[putupon]

They landed at a place called Plymouth (now a famous voiture Americaine) in a wooden sailing ship named the Mayflower, or Fleur de Mai, in 1620.

The first Thanksgiving was at Jamestown, VA in 1607 or 08. The didn't eat snails either and still don't. The Plymouth people were still Eurotrash at that time.

[LonePalm]

Oh yes, without a doubt. Both sides of my family had the great foresight to be thrown out or run out of europe in the early 1600's and sent here. What a good deal, at least for us 12+ generations later.

This is one of the things that gripes me about the reparations argument. All of the descendents of slaves currently living in the US are much better off BECAUSE their ancestors were brought here as slaves. That doesn't mean that slavery was right. Just as good intentions can have bad results, bad intentions and actions can ultimately have good results.

It is amazing what almost 400 years will do to elevate a bunch of malcontents to almost mythical status. The pilgrims got better press than the Jamestown settlers in the late 1800's. You should see how the original convict settlers are celebrated in Australia.

I still wish I had written the article. Joyeux de Jour de Merci Donnant.

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(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)