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

The farm one is smaller, hella expensive, and involves a waiting list. Like the Butterballs you get at the store, it isn't treated with hormones or antibiotics.

Yes, and it's raised without antibiotics and in happier conditions. This should matter to you. If it does not, I doubt anything I could say here will make the lightbulb turn on.

It doesn't matter to me because there isn't one iota of evidence or proof that it's harmful to my health, or that an overpriced bird that is probably mislabeled as "organic" is any better for my health. It's all a complete scam and they have you by the wallet.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of cheap food... my SIL bragged about getting a $7 turkey for the thanksgiving table... I tried to forget the fact that is was 50c/lb the whole time I was sitting at the table...I couldn't tell my son not to eat it; in fact I had to eat it, as there was not much else except Brüssel sprouts, cauliflower and wine
The turkey tasted well btw.

If it tasted "well," why do you care how much it cost? Try to be gracious and appreciate hospitality instead of counting other people's money and side dishes.

Because it's injected with hormones and antibiotics and probably led a horrific life? Some people care about where their food is from. Duh. NP, btw.

Turkeys aren't treated with hormones. If you're going to complain about something, make sure you actually know what you're talking about. Next time, why don't you visit the farm, make sure the birds are happy, and then have one butchered right in front of you so you can be sure it was treated humanely. Your SIL will be thrilled that you provided such a high quality item for the meal.

Yes, because it's either a 50 cent per pound turkey or personally checking each turkey as if you were giving a presidential pardon. Definitely. No in-between at all.

What is the in-between option? Around here, you can pre-order a freshly butchered free-range bird from a farm or buy one frozen (or previously frozen) from the supermarket. I'm sure the supermarket will let you pay more if you insist.

There you go!!!! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable option. See, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

The reasonable option is the eat the perfectly fine food your family purchased and cooked for you like a gracious guest. I mean, you're too stupid to even realize that poultry isn't treated with hormones.

I'm not the PP. But anyone who thinks that what they put into their body is not going to have an effect, is an imbecile of the highest order. No one said they threw a fit, they said they were unhappy with the meal. Get it right.