Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for November 22, 1998

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Woman: We're having an old-fashioned Thanksgiving. Cathy: You are? Woman: Mom had turkey tips e-mailed to her on a 7000 mhz modem. Cathy: 7000 mhz?? I didn't know any of those still existed! Woman: My Mother downloaded a recipe for low-fat sweet potatoes from a "yam" website. Cathy: My Mother's using cranberry sauce in a can and bread in a tube. Charlene: My Mother's been collecting faxes for five-minute bean dishes. Woman: My Mom's ordering a cholesterol-free pumpkin cheesecake from a catalog. Cathy: My Mom's buying "homemade" stuffing from the deli. Charlene: My Mom's using frozen rolls, gravy mix, and a dairy-free, sugar-free, preparation-free whipped topping-like substance. Woman: What happened to the pride of cooking from scratch?? Cathy: What happened to tradition?? Charlene: What happened to "calories don't count on a holiday"?? Woman: Then again, we're grown-ups. Cathy: Maybe we should be cooking. Charlene: Us? Cook? Woman: No time. Cathy: Too busy whining. Charlene: I'm paging Grandma on her cell phone!