On this thanksgiving day,

[cardiacpaul]

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking a man along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan .

I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

Thank you too for all the endless advice Andy Rooney has given us. I can live a better life now because he's told us how to fix everything.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 I dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

Oh, and don't forget this one either! I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump.
I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician...

A South American scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now. It's too late

[ianhlnd]

That is great, hope you don't mind me copying it and sending it along to 7 friends by which I will receive some kind of good luck.

Happy TG

Ian

[Giulietta]

This is really cool. Thank You.

Some members here should learn proper behaviour with you.

[Bluewater4us]

hhhmmm sounds like a new and improved thanksgiving prayer. cp get better and enjoy the boat and the cuban....... that is worth giving thanks

[FrankLanger]

Cardiacpaul, do you think maybe you have just a bit too much time on your hands at the moment?
But it was sort of funny!
Continued best wishes for your recovery!
Frank

[sailingdog]

CP-

It is obviously the medication talking now... get well soon...

SD

[sailaway21]

CP,
Thanks for the post and I suspect that you found much to be thankful for on this day. Why do we all get so old, tired, and sick before we realize that all we have is today, and that tomorrow is promised to no one? Little kids get up in the morning and wonder what new and wonderful things they are going to see and do that day. When do we lose that? I guess it has to get "educated" out of us. I shouldn't need a boat to enjoy life, although it does help. I'm trying to do better at this, in the time I have left, and my starting point is to run out of smiles before I run out of life.
Am grateful for your posts on this forum, not just on sailing, and hope that this day finds you well and full of life's joys.

[JouvertSpirit]

I can't buy an anchor windlass because I have all my money tied up with a Nigerian millionaire politician trying to get his money out of the country.