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Come On You Know Podcast
The Thanksgiving Chronicles: Food, Friendship, and Family
Ever had your mom invite you over for Thanksgiving, only to hand you a spatula and an apron? That's just one of the hilarious stories I’m sharing in this episode of Come On You Know. As I return from a brief hiatus, I’m diving headfirst into the art of Thanksgiving hosting, peppered with my personal misadventures and newfound insights from my rise to fame. With the holiday just around the corner, I’ll give you the inside scoop on avoiding chaotic last-minute grocery runs and making sure everyone leaves with a full belly and a happy heart.
But that's not all—let's face it, Thanksgiving is as much about navigating social dynamics as it is about turkey and stuffing. This episode also unpacks the delicate dance of maintaining friendship balance during the holidays and steering clear of those cringe-worthy family conversations. From mismatched table settings to dodging unsolicited remarks, I’m here to guide you through these festive challenges with humor and practical tips. Join me for a rollercoaster of anecdotes and advice that promises to leave you both informed and entertained, so your Thanksgiving is a joyous celebration of friendship, family, and food.
Get ready. It's the Come On you Know podcast, where your host Des takes you on a rollercoaster ride of a lifetime. He's had adventures to don your crash helmets and buckle up. It's not just a journey, it's Des' life. Come on, you know you want to. What is up? Your boy is back. Yes, I'm back. I know it's been a long time a couple of months but you know, life gets in the way.
Speaker 1:Welcome back to the Come On you Know podcast. I almost forgot to intro us. So the last couple of months people started recognizing me, I gained a lot of subscribers. I had to hire security when I left my place of residence and all of that, and it's just been crazy. So I've been living on that celebrity high and I've been taking my time getting back in the booth. But I'm back. This feels comfortable and all of that it does, and let's make the best of it. So my grandmother came to visit me and I converted my studio into an extra room. So that's what happened, and then other stuff. I got to work. So you caught me in a lie. Anyway, welcome back to the Come On you Know podcast. I'm back in the booth clearing my throat, I'm back in front of the mic and we're going to talk about some things, but first I got to read Check this out. I got to read a little thing from our sponsor yeah, welcome to the Come On, you Know, podcast.
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Speaker 1:I want to dive into the do's and don'ts of Thanksgiving hosted. So check this out. First of all, let's get into what hosting Thanksgiving means, because apparently it has two different meanings, and let's look out for Thanksgiving scammers. What I mean by that is I was Thanksgiving scammed by my mom. What that means is hey. She's like hey, you want to come to my house for Thanksgiving. I'm like yeah, you know, sure, take the drive out there, it's a couple of hours, but knock it out. And then you know yeah, come to my house, I want you to cook the turkey. It's like okay, I want you to make collard greens. I go okay, I want you to make, you know, stuffing and any other side you want to make. So, basically, you want me to cook. I'm like, yeah. He's like well, then, what are you doing? I'm like well, I'm opening the door for you. He's like are you serious? So be mindful of these Thanksgiving scammers. So be mindful of these Thanksgiving scammers.
Speaker 1:Don't get Thanksgiving scammed by people saying they're hosting but you're doing the cooking. If you're bringing food and they say, hey, come over, I got you. I'm hosting thanksgiving, but I got 17 people bringing 17 dishes. That's called the potluck. And uh, thanks to my co-worker, needy wilson, because she was a victim. She, she is a victim of the thanksgiving scammers. So, hey, her brother did the same thing. Hey, come. But like you know, bring these sides. Bring that, that's not hosted, that's a Thanksgiving scam. You got scammed. My mom Thanksgiving scanner Scanner Scammer. Nene, wilson's brother Thanksgiving scammer. Let's put them all on blast. Let them know, hey, if I'm bringing stuff to your house you're not hosting. It's a potluck anyway.
Speaker 1:Do's and don'ts huh, let me see, I gotta think, think of this. So if you're hosting like, plan ahead you know what I mean. Don't cook things that take forever on the same day, because, one, you may jack it up, you never know, uh, and. And two, I mean, although it's generally the right thing to cook right before you eat, it's like you don't cook a thanksgiving meal every. You don't want to have to make a last minute grocery store run. Just don't do it. Don't do it Like, if you like the thrill of last minute grocery store chaos, you know, bump it into Karens who forget cranberry sauce and go right ahead, but just please plan ahead. Two and forgive me if I forget what number I'm on, I'm old Make enough food if you're hosting Like straight up and down.
Speaker 1:This also goes with the plan ahead thingy. Like hey, you got to know how many people are coming or not coming. But like Thanksgiving, like don't make it. Like you know you could never have too much food because people could still take leftovers and all of that. But you know people will judge you if they don't get an adequate portion. They don't need to take home plates that are like appetizer size. You know what I'm saying. Like Just be smart, make enough food.
