RegGuheert Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) This is the time of year when we start to see many threads with "Thanksgiving" in the title and trepidation (or worse) in the body. As such, I think it is important to remind everyone of Marney's Famous Thanksgiving Letter. Just click that link and read and your Thanksgiving holiday woes should not seem nearly so bad! :001_smile: If you are like me, perhaps you would prefer to watch a dramatic reading of the letter: This year as an extra bonus Awkward Family Photos has provided an short interview with Marney: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Edited November 14, 2016 by RegGuheert 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Well, that leaves you with little guesswork. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I love this!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeppermintPattie Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I want to spend Thanksgiving at Marney's house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Love!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thank you for reminding me of why Thanksgiving will be a small event this year. 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I've read the letter many times. It always makes me incredibly grateful that I don't have a Marney in my family. I can't imagine having to deal with someone like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Is it just me, or does Marney not like like you pictured her in your mind also? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Is it just me, or does Marney not like like you pictured her in your mind also?She looks pretty much like I pictured her. I thought it was funny when he asked her what a regulation size casserole dish is and she said 12". Huh? 12" square? I have no casseroles like that. I would have thought 9x13. Seriously, she's a nightmare. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have to say, though, that in the interview she does not throw her family under the bus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have to say, though, that in the interview she does not throw her family under the bus.Are you sure? That interview has been highly edited! I'm wondering how much they had to pay her to do the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) I was under the impression that the Marney interview was made up. Edited November 14, 2016 by Miss Peregrine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 What's funny is some people, like my husband, absolutely thrive on those weirdly specific and controlling sets of directions. No guesswork equals no problem. He wouldn't even be offended at the specifications for and against particular crockery and cutlery. I'm guessing Marney could be married to a guy like my husband :lol: She is still insufferably patronizing and OCD about this, but the actual directions sans personal slights, caps, and commentary? That actually works well for a small segment of the population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 She looks pretty much like I pictured her. I thought it was funny when he asked her what a regulation size casserole dish is and she said 12". Huh? 12" square? I have no casseroles like that. I would have thought 9x13. Seriously, she's a nightmare. If you scroll down there's a t-shirt that shows the perfect casserole dish is round!!!! Doesn't she know how much easier it would be to fit square ones together?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have never in my life seen a 12x12 casserole dish. Is this some Midwest thing? Also how on the hell does one fit 15 poinds of mashed potatoes into 2 12 by 12 dishes and then put the lid on? I have a giant oval casserole with lid that I can fit a triple batch of mac and cheese into but no, I could not fit 15 pounds of mashed root vegetables in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 If you scroll down there's a t-shirt that shows the perfect casserole dish is round!!!! Doesn't she know how much easier it would be to fit square ones together?! Well those round ones sure aren't going to fit in the oven very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'm confused by how casseroles with a lid are stackable. All the casseroles I own have little handles on the top that prevent stacking. Maybe they aren't "standard"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have never in my life seen a 12x12 casserole dish. Is this some Midwest thing? Also how on the hell does one fit 15 poinds of mashed potatoes into 2 12 by 12 dishes and then put the lid on? I have a giant oval casserole with lid that I can fit a triple batch of mac and cheese into but no, I could not fit 15 pounds of mashed root vegetables in there. Not a Midwest thing. I was also wondering that about the potatoes. That's a huge amount of potatoes. And that makes me think, they're having 15lbs of potatoes and only two pies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'm confused by how casseroles with a lid are stackable. All the casseroles I own have little handles on the top that prevent stacking. Maybe they aren't "standard"? I have a 9x13 Pyrex that has a plastic snap on lid (you can put the lid on even when it's very hot out of the oven) but yeah, all my other casserole lids have a handle on top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Not a Midwest thing. I was also wondering that about the potatoes. That's a huge amount of potatoes. And that makes me think, they're having 15lbs of potatoes and only two pies? Marney doesn't say which dishes she will be contributing. There may well be more pies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Not a Midwest thing. I was also wondering that about the potatoes. That's a huge amount of potatoes. And that makes me think, they're having 15lbs of potatoes and only two pies? Who the heck has room for pie after 15 pounds of mash? