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Thanks to Miss Cellania for the pic.And for everyone who has lived through an uncomfortable day with the relatives. From A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago there is:
The Pre-Meal Thanksgiving Safety Demonstration
Welcome to this Thanksgiving meal, with non-stop service from passive aggression to outright yelling. This afternoon's meal will last approximately two hours and 14 minutes. At this time, please direct your attention to the head of the table for the pre-meal safety demonstration.
Emergency exits are located at the door into the kitchen and through the living room into the front hall. Please take a moment to locate the exit nearest you.
When the meal begins to take off, you must fasten your lips shut. To do so, insert an alcoholic beverage into a glass, and pull it to your lips for a long swig. We suggest that you keep your beverage glass full throughout the meal, as we may experience turbulence.
In the event of a sudden pressurization of the dining room's atmosphere, various members of the family may drop insults that they don't actually mean. Remain calm. Pull the defensive psychological mask that you have constructed over your face and breathe normally. Insults will continue to flow even after the mask is in place.
In the event of water flowing from eyelids, please remember that your Walgreen's Thanksgiving print paper napkin can be used as a tear-soaking device.
This is a non-smoking meal. Tampering with, disabling, or destroying the smoke detectors located in the bathroom is an offense punishable by substantial yelling and cursing.
At this time we ask that you turn off all cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices. Please make sure that you have stowed away all painful memories and disappointments in preparation for the meal.
For complete information on meal safety procedures, please review the email provided to you by your cousin Joe detailing which family members are not talking to which other family members and which subjects are prohibited.
Thank you for choosing this side of the family for your Thanksgiving meal. At this time, you may sit back, relax, and enjoy the fight.
2 comments:
Oy. Hang on, its going to be a bumpy ride! I'm glad that my side of the family (the sane side) is in the majority for tomorrow's feast.
Happy Thanksgiving!
All in all, gort and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with both our families. They get along and relate very well with each other. We're all nuts. The food was great and so was the conversation. (The beer and wine probably helped.) It's not very often that we get to spend much time with our relatives, but Thanksgiving is one of them, and we do take advantage of it. It's probably the last time for a while we will see my Godchild. He's going into training for the border patrol on December 3. It was great to see him. My Auntie Ann is a great party gal. We have a blast with her. She loves my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She makes them laugh a lot along with everyone else. My mother feels she is the cleanup crew. She insists on washing all the dishes, even though we have a dish washer. Everyone has seconds and dessert. Then all the males pass out in the living room watching football. I love it! It's not as bad as gort makes it seem. In fact, it's the best time of all that we have with both of our families together. I can't wait until next year. Gobble Gobble.
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