Speaker 1:Get help If you have multiple people in your house. Or just invite some guests over early and say, hey, help me with this. You know, uncle Chuck could help with the drinks or whatever, I don't know, aunt Carol could help with the marshmallow salad, if you do that type of thing. But just do get help, because cooking for a large amount of people, a large crowd, can get tedious and you can forget things and it can be overwhelming to one person. I've done it for not as many people and it can get overwhelming. So like just be careful with that. Um, so don't. Those are the do's.
Speaker 1:I want to get to some of the don'ts. Like don't experiment on the big day, you know what I mean, like, don't let this be your first time making turducken, don't be an idiot. Don't be an idiot, don't be an idiot. You know what I mean. Like hey, I want to make pig knuckle, fried pig knuckle soup with, I don't know, italian wedding soup broth. Like don't be stupid. You would think that's common sense. But sometimes holidays like that, people lose all common sense. And I don't know, nobody wants that, because you will have a whole bunch of guests that will think you're an idiot. What else?
Speaker 1:Don't invite too many people, especially if you don't have enough food. Right, if you have one turkey. Don't invite like 20 people. One turkey is not enough for 20 people, and don't, you know, go over, invite crazy. Some people do that. Like, some people don't have common sense, and that's why I started this show. It's called come on. You know, like, hey, come on. You know, don't invite 25 people and you only have one turkey, and they all love turkey.
Speaker 1:So I'm here to help you, I'm here to guide you through the mysteries of life and, you know, unlock my own mysteries of my own life. I don't know what I'm saying, but anyway, just don't do that. So just saying, and don't so like this may be. This may be. Eh, maybe you know you should listen, maybe you don't have to, but do have some alcohol available. Like, don't skimp on the alcohol. So I'm not a Thanksgiving alcohol drinking person or whatever, but some people are.
Speaker 1:Sometimes you just want to chill out, watch the game, have a beer, whatever. The guys in the living room, the ladies in the kitchen or den or whatever you call that room, the little cubby room, talking about the guys not doing nothing whatevs. But don't skip on it. Sometimes wine can bring people together and, um, you want to have people together. You know what I mean. So, yeah, don't do that, and then that. That just. Sometimes it helps with people relaxing, especially after you ate. You know you just want to chill out and have a glass of wine or some beer or whatever. But yeah, that Another don't, what's another don't, what's another don't.
Speaker 1:And if you have some don'ts you could throw them in the comments so I could judge them and if you don't agree with me I could I don't know fight you in the comments or whatever. Oh, don't have like awkward conversations and it's always going to be somebody's grandmother. You know what I mean. Talking about calling your girlfriend or boyfriend a wrong name or or I don't know Mention it, mentioning that you look a little heavy or something like that. Like it's like yo grandma, just a big mama or whatever you call her. Just tuck it away. Tuck it away. Let's talk about this next Tuesday or something. But I get it, I got it. I'm not married and I look fat and you're still in my house eating my food, gotcha.
Speaker 1:As far as cooking, thinking about the don'ts, like don't. Like mismatched dishes, like don't do that, like don't. Like I mentioned the marshmallow salad earlier. Like don't have marshmallow salad with shredded carrots and all that, and raisins in the wrong dish. Like just please don't, just don't. This is this whack. So, anyway, those are the do's and don'ts, or a few do's and don'ts. Helping you out for thanksgiving, which is in a couple days. Um, it's good advice, my advice, my advice is always the best, and you know, come on, just don't do anything stupid. Uh Well, I can't say that because that's how I'm sponsored for this episode, oh boy, anyway. So, thanksgiving do's and don'ts, and check this out Also, because I was thinking about friendship and hosting and bringing people over.
Speaker 1:This is something that's near and dear to me and I just wanted to mention it before we punch out here on our welcome back episode. It's about sharing friends. So don't share friends, and what I mean by that is if you have a friend at work and you talk to them and all that or whatever at school, and then someone else tries to monopolize the friendship and take them away. Don't like, don Like, don't do it Like, don't allow them to Like straight up, establish a friendship and establish friendship dominance. That's what I'm going to call it Friendship dominance. Don't let them sway. It's happening to me and they know who they are.
Speaker 1:One somebody's trying to take my friend and it's hurting me, it's killing me. But don't, don't let them do it like. Do every little petty thing that you can do to not allow your friends to get stolen or shared and let them know every time that you make them choose, say, hey, choose me or them, and then just do better than the other friends. But anyway, that's my parting guidance or parting motto Don't share friends. And hey, I'm going to keep them coming. I'm going to keep these shows coming from today. This was just a little welcome back deal. I'm a little rusty, but I will put some wd-40 on the rust to get going. So that's all I got.