You thought I was bitter about not having 2 days off...

Think again...

(I am bitter, however, that this thing won't format into the nice grid I had made. So, excuse the untidy layout).

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Thanksgiving...sitting around the table giving thanks and praise. Boxing Day...sitting around the table beating the shit out of each other (gloves optional). *
Advantage: Boxing Day

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Thanksgiving...celebrated since 1619. Boxing Day...celebrated since feudal times.
Advantage: Boxing Day

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Thanksgiving...also celebrated by: Canada. Boxing Day...also celebrated by: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Poland and Sweden. Oh, and Canada gets this one too. **

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Thanksgiving...football.^ Boxing Day...football.

Advantage: Boxing Day.

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Thanksgiving...Macy's Day Parade. Boxing Day...fox hunting.
Advantage: Even

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Thanksgiving: buying gifts (you know celebrate Black Friday). Boxing Day: exchanging gifts.

Advantage: Boxing Day

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Thanksgiving: Samuel Motha-f-in Jackson. Boxing Day: Yeah, you can't top that.

Advantage: Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving: Turkey and Sweet Potatoes. Boxing Day: Carling, Stella, Fosters, and, yes, Budweiser.

Advantage: Boxing Day.

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Thanksgiving...in 5 days time: Tuesday, at work. Boxing Day... in 5 days time: New Years Eve.

Advantage: Boxing Day.

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Looks like Boxing Day takes it in a landslide.

Nonetheless, Happy Thanksgiving!!

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* Some activities that took place on this day seem peculiarly Welsh, including that of "holly-beating" or "holming." In this, it was customary for young men and boys to slash the unprotected arms of female domestic servants with holly branches until they bled. In some areas it was the legs that were beaten. In others, it was the custom for the last person to get out of bed in the morning to be beaten with sprigs of holly and made to carry out all the commands of his family.

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** Note: Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce (according to Visa) -- US$1672.64 . Also, in some parts of Canada, the celebrations only take place after killing of the traditional bear.

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^ The Detriot Lions, enough said.