Acronyms Anonymous
This acronym refers to Amazon’s cloud platform—your engineers use it for EC2, S3, and Lambda.
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
This savory side is a blend of onions, celery, carrots, and sometimes sausage — but no one can explain why it’s called “dressing.”
stuffing
This month is when Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States.
November
This chaotic shopping day is known for long lines, doorbusters, and at least one person getting into an argument over a toaster.
Black Friday
This movie features a little boy who defends his home from burglars after being left behind during Christmas.
Home Alone
This acronym refers to Apple's mobile operating system.
iOS
This classic side is made from potatoes, butter, salt, and usually ends up glued to half the kid’s plates.
mashed potatoes
This giant balloon parade has been a Thanksgiving tradition in New York City since 1924.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
This fall drink disappears right as peppermint mocha season begins.
pumpkin spice
In this movie, a man raised at the North Pole travels to New York City to find his real father.
Elf
This acronym powers wireless internet connections in your house and office.
Wi-Fi
This orange dish is topped with melted marshmallows, pecans, or both—depending on how sweet your family likes it.
sweet potato casserole
This professional sport is famously played on Thanksgiving Day and watched by millions between bites of stuffing.
football
This tree changes colors in the fall and then magically reappears inside people’s living rooms in December.
pine tree / Christmas tree
In this animated classic, a green character tries to stop Christmas from coming — but it comes just the same.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This acronym is the backbone of most data engineer résumés — structured queries, joins, and the mysterious “window functions.”
SQL
This casserole combines corn, butter, and sometimes Jiffy mix — and is basically dessert pretending to be a vegetable.
corn pudding (or corn casserole)
This dessert — pumpkin, apple, or pecan — is considered the “official” sweet treat of Thanksgiving.
Pie
This is the day many people say is the “official” start of the Christmas season — even though stores decorated weeks earlier.
the day after Thanksgiving
This movie features a conductor, a magical train, and a journey to the North Pole.
The Polar Express
This Microsoft SaaS platform powers a lot of your CRM developer and Functional Consultant roles.
D365 (Dynamics 365)
It’s the dish everyone promises they don’t like—but somehow the bowl is always empty by the end. It jiggles.
cranberry sauce
This is the ingredient responsible for everyone claiming turkey makes them sleepy (even though the real culprit is overeating).
tryptophan
This type of music starts quietly in early November and becomes unavoidable by December 1st.
holiday music
This romantic comedy takes place in London and has multiple storylines about love at Christmas.
Love Actually