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Marney doesn't say which dishes she will be contributing. There may well be more pies.There must be if she's not even planning on that family to read the letter. If she assigned those pies to me with instructions like that I would bring lemon cake and banana pudding (the least "Thanksgiving" desserts I can think of). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have a 9x13 Pyrex that has a plastic snap on lid (you can put the lid on even when it's very hot out of the oven) but yeah, all my other casserole lids have a handle on top. I have many of both. I think she must mean the ones with the plastic lids if they are to be stacked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 There must be if she's not even planning on that family to read the letter. If she assigned those pies to me with instructions like that I would bring lemon cake and banana pudding (the least "Thanksgiving" desserts I can think of). Buche de Noel. https://www.google.com/amp/s/allrecipes.com/recipe/17345/buche-de-noel/amp/?client=safari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I've read the letter many times. It always makes me incredibly grateful that I don't have a Marney in my family. I can't imagine having to deal with someone like that. No Marneys here either. That said, we do Thanksgiving with friends amd not family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Buche de Noel. https://www.google.com/amp/s/allrecipes.com/recipe/17345/buche-de-noel/amp/?client=safari One of these days I'm going to be brave enough to attempt a bûche de noël--for Christmas of course. My sister used to make them, I was never the family baker. Edited November 14, 2016 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Buche de Noel. https://www.google.com/amp/s/allrecipes.com/recipe/17345/buche-de-noel/amp/?client=safari That would be perfect and send her over the edge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) This could work too! Or maybe . . . And vampire cookies never go out of style There are so many holidays to choose from! Edited November 14, 2016 by Daria 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 One of these days I'm going to be brave enough to attempt a bûche de noël--for Christmas of course. My sister used to make them, I was me er the family baker. I'm not sure why as we are neither French nor Belgian but my dad made them every year. I haven't stuck with it. Meringue decorations are just not my thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 It appears that many of the commenters here are decidedly NOT Marney-compatible. If you were in her family, she would certainly reserve a special bit of snark for you in her letter! I was under the impression that the Marney interview was made up.I watched it again and I still think it's real. Perhaps I just want to be able to say "I saw the REAL Marney!" I'm confused by how casseroles with a lid are stackable. All the casseroles I own have little handles on the top that prevent stacking. Maybe they aren't "standard"? No, that's the standard kind. But around here, those are "casserola non grata". MomsintheGarden only approves of the type with a flat glass lid since they ARE stackable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'm not sure what it says about me but every time this comes up, I feel sorry for Marney. I also find her letter hilariously awful but I feel like it must be as hard to be a Marney as it is to have a Marney in the family. I don't know if the interview is real or not but the part where they ask about the one family member that she says "won't even read this" is so incredibly awkward and (to me) sad. There seems to be a whole story there. If she is real I always think how awful it must be to have become the Thanksgiving meme that won't go away. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I think the number of pies is so low cause she knows the pie assigned family 'won't read this anyway ' . They're rebels so she doesn't leave anything to them . Gives them a job but isn't counting on them. If they follow through hey ah extra pumpkin and apple pie won't hurt. I think the letter is funny but I also think (don't hate me) Marney is not a neurotypical person . She reminds me of my aunt who got into a accident as a young girl and had frontal lobe damage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Wow. I've never read that letter. If I got that, I would have to be out of town that Thanksgiving. Send flowers and my regrets. Yikes. But I also happily contribute to Thanksgiving dinner. My MIL hosts every year, and fortunately, she's NOT uptight and is happy for our help. I always offer to bring more than what she asks for. I'm guessing Marny's family expects her to host but is reluctant to contribute and/or complains about how things are done, plus she's uptight and wants the dinner that she's working so hard for to be nice, and it's created this situation where such a letter might be sent. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I could probably muster some sympathy for Marny if her whole tone wasn't so nasty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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