Is this one you don’t understand, or just don’t like?
“Thanks for nothing” is a common expression of bitterness from someone who (believes) they have given a lot to others and received little in return. Traditionally before Thanksgiving dinner, someone gives a prayer or speech about things they’re thankful for. The woman here is bitter and used the opportunity to tell everyone what she thinks. The family and guests are shocked.
The humor is in the unexpectedness of it. I feel like it would have been funnier in decades past.
I do like that even the people in the picture on the wall seem to be wide-eyed in astonishment.
Sipress needs a hug.
i’m giving this one to TedD … :)
She made the entire meal herself with no help from anyone else.
Sadly common, but not all that funny.
Real Name beat me to it. As usual, Mom does all the prep for Thanksgiving while everybody else socializes or watches football.
“As usual, Mom does all the prep for Thanksgiving while everybody else socializes or watches football.” I’m not an American, so I don’t have Thanksgiving experience first hand. Is this still true, or is it an outdated stereotype?
“Usual” is a stretch. In olden times, mostly female relatives would gather in the kitchen, help as much as allowed, and have a fine time. My grandmother had 7 daughters, and it was amazing to watch a bunch of them in her kitchen. For my adult lifetime I’ve (M,old) done most Thanksgiving cooking.
It’s mostly an outdated stereotype, but there are still places where people have very outdated notions of gender roles.
I have actually never spent a Thanksgiving where anyone there watched a football game. Not something that dad or grandparents or maternal uncle did and did not spend the holiday with dad’s side of the family – boy cousins/uncles on that side might have done so.
Husband does not like sports – in person or on TV so he does not do so.
How much does he not like sports? Back when the Superbowl was played in the afternoon eastern time, he loved to go to department stores that day as the stores would have the game on all of the TV sets they had out on display. (I think idea was two fold – first, look how great the game looks on this set, and, second, guys would come and look at the game while the wives shop and spend more money as husband does not tell her she is spending too much because he is not with her.) Husband would go around changing the channel from the game to other shows for fun.
And all the years I used to make Thanksgiving dinner for both of our families together (latter being an adventure in its self) we never had the game on.
Now it is just the two of us – and whichever teddy bears decide to join us.
Comics I Don't Understand 
And this is supposed to be a comic?
Is this one you don’t understand, or just don’t like?
“Thanks for nothing” is a common expression of bitterness from someone who (believes) they have given a lot to others and received little in return. Traditionally before Thanksgiving dinner, someone gives a prayer or speech about things they’re thankful for. The woman here is bitter and used the opportunity to tell everyone what she thinks. The family and guests are shocked.
The humor is in the unexpectedness of it. I feel like it would have been funnier in decades past.
I do like that even the people in the picture on the wall seem to be wide-eyed in astonishment.
Sipress needs a hug.
i’m giving this one to TedD … :)
She made the entire meal herself with no help from anyone else.
Sadly common, but not all that funny.
Real Name beat me to it. As usual, Mom does all the prep for Thanksgiving while everybody else socializes or watches football.
“As usual, Mom does all the prep for Thanksgiving while everybody else socializes or watches football.” I’m not an American, so I don’t have Thanksgiving experience first hand. Is this still true, or is it an outdated stereotype?
“Usual” is a stretch. In olden times, mostly female relatives would gather in the kitchen, help as much as allowed, and have a fine time. My grandmother had 7 daughters, and it was amazing to watch a bunch of them in her kitchen. For my adult lifetime I’ve (M,old) done most Thanksgiving cooking.
It’s mostly an outdated stereotype, but there are still places where people have very outdated notions of gender roles.
I have actually never spent a Thanksgiving where anyone there watched a football game. Not something that dad or grandparents or maternal uncle did and did not spend the holiday with dad’s side of the family – boy cousins/uncles on that side might have done so.
Husband does not like sports – in person or on TV so he does not do so.
How much does he not like sports? Back when the Superbowl was played in the afternoon eastern time, he loved to go to department stores that day as the stores would have the game on all of the TV sets they had out on display. (I think idea was two fold – first, look how great the game looks on this set, and, second, guys would come and look at the game while the wives shop and spend more money as husband does not tell her she is spending too much because he is not with her.) Husband would go around changing the channel from the game to other shows for fun.
And all the years I used to make Thanksgiving dinner for both of our families together (latter being an adventure in its self) we never had the game on.
Now it is just the two of us – and whichever teddy bears decide to join us.