On a day of cultivating gratitude, I present to you some very happy and grateful dogs.

First, the stray dog in Afghanistan who made friends with a U.S. Marine and joined him in SoCal today:

And if you want your brain to splatter into little pieces, check out the litter of puppehs found at the recycling center in Watsonville:

P.S. Happy birthday, PromNight!

We celebrate Thanskgiving the traditional way, with our Third Annual Turkey Roast. With any luck, one of the turkeys will be a trivia answer in a year or two.

[via Right Wing Watch]

Hey, what’s a quick way to annoy the fuck out of anybody who might agree with you?

Some demonstrators are planning to occupy retailers on Black Friday to protest “the business that are in the pockets of Wall Street.”

Organizers are encouraging consumers to either occupy or boycott retailers that are publicly traded, according to the Stop Black Friday website.

Brilliant!

Demonstrators Plan to Occupy Retailers on Black Friday [CNBC]

Occupy Black Friday

Image: Occupy the North Pole t-shirt [Despair, Inc., via RevZafod]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2SUaoVy_iU

[via Kottke]

Well, it’s Tuesday night before Thanksgiving and you might be wondering to yourself, “What the fuck am I going to take to that pot-luck?” or “Would anybody notice if I used the pot butter in the mashed potatoes?” or “Did Nojo really watch that entire Republican debate with only one six pack?”

If you’re tired of the same-old, same-old holiday recipes, and are looking for something new to try out, Stinque is here to help.

A few favorites from the SFL household after the jump. Feel free to ask for ideas or offer recipes in the comments.

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What kind of jerks would schedule a GOP Debate for Tuesday night of Thanksgiving Week? That would be the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and CNN.

And what kind of jerks would celebrate it with an Open Thread/Turkey Shoot? That would be us.