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there was? bloody hell does thanksgiving just totally paralyze your nervous systems for a week or something? I'm having people absent due to it everywhere
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Pretty much, although not everyone celebrates it on the same day due to busy schedules and whatnot. Some folks also do multiple day things for it, like go visit family in another city or state.