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Unpopular opinion: my grandma's annual Christmas Eve 'surprise' singalong is actually a test of who can pretend to enjoy it the longest
I was at her house last weekend when she pulled out the lyric sheets and my cousin Mike whispered to me that he'd rather clean the gutters, so we both snuck off to the garage for 20 minutes pretending to look for a flashlight.
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wrenh651mo agoMost Upvoted
My younger cousin brought a kazoo last year and my grandma actually made him play it through all 4 verses of "Jingle Bells" by himself lmao. The flashlight trick is genius though, I'm filing that one away for December 24th.
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Last Thanksgiving my aunt tried to pull this with "The 12 Days of Christmas" and I started a silent competition with my cousin to see who could slip away first. I won by offering to grab more eggnog from the basement, then I just sat on the steps for like 10 minutes scrolling my phone before heading back. It works way better than the flashlight trick because nobody questions a drink refill run, plus you can stretch it out if you wait until the really boring verses start.
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